This is an exciting announcement! We just received news that Harry Robinson, Harry Robinson Buick GMC has been selected as Arkansas Dealer of the Year for 2018 by the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association (AADA). With this honor, Harry Robinson is Arkansas’ nominee for the prestigious Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award. Known to us… Read More Time Quality Dealer of the Year, Arkansas
Thank you for nominating us for Best New Car Dealer, Auto Service & Repair, and Collision Center! Voting is this week. Aug 13th-20th! Here’s the link: swtimes.com/best You will be entered to win $250 when you vote in 25 categories. As a local company it means a lot that you nominated us & are voting.… Read More SWTimes Best of the Best Voting
It’s with a sad heart I share the news of Harry’s father’s passing. He was a good, sweet, kind, giving, caring, Godly man. He will be dearly missed. Harry G. Robinson, Sr. 93, of Houston, Mississippi, died July 10, 2017 in Fort Smith. He was born February 7, 1924 in West Point, Mississippi to William… Read More Harry Robinson Sr. Obituary | Fort Smith AR
Source: Women in Business discuss key aspects behind their leadership, drive and commitment to serving – Talk Business & Politics On behalf of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff, I am pleased to present to you the 2017 class of Women in Business honorees. If you want to feel inspired, I think you will enjoy… Read More Women in Business discuss key aspects behind their leadership, drive and commitment to serving – Talk Business & Politics
We’re introducing Ladies’ Day here at Harry Robinson Buick GMC. Ladies’ Day is every Thursday. Ladies who make a “Ladies Day” appointment will get $10 off an oil change & tire rotation. Here’s the link to make your appointment now: https://goo.gl/1LJFuB You can also give us a call at 479-646-8600, and be sure to mention Ladies… Read More Thursday is Ladies’ Day
The 2018 Buick Regal Sportback and Regal TourX will be arriving this fall. They each fill a gap in the market. A beautifully discreet hatchback and a wagon! 😍 Part 2 we explore the TourX, the perfect vehicle for the outdoor enthusiast! If you haven’t read about the exciting new 2018 Regal Sportback, read more here.… Read More All New & Exciting 2018 Buick Regals PT 2 Featuring the TourX
The 2018 Buick Regal Sportback and Regal TourX will be arriving this fall. They each fill a gap in the market. A beautifully discreet hatchback & a wagon! 😍
First here’s a peek at the Buick Regal Sportback.… Read More All New & Exciting 2018 Buick Regals PT 1 Featuring the Sportback
Service Specials too good to not share! GM Certified Service Offers: ACDelco Advantage Wiper Blades Buy 1 Get 1 Free March 1-31 2017 Up to $100 Rebate on Select Tires March 1- April 30 2017 Tire Price Match All Local Vendors<–We Always do this! Anytime you find a local tire sale, just copy it, or… Read More Service Specials too good to not share!
Harry’s Heart to Heart diaper Drive kicks off today and goes through the month of March. Last year we collected 6595 diapers, 3152 wipes, $400 cash & a baby bed mattress! I have no doubt we can do even more this year. I’ve been advised that there’s a special need for diapers Size 4 &… Read More Harry’s Heart to Heart Diaper Drive
You may have heard that over the weekend, unfortunately, we had a very upset potential customer. I’m not going to mention names or specifics outside of our mistake and what we did to fix it. As soon as us “nerd herd” (internet staff) people found out, we started working on finding the problem and the solution.… Read More We Messed Up, We Missed Something, We Apologize, Here’s Why…
Harry Robinson Buick GMC Wins 2017 DealerRater Buick & GMC Dealer of the Year Award Award recognizes top U.S. and Canadian auto dealers who demonstrate excellent customer service as expressed by consumer reviews written on DealerRater Fort Smith, AR Harry Robinson Buick GMC has been awarded a 2017 DealerRater Dealer of the Year Award, which… Read More Harry Robinson Wins Dealer Rater Award, 4th Consecutive Year
An Arkansas Body Shop has filed a case with the Attorney General over Carfax reporting issues. Carfax has long used its advertising dollars to convince the consumer that car dealers are out to get you, and the way to combat us from taking advantage of you is the Carfax. The problem with this and the… Read More Arkansas Body Shop Files Case for CarFax Reporting Issues…
At Harry Robinson Buick GMC we pick our employee of the year by having the nominees be the employees of the months for that year and having every employee (almost 100 now!) vote. We call our employees of the month/year VIP because it’s our individual responsibility to each other the be Valuable, Inspiring and Positive.… Read More Harry Robinson Buick GMC VIP Employee of the Year Awards
I hope you are off to a great 2017. We are so excited about what the new year has in store for us. We are over the moon excited about the year we had in 2016. Thank you to our amazing customers. We have the best customers and the most awesome coworkers, I’m partial to… Read More Celebrating an Awesome 2016 at HRBG
Yesterday we kick off Sierra Full of Joy 4 & today there’s a story in TB&P about the foster care crisis we are facing here in Arkansas. *Sebastian County has more children in need of a foster home than any county in the state, according to DHS statistics. So, if you’re looking to bless someone… Read More Arkansas foster care system ‘in a crisis’; steps taken to fix – Talk Business & Politics
Today we kick off our 4th annual Christmas donation drive for local foster children benefitting Children’s Emergency Shelter and The CALL of Crawford/ Sebastian county . Here are their 2016 Wish lists. Follow these links for more information about the Children’s Emergency Shelter & The CALL. The River Valley is blessed to have awesome… Read More Sierra Full of Joy 4
I’m about a week late with this wrap up report. I apologize. I had no idea how far behind I was! You should have seen all the emails needing tending to. Just to remind you, We Support the Blue is a month of giving dreamed up by our (Harry Robinson Buick GMC) General Sales Manager… Read More We Support the Blue Wrap Up
This is a TBT. I was checking out my facebook memories, and this came up. I realized I’d never shared it here. There’s a lot of value in the article, but more importantly there’s a lot of value in test driving a car…here’s the memory. 🙂 I just read an article that stated people shouldn’t… Read More How To Test Drive…You Need to Test Drive
This kickoff weekend was awesome! Thank you to everyone who came out. Don’t forget we are donating $100 for every vehicle sold in the month of October to the Fort Smith Police Dept & Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office for equipment, training and other resources. You can Support the Blue even if you’re not in the market for a… Read More We Support the Blue Kickoff Event at Harry Robinson
Harry Robinson Buick GMC donating to FSPD and SCSO Monday Posted Sep 26, 2016 at 3:42 PM Share By John Lovett / Times Record / jlovett@swtimes.com A community effort to raise funds and support for the Fort Smith Police Department and the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office is being spearheaded by Harry Robinson Buick GMC. The dealership at 6000 S.… Read More Harry Robinson Buick GMC donating to FSPD and SCSO – News – Times Record – Fort Smith, AR
We are honored to be voted Times Record 2016 Best of the Best New Car Dealer, Auto Body/ Collision Center & Auto Service Department! It’s exciting and humbling, and we are so, so grateful to all of our customers and everyone who voted for us. The Times Record hosted an amazing awards gala. They… Read More Best of the Best Fort Smith
Hey yall. 🙂 We have switched from linking our vehicles to Carfax reports to AutoCheck. I’ll tell you why & how this benefits you. First of all, if you’ve followed my blog for long, you know I’ve not been a huge fan of Carfax. The most prominent reason for this lack of fan-girl status for… Read More Why We Switched to AutoCheck
A YouTube series of educational and fun videos in the auto industry. A while back when Jon was our BDC manager & the legendary GMC Go to Guy he created HRBG-TV. His series started off with a bang, then BAM he got promoted to Finance Manager. At that time, with all the changes going on,… Read More Answering Your Car Buying & Auto Technology Questions
Thanks so much for nominating Harry Robinson Buick GMC for FOUR Readers Choice Awards. It’s so awesome. Thank you!!! Now, we would be honored to have your vote! You can vote each day until August 7th. here’s the link: http://goo.gl/i0BQIr If you vote in 40 categories you’ll be entered to win $100 from SWTimes Record. We’ve… Read More We Appreciate Your Votes!
The CALL in Crawford and Sebastian Counties is partnering with the River Valley Adoption Coalition to host a back to school event benefiting local children in foster care. Each child entering school will be allowed to shop for clothing, shoes and schools supplies donated by the community. You can drop off your donated items at… Read More School Supply Drive for Foster Children in the River Valley
Before the formality, I should say one thing, Woo Hoo!!! YAY! Thank you! Yall are the best customers in the world! We love you, we love you, we love you!! muah!! -C 🙂 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Harry Robinson Buick GMC Earns 2016 Women’s Choice Award® Harry Robinson Buick GMC Awarded for Providing an Outstanding… Read More Harry Robinson Buick GMC Earns 2016 Women’s Choice Award
Happy Summer, ok maybe it’s not officially summer yet, but school is officially out, so we can start the party! Alexis has worked for you to compile an exhaustive list of everything to do in the River Valley this summer. I am posting it below & we will continue to work to add to it… Read More Make Your Summer Funner, River Valley
Fort Smith & the entire River Valley, here’s a first look at the all new Buick Envision!! Envision is the midsize luxury crossover from Buick to be released in the summer of 2016. I’m sharing all the pics I could get my hands on here. Hopefully, we will be getting the Envision in here soon. 🙂 I can’t wait… Read More 2016 Buick Envision
All over Fort Smith & the River Valley United Way‘s Day of Caring took place April 12, 2016. It was truly an honor to serve & Day of Caring has definitely become one of my favorite work days since joining the HRBG team. Harry Robinson Buick GMC on Instagram: “Today almost 800 volunteers served the… Read More United Way Day of Caring
Meet our Harry Robinson Buick GMC VIP Sales team. Steve Hatwig is our newest team member. steveh@harryrobinson.com Hi my name is Steve Hatwig. I have lived in Fort Smith all my life. I am married to my beautiful wife Angela. We have one son, Alex who is a freshman at the University of Central Arkansas… Read More VIP Sales Team
All April we will be taking diaper and baby needs donations for Heart to Heart Pregnancy Support Center! Please Drop off all donations at Harry Robinson Buick GMC located at 6000 S 36th Street in Fort Smith. What is a diaper need? The lack of a sufficient supply of diapers to remain clean, dry and healthy.… Read More Harry’s Heart to Heart Diaper Drive
Below I have pasted an article I wrote back in 2012. I hope you read through it & read my additional thoughts at the end. 🙂 But first, see the graphic? I see these all the time, and it REALLY should be noted that the carfax is NOT free! Let’s kick off with that. :/ Here’s the… Read More Show Me The Car Facts
Here’s the (gorgeous) updated Buick Avista Concept unveiled at the 2016 New York International Auto Show. She’s beautiful in red. I I LOVE the interior colors on the update. Check out the “old” one with lots of pic here: 2016 Buick Avista Concept Buick has no plans for making this concept, but the production models… Read More 2016 Buick Avista Concept
DETROIT – GMC today was recognized as the Most Refined Brand in the 2016 Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Awards. It is the third consecutive year the brand has received this award. Brand Image Award winners are based on consumer automotive perception data from Kelley Blue Book Strategic Insights’ Brand Watch study. Brand Watch is… Read More Kelley Blue Book Names GMC ‘Most Refined Brand’
Harry Robinson Buick GMC Wins 2016 Dealer of the Year Award from DealerRater The distinction is awarded to top-rated U.S. dealerships for online customer satisfaction FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fort Smith, Arkansas February 10, 2016 – Harry Robinson Buick GMC has been awarded a 2016 DealerRater Dealer of the Year Award, an annual recognition given to the… Read More Harry Robinson Buick GMC Wins 2016 Dealer of the Year Award
The extended warranty…to buy, or not to buy, that is the question, right? I have a case for buying it, but stay with me…it’s a really good case, I promise. The Car…2004 VW Bug for my daughter. If you’re wondering who the pretty girl is, that’s my daughter. We bought the car when she was… Read More Extended Warranty: To Buy, or Not to Buy…
I just read a great article about the “Vehicles That Paved the Way for the Buick Avista Concept“, and thought I need to see pics of these fabulous Buicks. So I did what I always do when I’m curious…google it. These are awesome! Some of them we all know, the Wildcat, the GNX, but some of… Read More Buick: Way Back Wednesday
Beautiful coupe concept from Buick. <3 The Buick Avista Concept far more elegant, far more of a statement, and far more sophisticated. Yet, it echoes the GN and GNX beneath the sheetmetal. It’s still a twin turbo RWD coupe, from Buick. I want one, today would be good. 🙂 –C Update: The… Read More 2016 Buick Avista Concept
The 2016 Buick Envision will soon be making it’s way to us! I can’t wait to drive it. Buick Envision is a compact crossover for those looking for something between the Enclave & Encore. It’s the perfect balance between the two. By the looks of the photos it hasn’t lost a touch of the Buick… Read More First Look: 2016 Buick Envision
Well friends it is that time of the month again. It is time to spotlight an employee here in Harry’s Body Shop. This month I have chosen to spotlight auto body technician, Mr. Richard Wester. Rick joined our team on March 5, 2014. He is a great technician and we love having him around our… Read More Employee Spotlight: Rick | Auto Body Fort Smith
Announcing: Truck Trend’s 2016 Pickup truck of the Year, the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali! After a full week of testing, followed by another two weeks of scoring and calculations, the staff and editors of Truck Trend are excited to announce that the winner of the second annual Pickup Truck of the Year competition is… Read More Pickup Truck of the Year Winner: 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali!
It’s been crazy around here. Between the remodel, planning next years awesomeness, and getting all my ducks in a row for this year, I’ve been letting my updates go. I apologize for that. The last thing I want to be is inconsistent. I totally dropped the ball with the employee spotlight series, and featuring our… Read More Catching up…
Business Owners , YOU COULD QUALIFY FOR A 2015 TAX DEDUCTION OF UP TO $25,000.1 We take pride in giving you the best value on the Buick vehicles your business depends on. With the 2015 tax incentives, you could be eligible for up to a total of $25,000 in tax deductions when you purchase qualifying… Read More YOU DESERVE A BREAK THIS TAX SEASON.
Business Owners: With the 2015 tax incentives, you could be eligible for up to a total of $25,000 in tax deductions when you purchase qualifying GMC vehicles for your business before 12/31/15. And you can stack up select Business Choice offers and other small-business incentives to get an even bigger haul. To learn more… Read More Harry Robinson Buick GMC | GMC Year End Tax Deduction
It’s not just Fort Smith, it’s Sebastian, Crawford, Franklin, honestly, the entire state of Arkansas has a foster care crisis. We have too many displaced kids & not enough homes for them. We have kids who have grown up in group homes and foster care who are trying to learn how to become productive adults.… Read More Fort Smith: We Have A Foster Care Crisis
Do you wonder why we choose to make our yearly donation drive benefit the children of The Call & Children’s Emergency Shelter? There’s two huge reasons. To help you more fully understand the first reason, we start with some history. As you may know we are a family business for the most part. Those of… Read More Why The Call & Children’s Emergency Shelter?
We at Harry Robinson Buick GMC are kicking off our yearly donation drive, Sierra Full of Joy. This is our 3rd exciting year to host this giving event. We hold the Fort Smith community and it’s children close to our hearts. The children of The Call and Children’s Emergency Shelter are especially near and dear… Read More Sierra Full of Joy 3
The 2016 Buick Encore will come in 9 exterior colors. There’s 3 new colors. Only Summit White is included in the price of the vehicle. The other 8 colors are premium upgrades. New for 2016 colors: River Rock Metallic with Dark Cocoa Ash lower accent (premium paint, additional charge) Summit White with Dark Argent Metallic lower accent… Read More 2016 Buick Encore: Colors
Buick has announced the 10 colors available on the new 2016 Enclave. Quicksilver Metallic (additional charge, premium paint) Crimson Red Tintcoat (additional charge, premium paint) Dark Chocolate Metallic (additional charge, premium paint, available with Enclave Tuscan Edition) Dark Sapphire Blue Metallic (additional charge, premium paint) White Frost Tricoat (additional charge, premium paint, available with Enclave Tuscan Edition) Midnight Amethyst… Read More 2016 Buick Enclave Colors
We’re giving away 4 tickets & 4 armbands for armband day Saturday October 3rd. To enter on Instagram follow us & tag a friend! You can also enter by liking, sharing & commenting on our pinned post on facebook. Winner will be announced on Friday! Good luck everyone. 🙂 –C