Smith Auto Group Bella Vista

Smith Chevrolet was created in 1938 when Mose Smith Jr. purchased Sutton Chevrolet in downtown Fort Smith, AR. The company opened with
thirty-one employees at 105-15 North 7th street and remained there for twenty-five years. In 1940 Smith Chevrolet Company became Smith
Chevrolet Cadillac Company with Mose Smith’s acquisition of the Cadillac point. In 1959 Mose’s son, John M. Smith, began working as a salesman
for the family business.
By 1963 the business had outgrown its downtown location and therefore moved to 1215 Highway 71 South (otherwise known as Chevyland on the
Curve) where it is still located today. Mose and his son, John, continued to work together until Mose’s passing in 1983. John M. Smith took over his
father’s role as the dealer owner/ operator and under his direction, the physical dealership grew from four acres to thirteen acres and included 80
employees. John’s son, John M. Smith, Jr., joined the family business in January 2002 and succeeded his father as owner/operator in 2003. Coming
as no surprise, the fourth generation of Smiths, John M. Smith III, is already showing a keen interest in cars!
In 2007, Smith Chevrolet Cadillac acquired the Nissan dealership in Fort Smith and subsequently became Smith Automotive Group. Five years later,
Smith Automotive Group expanded into the Northwest Arkansas/Southwest Missouri market with the acquisition of dealerships in Pineville,
Missouri. This expansion brings the Ford, Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep lines into the Smith family of dealerships.
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