First Look: 2016 Buick Envision

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

Employee Spotlight: Rick | Auto Body Fort Smith

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

Pickup Truck of the Year Winner: 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali!

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!

Catching up…

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…

YOU DESERVE A BREAK THIS TAX SEASON.

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.

Harry Robinson Buick GMC | GMC Year End Tax Deduction

  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

Fort Smith: We Have A Foster Care Crisis

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

Sierra Full of Joy 3

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

2016 Buick Encore: Colors

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

2016 Buick Enclave 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

Connect with the Family: Amanda

This week’s subject is Amanda. If you’ve been here for service you know her! She was one of the best service advisors, and she moved on up to Customer Experience Manager, which suits her quite well because she LOVES our customers! Here’s her pic & bio from our staff page: Amanda Mendenhall Customer Experience Manager amanadam@harryrobinson.com… Read More Connect with the Family: Amanda

2016 Buick Cascada Preview

  They haven’t arrived yet. They’re on their way! Just in time for top down rides & picnics! I’m really excited about seeing this new Buick in person. What color is your favorite? I’m kinda obsessed with the picture below. I don’t know why, but I love it. Maybe this is advertising at it’s finest because… Read More 2016 Buick Cascada Preview

Connect with the Family: Jerry

This week I’m asking Jerry the questions. Jerry is quite fascinating. He’s a master of many trades including pilot, VIP sales consultant and has a YouTube channel with over 2.6 million views and over 23,000 followers! You can see why I was anxious to give him the #hrbg Q & A. First, here’s his professional… Read More Connect with the Family: Jerry

Connect with the Family: Angela

Hello all & thank you for reading more about us. Today we get to connect with Angela. (She’s Awesome!) I picked her because I love a great story & adoption is an important subject, especially here in Northwest Arkansas. We have too many kids who don’t have a home or options and it’s a sad,… Read More Connect with the Family: Angela

2016 Buick Cascada Colors Released | GM Authority

GM has released the color pallette for the new 2015 Buick Cascada. I’m excited about this car. Buick’s first convertible in 25 years is going to be just beautiful.   Graystone Metallic (additional charge – premium paint) Summit White (available on 1SV) Flip Chip Silver Metallic (additional charge – premium paint) Deep Sky Metallic (available on 1SV; additional… Read More 2016 Buick Cascada Colors Released | GM Authority

Connect with the Family: Scott

Last week started our Connect with the Family series with Chelsey, and it’s been a big hit. Thank you to everyone who reads our blog. 🙂 This week we are going to get to know Scott a little better. I could write many blogs about Scott. Scott Durham’s story is a real life school of… Read More Connect with the Family: Scott

Lacey is Awesome & Other News

Last week I took a mini staycation with my mom. The kids went back to school & we hit the pool. I was so happy to spend some time with her. So, what you may have missed while I was out is that Lacey was voted the HRBG V.I.P. (Valuable, Inspiring, Positive) Employee of the… Read More Lacey is Awesome & Other News

Connect with the Family: Chelsey

I wanted to start a little series where we tell you a little about us. I know you can search around this blog and get a great idea of who we are as a company. Hopefully, the idea you get of our company is that we are made up of a great group of fabulous folks… Read More Connect with the Family: Chelsey

This Week at HRBG

So, this weeks been kind of hectic. I usually work more and some how relax more during my vacation. This vacation was different in that I didn’t seem to fit much work or relaxing into my schedule. It was a stressful week of baseball which I should be use to but apparently that failed me… Read More This Week at HRBG

So Much Fun Packed Into One Week

So this week has been action packed. We’ve had a great month. Lot’s of vacationing has been going on here & all the while we are just as busy as can be, Thankfully. Firstly, I must say I am so proud of Austin! Here’s the initial story if you missed it. Austin went to Washington… Read More So Much Fun Packed Into One Week

Austin is Going to Washington!

So, every week we get 5-10 requests to sponsor charitable events, a team, 5k, or donations needed in the near future. If you know me at all you know the giving spirit here is one of my favorite things about HRBG, and getting to participate in the process is a dream.  Every week, Renee (our GM) and I have… Read More Austin is Going to Washington!

HRBG May VIP Employee of the Month

Mike Tisevich! MIke! 🙂 Mike started out working at HRBG in our service department and soon moved over to the body shop. He was an estimator until this year when he was promoted to body shop manager. Mike has taken over and really done a great job. His department has grown substantially in the time he’s been… Read More HRBG May VIP Employee of the Month

6 Things to Remember After You Buy A New Car

You bought a car, now what? Here’s some things to remember after you’ve purchased a new (or new to you) vehicle. Cancel any scheduled payments for the vehicle you traded. This seems like a no brainer, but I’m always surprised at the simple things I over look when something big happens in my life. Buying… Read More 6 Things to Remember After You Buy A New Car

HRBG is hiring 2 Sales Consultants

We’re hiring 2 sales staff members. I decided to make a little picture that says a little about who we are because if you’re job hunting it’s good to know where you may end up, right? We are people who care about our customers and our community, we are smiley people, friendly folks, we’re professional… Read More HRBG is hiring 2 Sales Consultants

Find Your Summer Ride!

State Sales Tax Paid on all New Buick, GMC & Used Vehicles purchased May 30th & 31st at Harry Robinson Buick GMC! Call 479-646-8600 and ask for Marty or email him at martyp@harryrobinson.com with any questions you have or to schedule a test drive. Here’s today’s #FreeGasFriday winner. Congrats Lisa! Lisa won $50 in free… Read More Find Your Summer Ride!

GM Mark of Excellence

We got our GM Mark of Excellence Awards in this week. It’s a big honor to get them, and a great reward for hard work. It’s exciting to see everyone getting their awards. General Motors awards those who have achieved excellent customer satisfaction, outstanding product knowledge, and exceeded training goals. Jeremy Lensing, Service Manager- Second… Read More GM Mark of Excellence

HRBG (VIP) Employee of the Month

The VIP (Valuable, Inspiring, Positive) Employee of the Month program has become one of the highlights of the month for everyone here. Everyone is so excited for the winner and so proud for them it’s just awesome. We’ve only been doing this since January & every time a new winner is announced I’m reminded how… Read More HRBG (VIP) Employee of the Month

Moving on UP!

Growth is incredible & it’s so awesome to have employees who can be promoted within the company. I love the fact that there are managers here who started out washing cars! It’s one of the top things I love about Harry Robinson Buick GMC. We are growing, you may have noticed we are always hiring… Read More Moving on UP!

Day of Caring

United Way of Fort Smith has a yearly campaign called Day of Caring, and we have had the pleasure of being involved last year & again this year. The Day of Caring is such a wonderful day! There were almost 100 projects needing volunteers today. The beauty is many, many projects were able to be… Read More Day of Caring

HRBG (VIP) January Employee of the Month

We decided it was a great year to start a new program for employees. 🙂 HRBG VIP (Valuable, Inspiring, Positive) Employee of the Month. We took internal nominations via manager email & selected 10 random employees to vote on the nominations. Here are the nominations: I would like to nominate Mike Tisevich as employee of the… Read More HRBG (VIP) January Employee of the Month

Fort Smith’s Cheapest Gas Today

Happy Monday! It was a beautiful weekend. I hope you got out and made some wonderful memories. I got a puppy (Cash 🙂 ) and broke in the new backyard with some deer steak on the grill….well my husband did. Gas prices remain under $2! We got notice late last week that we have retained… Read More Fort Smith’s Cheapest Gas Today

Buick Accolades

BUICK HONORS Like sports teams, automakers often have one or two stars that dominate the spotlight. Buick, on the other hand, boasts an entire lineup of owner-pleasing, award-winning performers. Take a look. NHTSA FIVE-STAR OVERALL VEHICLE SCORES FOR SAFETY Buick is the only car company to have received National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 5-star… Read More Buick Accolades

Fort Smith’s Cheapest Gas Today

    Looks like we went up just a bit. Maybe this is where we are going to stick for a while?    I also got some good news last week. Incase you haven’t heard, Harry Robinson Buick GMC was named the Arkansas Dealerrater Dealer of the Year for Buick & GMC for the second… Read More Fort Smith’s Cheapest Gas Today

 How Can We Help?

How can we help? That is the question for the ages. It will either elicit a response or scare you away. When someone asks how can I help do you think they are being sincere or are they just giving you “lip service”. Is there a better way for it to be said? What if… Read More  How Can We Help?

Fort Smith’s Cheapest Gas Today

Nothing but good news here!   Today is the first work day of what I declare to be an awesome work week! Last week was awesome, and I have no doubt this week will be even better. I’m so thankful for my job, the people I work with, and our customers. (just had to get… Read More Fort Smith’s Cheapest Gas Today

Fort Smith’s Cheapest Gas Today

Happy Tuesday! Gas prices are awesome again. Road trip gas prices are my favorite gas prices. 🙂 Here are the cheapest gas prices around Fort Smith today. Other exciting news, we were selected for a JD Power Sustained Excellence Award for customer satisfaction. That’s a long way of saying we have a long record of taking… Read More Fort Smith’s Cheapest Gas Today

The Secret Life of a “Car Salesman”

When you think car salesman you think….what? My friend Joey did some research on the subject. Here’ s what he found: “The average car buyer believes their salesperson is making thousands on a new car sale when in reality they are only making $100-$200. The thousands thought being paid out puts the consumer in the mind… Read More The Secret Life of a “Car Salesman”

Merry Christmas, Sales Tax Paid

We hope you had a Merry Christmas and a very blessed holiday season. We look forward to the new year & the wonderful things in store for all of us here at HRBG & pray you have a prosperous & blessed new year as well.   We are offering State Sales tax paid through Dec… Read More Merry Christmas, Sales Tax Paid

Fort Smith’s Cheapest Gas Today

Before we get to gas prices, I would like to thank everyone who donated gifts or money to area foster kids. We wrapped up Sierra Full of Joy 2 yesterday since DHS likes to have the gifts early. All donations are going to Megan of The Call & Ashley of Children’s Emergency Shelter. (I’ll have a blog… Read More Fort Smith’s Cheapest Gas Today

Thanksgiving, Travel & Black Friday

Wow what a week! We have Thanksgiving coming right upon us & turn around and it’s Black Friday. It’s a crazy week around HRBG because we are gearing up for Black Friday, and one of the best things about that (to me) is no Black Friday fighting. I am big on Thanksgiving & I proudly… Read More Thanksgiving, Travel & Black Friday

Harry Robinson Buick GMC Rewards Loyal Shoppers With Free Gas Friday Promotion | Edmunds.com

Harry Robinson Buick GMC Rewards Loyal Shoppers With Free Gas Friday Promotion | Edmunds.com. Thank You Edmunds! FORT SMITH, Arkansas — Rewarding loyal customers is fueling Harry Robinson Buick GMC’sFree Gas Friday promotion. A pair of employees cruise area businesses each Friday and the owner of the first Buick or GMC they see sporting a Harry Robinson… Read More Harry Robinson Buick GMC Rewards Loyal Shoppers With Free Gas Friday Promotion | Edmunds.com

Join the Nerd Herd!

We are adding to our staff! This is soooo exciting! Harry Robinson Buick GMC is located at 6000 S 36th Street in Fort Smith, AR. Email your resume to Jackiem@harryrobinson.com.

Another Reason You’re Always a VIP at HRBG!

We added a VIP Transportation concierge as a way to expand the VIP program to the service center! Our VIP concierge Serenity is here to extend the VIP experience to all of our service customers. We have always offered shuttle service as well as two waiting rooms, free coffee, free wi-fi, vending area & kids areas, and now… Read More Another Reason You’re Always a VIP at HRBG!

Best Idea Award Finalists

We have officially been press released. 🙂 Cathy Nesbit & Alyssa Safty are Finalists for DrivingSales 2014 Best Idea Award Cathy Nesbit of Harry Robinson Buick GMC to present Free Gas Friday on stage at the DrivingSales Executive Summit  Fort Smith, AR  and Salt Lake City, UT –September 12, 2014– Cathy Nesbit, Social Media Director… Read More Best Idea Award Finalists

NitroFill Special

Offer from Harry Robinson Buick GMC Special Includes Free Membership in NitroFill Auto Club & A Tree Planted in Your Honor. NirtoFill Only $18.95 Why Choose NitroFill? Better Fuel Economy, Longer Tire Life, Enhanced Safety, a Smaller Carbon Footprint… and So Much More. Replacing the air in your tires, and properly maintaining them with NitroFill… Read More NitroFill Special

Alyssa & Cathy Presenting Best Idea at DrivingSales Executive Summit

Alyssa & Cathy Presenting Best Idea at DrivingSales Executive Summit As finalists in the Best Idea Contest, we are super excited to have been chosen to present on the main stage at (#DSES2014) the Driving Sales Executive Summit in Las Vegas! We are honored to be recognized as professionals & experts in the automotive field.… Read More Alyssa & Cathy Presenting Best Idea at DrivingSales Executive Summit

Thank you River Valley!

Thanks to the best team & the most AWESOME customers we had a record breaking month in every department! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you River Valley!! If you are in the market for a New Buick or GMC, any make & model of preowned vehicle, a place to get your car maintenanced or serviced, a great… Read More Thank you River Valley!

Here’s What We’re All About At HRBG!

Come experience the Harry Robinson Buick GMC difference!  Harry Robinson Buick GMC is the Fort Smith community’s choice for new Buick, GMC and Pre-owned models in every make.  Shop local!  Our Body Shop and Service department can work on every make model. We want to provide the best dealership experience you have ever had! We… Read More Here’s What We’re All About At HRBG!

30th Anniversary Cookout

Thanks so much to Tommy & all the guys at ESPN Radio for throwing us this awesome cookout! The food was great and we had an awesome time celebrating!

Happy Administrative Professional’s Day

Happy Administrative Professional’s Day to our favorite admin ladies, Theresa, Tamie, Angela, Annie, Lacey, Tammy B, Kyla, Michelle & Alexis!! Thanks for letting me order lunch with you guys too! 🙂