AUSTIN DAILY HERALD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2017
Austin Daily Herald
BUSINESS REVIEW
Name of the business: Kuehn Motor Company Owner(s) of the business: Chad Kuehn, father Charlie Kuehn, Uncle Richard Kuehn, brother B r a d Ku e h n a n d cousin Tony Kuehn. Please provide a brief history of the company: My g randfather C h a rl e s E d w a r d Kuehn Sr. & wife Marjorie, lived in Austin, MN shortly after World War II. He worked for the automotive dealer Bill Todd Ford. He m ove d t o S p r i n g Va l l e y, M N a n d had a joint ownership in a Lincoln M e r c u r y d e a l e r.
Te l l u s a l i t t l e about your business. What are your specialties? We have over 300 pre-owned vehicles to choose from between our three locations. If someone from Austin wants to
Charles Edward Kuehn Sr.
In 1957 he started Kuehn Motor Company in Spring Valley, MN. The parents of five boys of whom had taken different paths joined forces and started Kuehn Motor Co. in Rochester in 1976. In March of 1990 we opened Kuehn Motors in Au s t i n w h i c h I (Chad) have managed since. (Third Generation) How many emp l o y e e s d o yo u have? In Austin we have 7 f u l l t im e a n d 3 part time employees with a total of 50 throughout the three locations.
look at a vehicle from our Rochester location we will switch vehicles for their convenience. Multiple switches are not uncommon and are done on a daily basis. We a l s o h av e Kuehn Rental at our Austin & Rochester locations. We have about 110 rental units in our fleet. We offer daily, weekly and monthly rentals. Our fleet consists of newer low mileage vehicles which we are constantly updating. All rentals are for sale. We rent cars, mini vans, 10. 12 and 15 passenger vans, small SUV’s and handicap accessible mini vans.
For moving equipment we have cargo vans, 16’ cube vans and enclosed cargo trailers from 5x8’ up to 7x24’. We have our own Leasing Company in which we tailer the lease to fit the individual or company needs. We can lease all make and models, new or used, allowing as few or as many miles as needed. What are some of the new things your business is doing? What are you most proud to tell customers, and why? We offer to our customer vehicles free hand washing on Saturdays that is done by our high school employees. This a great perk that many of our customers really enjoy.
W h at s e t s yo u apart from other companies and why? The quality of our used vehicles. We are in the used car business. I can p ro u d ly s ay t h at we are constantly reminded how nice and clean our vehicles are. We also inspect our vehicles and set them up so they are ready for their new owners. We do our best to make buying a simple and enjoyable experience. W h at a re yo u r goals for the upcoming year? As Eric Church states in his new song “It’s going to be a record year.” Celebrate with us.
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Any other information that would be helpful to know? We are in the people business. Vehicles are our transporation to g reat relationships.
What is your address? 1508 N. Main St. Austin, MN 55912 What is your website? w w w. k u e h n m o tors.com
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