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[[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. | ||
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 | 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]]. | 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 CEO is [[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. | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* Jim Burke Jaguar/Subaru/Isuzu/Saab | <!--https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll6/id/1426--> | ||
* Jim Burke Hyundai | * Jim Burke Jaguar/Subaru/Isuzu/Saab, 2415 [[7th Avenue South]], [[Birmingham]] | ||
* Jim Burke Pontiac/Buick/GMC | * Jim Burke Hyundai, 2505 [[Ensley Avenue]], [[Ensley]] | ||
* Jim Burke Nissan | * Jim Burke Pontiac/Buick/GMC, 1301 [[5th Avenue North]], [[Birmingham]] | ||
* Jim Burke Chevrolet/Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge | * Jim Burke Nissan, 1300 [[3rd Avenue North]], [[Birmingham]] | ||
* Jim Burke Chevrolet/Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge, 1409 [[5th Avenue North]], [[Birmingham]] | |||
===Former locations=== | |||
* Jim Burke Jaguar/Saab, 2415 [[7th Avenue South]], [[Birmingham]] | |||
* [[Jim Burke Nash]], 300 [[22nd Street South]], [[Birmingham]] (1945-1952) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "Jim Burke Automotive Group." (January 2007) Birmingham Then & Now Special Promotion. Birmingham | * "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/JimBurke%20%2809-52%29.jpg Jim Burke sells Nash dealership, to open agency on Northside]" (September 1952) {{BN}} - via [[Birmingham Rewound]] | ||
* "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}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:31, 21 October 2020
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.
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 CEO is 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.
Locations
- Jim Burke Jaguar/Subaru/Isuzu/Saab, 2415 7th Avenue South, Birmingham
- Jim Burke Hyundai, 2505 Ensley Avenue, Ensley
- Jim Burke Pontiac/Buick/GMC, 1301 5th Avenue North, Birmingham
- Jim Burke Nissan, 1300 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham
- Jim Burke Chevrolet/Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge, 1409 5th Avenue North, Birmingham
Former locations
- Jim Burke Jaguar/Saab, 2415 7th Avenue South, Birmingham
- Jim Burke Nash, 300 22nd Street South, Birmingham (1945-1952)
References
- "Jim Burke sells Nash dealership, to open agency on Northside" (September 1952) The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound
- "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." The Birmingham News
External links
- Jim Burke Automotive Group website