A Driving Legacy: Marquardt Buick GMC
For the last 50 years, Marquardt Buick GMC has retained the guiding principles of its founder, Larry Marquardt.
For the last 50 years, the Marquardt family has run the Buick dealership in Barrington guided by the principles set forth by its founder, Larry Marquardt. In the early 1950’s, Larry had just returned home from serving in the Korean War and began selling cars in Chicago. “He quickly saw the lack of personal convictions, of honesty and integrity, in the industry and decided he had to be his own boss, where he could operate an honest dealership that truly put the customer first,” said Dan Marquardt, who runs Marquardt Buick GMC alongside his brother Kurt Marquardt, today. Larry began working as a sales manager for then Schauble Buick in Barrington in 1958, purchased stock in the business, and became co-owner in 1962. He bought out his …
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