About Us
Welcome to Goode Motor Auto Group, home of all new and used car specials in the Goode Motor family!
Goode Motor Auto Group can offer you any new vehicle from Ford, Mazda, Volkswagen, Chrysler, Dodge Jeep or Ram lineup. We also have the largest collection of used vehicle inventory across Southern Idaho. With four easy-to-find locations spanning from Twin Falls, Hailey, and even Burley, Idaho, we’re always just around the corner to help you get where you want to go. And, if you need something as simple as an oil change, or other work needed on your vehicle, we can take care of that too! We have certified technicians for all makes and models.
1917
Did you know that Goode Motor Ford is the oldest Ford Dealership in Idaho? That’s right! What is now Goode Motor Ford started as “Jones Read Ford Motor Company” in 1917 when Alonzo Read and his business partner, C.A. Jones, acquired the first Idaho Ford franchise.
1938
About ten years later, Alonzo Read sold his interest in the Jones Read Ford Dealership and in 1938 the Goode Family purchased the interest in the dealership and renamed it Goode Motor. Ownership and management stayed in the Goode family. Buster Goode assumed the management of the dealership and actively managed it until 1984 when he turned over the day-to-day management to his general manager, Garth Williams.
1978
Garth Williams was hired by Goode Motor in 1978 as a car salesman. He worked hard, rose through the Company ranks and by 1984 assumed the day-to-day management of Goode Motor as the General Manager. In 1993, Garth Williams purchased a 49% interest in the dealership from the Goode Family and continued to act as the General Manager.
2000
In 2000, Goode Motor purchased its primary competitor, Young Ford, located in neighboring Burley, Idaho, and shortly thereafter, Goode Motor acquired Overland Auto Sales also located in Burley, Idaho. Goode Motor’s headquarters then moved from Rupert, Idaho to Burley, Idaho.
2003
In 2003 Garth Williams, along with long-time employee and Comptroller Russell Bair, purchased the remaining ownership interest held by the Goode Family. In 2006, Matt Cook, Garth’s son-in-law, left his law practice in Houston, Texas to join the company and learn the car business. Later that year, Matt purchased an interest in Goode Motor Ford and now actively manages all aspects of the dealership. As it turns out, Matt Cook is the great-grandson of Alonzo Read, meaning the oldest Ford dealership in Idaho is run today by the same family that started it in 1917!
2011
In 2011, Garth, Matt and Russell purchased the Ford dealership in Hailey, Idaho and together they own and manager Silver Creek Ford that serves the greater Wood River Valley www.SilverCreekFord.com.
2013
In 2013, they purchased the Volkswagen/Mazda dealership located in Twin Falls, Idaho and are excited to have a presence at one of the best locations in Southern Idaho www.GoodeVWMazda.com.
2014
2014 marked another expansion to the Goode Motor Family when they acquired what was Wood River Motors; and now has been branded as Goode Motor Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Hailey, Idaho.
2015
2015 marked yet another expansion to the Goode Motor Family when they acquired what was the Mueller Auto Building; and now has been branded as Goode Motor on Kimberly Road. They are ready to deliver “the Goode way” with a great selection of gently used vehicles.
After these expansions the Goode Motor Auto Group has dealerships located in Burley, Idaho, Hailey Sun Valley, Idaho, and Twin Falls, Idaho. Customers can conveniently view all of our new and pre-owned cars and trucks at www.GoodeMotor.com where they will find the largest single selection of vehicles anywhere in the Magic Valley or Wood River Valley.
Goode Motor Auto Group’s corporate offices are located in Burley, Idaho. As a group, Goode Motor employs over 100 people and is consistently rated as the top dealer group in Southern Idaho.
Regardless of which dealership you shop at, we will always go the extra mile to help you feel safe and satisfied with your car-buying experience.
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