About
About Fred Anderson Toyota in Asheville, NC
At Fred Anderson Toyota of Asheville we love the "make the car buying process simple and easy" philosophy! We know you want the best car buying experience you can get so we strive every day to give that to every customer. We have streamlined our processes so we can get you in and out as quickly as possible including a no cost shuttle service from the Asheville Regional Airport for our Out-of-Town customers!
We truly care about each and every one of our customers and treat them as if they were our own family. We have been around the Asheville area for a number of years now and we can truly say that we're so happy to be here. We are also grateful to have the opportunity to be able to serve you and your family with whatever automotive needs you may have.
Community Driven & Customer Focused
We also take tremendous pride in being a reliable community partner, supporting many worthy charities and organizations throughout Western North Carolina and beyond. In fact, our annual Drive for a Difference community outreach campaign has allowed us to expand our charitable efforts, providing new opportunities to volunteer and raise donations for a variety of causes. The 2022 Drive for a Difference was a great success, raising a record-breaking $155,000 for local charities within the community, such as Eblen Charities, Hearts With Hands, UNC TEACCH Autism and Hope Chest For Women to name a few.
Toyota President’s Award - One of the highest honors a Toyota Dealership can receive. It’s awarded to the Toyota dealership that excels in all facets of operations, including sales, service, customer satisfaction, growth, vehicle delivery, and employee training and certification.
Service with the best
Our service advisors and factory-trained technicians are here to help you keep your vehicle running its best. From routine maintenance to major repairs, we use the highest quality Toyota genuine parts and service procedures to optimize your vehicle’s performance and long-term reliability. In fact, one of our certified technicians, Michael Baer, won the SET Pro Tach competition, as well as finishing #1 for Master Tech Class. Plus our other team member Nick Lanning finished #12 in the same competition.
About Anderson Automotive
Founded in 1955, the business has grown from humble beginnings to be currently ranked as the 69th largest dealership group in the nation, based on 2015 retail units sold, according to Automotive News "Top 125 Dealership Groups." Fred Anderson, the company's then CEO, got his start in 1970 at the age of 21, when he became the youngest Chevrolet dealer in the country. "I thought I knew a lot about running a dealership, but I really didn't," tells Fred Anderson. After assembling his team, Mr. Anderson and his employees set out to learn the business together. This pattern of learning and growing is a key part of the Anderson Automotive Group to this day. "That environment is still what we try to do today - it creates energy and optimism and we try to hold on to that."
After becoming one of the largest volume GM dealers in western North Carolina, the group started to expand with the acquisition of Nissan and Chrysler-Dodge dealerships in the early 1980's. The really big, important break came in 1987 when Mr. Anderson was awarded the opportunity to open a Toyota dealership in Raleigh, NC. Through years and years of hard work and dedication, that Toyota store has become the flagship operation of Anderson Automotive Group and one of the largest volume dealerships in the Southeastern United States.
Anderson Automotive Group has continued to grow over the years, and now employs over 900 people. Along with new Toyota facilities in Charleston and Columbia SC, the company has just completed construction of two brand new Nissan facilities in Raleigh, NC. Fred Anderson has commented that, "We're not building car dealerships, we're building class-A retail establishments. We try to create places where the most talented people want to come to work and where customers can come and feel special.” Many things have changed over the years, but the Anderson Automotive Group culture has remained constant. The values and guidelines of the organization are all based on the company's mission statement.
The Anderson Automotive Culture Statement
Our product is the experience we give our customers.
Our purpose is to be the complete solution for someone's automotive needs by delivering a friendly, valuable and transparent product with every customer every time. We improve the lives of our associates, their families and our communities by being a team of leaders developing leaders.
Our vision is to be the most admired, most competitive and most profitable dealership in the Southeast.
Our Values
- Leading self
- Continuous improvment
- Respect for others
