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Family-Owned Framingham Dealership To Change Hands
Framingham Ford has been owned by the Chase family since 1971, but will soon become part of a regional dealership network.
FRAMINGHAM, MA — A Framingham dealership that has been owned by the same local family for nearly 50 years is changing hands.
The McGovern Automotive Group, which owns 14 dealerships in New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, will soon close on a deal to buy Framingham Ford. The new owner has pledged to keep the dealership exactly the same, except the name will change to McGovern Ford.
Jerry Chase founded Framingham Ford in 1971 after leaving corporate job with Ford in Detroit, according to his obituary. The dealership was originally located along westbound Route 9 across from the current location behind Stop & Shop at Temple Street. His son, Jerry Chase Jr., took over the business in the early 2000s.
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Chase is selling because he plans to retire along with the dealership's general manager, he told the Board of License Commissioners on Sept. 14. McGovern will keep all the dealerships employees.
McGovern Automotive Group owner Matt McGovern said he plans to close on the purchase of Framingham Ford sometime in October.
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