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[[Image:Jim Burke Nash postcard.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Postcard for Jim Burke Nash]]
[[Image:Jim Burke Nash postcard.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Postcard for Jim Burke Nash]]
The '''Jim Burke Automotive Group''' was founded by [[Jim Burke]] in [[1945]] as a Nash dealership located at 300 [[22nd Street South]]. He had previously owned a Ford dealership in Rochester, New York.
The '''Jim Burke Automotive Group''' was founded by [[Jim Burke]] in [[1945]] as a Nash dealership located at 300 [[22nd Street South]]. He had previously owned a Ford dealership in Rochester, New York. The company was incorporated in [[1947]].


Burke sold his 25,000-square foot Nash showroom to [[William Bailey]] when he landed a Buick franchise in [[1952]]. He built a new showroom north of downtown, beginning a series of expansions that was continued by his son, [[Jim Burke Jr]], who took over the company in [[1976]].
Burke sold his 25,000-square foot Nash showroom to [[William Bailey]] when he landed a Buick franchise in [[1952]]. He built a new showroom north of downtown, beginning a series of expansions that was continued by his son, [[Jim Burke Jr]], who took over the company in [[1976]].


Currently the group is comprised of 13 dealerships in 5 locations and employs over 385 people. The group's headquarters are at 1301 [[5th Avenue North]].
The downtown cluster of dealerships grew into what became known as the '''Jim Burke Downtown Auto Mall''' on lots owned by the company and leased from the [[Phoenix Building Company]]. By [[2007]] the group was comprised of 13 dealerships in 5 locations and employed over 385 people. The group's headquarters were at 1301 [[5th Avenue North]]. The CEO was [[Mark Livings]].


In [[2020]] a group of current and former employees filed a racial discrimination complaint against the dealership with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
In [[2020]] a group of current and former employees filed a racial discrimination complaint against the dealership with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Hallmark ACQ LLC of Franklin, Tennessee purchased the business, and also acquired all the Auto Mall parcels in early [[2024]] for $18.2 million. They rebranded the dealerships as the [[Hallmark Automotive Group]].


==Locations==
==Locations==
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* "Jim Burke Automotive Group." (January 2007) Birmingham Then & Now Special Promotion. ''Birmingham'' magazine. Vol. 47, No. 1, p. 141
* "Jim Burke Automotive Group." (January 2007) Birmingham Then & Now Special Promotion. ''Birmingham'' magazine. Vol. 47, No. 1, p. 141
* Thornton, William (October 20, 2020) "Jim Burke Automotive Group employees say executive discriminated, used racial slurs." {{BN}}
* Thornton, William (October 20, 2020) "Jim Burke Automotive Group employees say executive discriminated, used racial slurs." {{BN}}
* Stettheimer, Samuel (May 21, 2024) "Birmingham dealership sells for $18.2 million." {{BBJ}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 10:24, 22 May 2024

Postcard for Jim Burke Nash

The Jim Burke Automotive Group was founded by Jim Burke in 1945 as a Nash dealership located at 300 22nd Street South. He had previously owned a Ford dealership in Rochester, New York. The company was incorporated in 1947.

Burke sold his 25,000-square foot Nash showroom to William Bailey when he landed a Buick franchise in 1952. He built a new showroom north of downtown, beginning a series of expansions that was continued by his son, Jim Burke Jr, who took over the company in 1976.

The downtown cluster of dealerships grew into what became known as the Jim Burke Downtown Auto Mall on lots owned by the company and leased from the Phoenix Building Company. By 2007 the group was comprised of 13 dealerships in 5 locations and employed over 385 people. The group's headquarters were at 1301 5th Avenue North. The CEO was Mark Livings.

In 2020 a group of current and former employees filed a racial discrimination complaint against the dealership with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Hallmark ACQ LLC of Franklin, Tennessee purchased the business, and also acquired all the Auto Mall parcels in early 2024 for $18.2 million. They rebranded the dealerships as the Hallmark Automotive Group.

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