The Enterprise, Utah's Business Journal, posted this news story in their November 14 to 20, 2011 Volume 41, Number 16. We'd like to share that article with you.
Doug Smith Autoplex in American Fork is preparing to nearly double the size of its Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealership. The dealership is located in about 25,000 square feet at 523 S. Main St. That structure will be razed, piece by piece, and replaced with a 45,000 square foot building, said company president Doug Smith.
Work on an associated parking lot is under way, and construction on the building will begin as soon as the parking facilities are complete. Weather permitting, Smith said, the new building could be completed in as little as six months. FFKR Architects designed the new dealership, which will be built by STS Construction.
Doug Smith Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge will remain open during construction. The dealership is one of several that Smith operates at the autoplex. The others are Kia, Subaru and Suzuki. Smith said Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge sales have "picked up quite a bit," prompting the decision to expand a facility that had already been outgrown.
"It's going to be a nice addition, mainly to our service and parts area," Smith said. "We'll have a bigger showroom, but it will really increase the amount of service and parts we can do."
Smith began his career in the automobile sales industry with a Chrysler Plymouth dealership in 1979. In 1997, he consolidated operations that were in Bountiful, Orem and Provo at the American Fork autoplex property.