Bob Ross Auto Group

Specialties

Bob Ross Buick GMC has been serving the community for over 40 years! We provide outstanding sales, service and specials to the entire Dayton area. Stop in today to check out our new and used car selections!

History

Established in 1974.

Bob Ross Buick GMC is a car dealer and auto body shop that has been serving the community for over 40 years! Let us show you why this family owned dealership has stood the test of time and turned first time car buyers into repeat customers.

Meet the Business Owner

Robert R.

Business Owner

Robert Paul Ross, Sr. was born on November 27, 1934 in Richmond, Indiana to Helen and Audrie Ross, Sr. He passed unexpectedly on July 6, 1997 in Centerville, Ohio. At age eighteen, he became a member of the United States Army. He was united in marriage with Norma Jean Henderson of Richmond, Indiana on September 4, 1954. After moving to Dayton, Ohio, Bob began working at DESC and Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

In 1962 Ross was chosen to participate in General Motors’ 1^st Minority Dealer Academy where he was the first graduate of the academy to be approved as an automobile dealer. Mr. Ross then purchased his first dealership, Vivian Buick, Opal and International Harvester Trucks in Richmond, Indiana, a dealership where he had worked as a lot attendant as a teenager. He was the 1^st African-​American to own an International Harvester franchise.