Our goal at Flow Companies is to be a creator of societal value by contributing to the common good of our communities. We want our presence to make a positive difference in our communities. Not just by the distinctive products and services we provide but because of the way we engage in the community and invest in its future. We want to be known as a company that is committed to the well being of our communities. We want to be the kind of company that if we did not exist, a community would want us to exist because the contribution that we have made to the common good.
A covenant with our customers to be a place that keeps its promises and is worthy of their trust.
A community of people who work together towards a common vision.
A commitment to work towards the common good of every city where we do business.
Although we have grown much larger over the years, these are the governing commitments that guide everything that we do. They are deeply woven into the fabric of our company. They are how we measure our success.
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To serve the total automotive needs of our customers
To be an organization dedicated to creating life-long enthusiastic customers by delivering superior value and providing extraordinary personal service
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We started in 1957 with a pre-owned center that offered fully reconditioned cars that carried a warranty. We sold cars that could be trusted and our sales grew enormously.
In 1961, we became a Volkswagen dealer in Winston-Salem, NC.
In 1973, we started representing this new company called Honda, which had just started building the Civic.
In 1983, we purchased BMW and that began a string of acquisitions that spurred future growth of our company.
We entered the Greensboro, NC market in 1986, where we currently operate Audi, Buick-GMC, Land Rover, Mazda, Jaguar and Volkswagen stores.
In 2002, we moved into Fayetteville, NC where we now operate Buick-GMC and Mazda stores. We also introduced the MINI brand expanding our Winston-Salem, NC footprint as the first MINI dealer in North Carolina.
We entered the Charlottesville, VA market in 2003 and represent Audi, Mazda, Porsche and Volkswagen.
After the successful launch of the MINI brand in Winston-Salem, NC we added a second location in Raleigh, NC.
We expanded to Statesville, NC in 2013 with Honda and later expanded to include Toyota.
In 2014, we ventured into Burlington, NC and now operate Honda, Subaru, Volvo and Volkswagen franchises.
We entered the Wilmington, NC market with Flow Volkswagen of Wilmington. 2016 also saw the introduction of the new revolutionary vehicle subscription service Drive Flow.
For 2018 we expanded operations in Wilmington, NC adding the Acura brand. In Fayetteville, NC the Nissan brand became a dealership in the Flow family.
In 2019 we entered the Durham, NC market with the addition of Flow Volkswagen of Durham.
We expanded to Asheville, NC with the addition of Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen and grew our presence in Statesville, NC by adding Hyundai and Nissan. We also added Cadillac of Wilmington as our third location in Wilmington, NC. 2020 marked the arrival of new digital offerings including Flow Express, our online car buying platform, and FlowGarage, our personalized customer account on flowauto.com.
We added BMW of Charlottesville in 2021. This was Flow's second BMW store and became the fifth brand we represent in Charlottesville, VA.
We launched the FlowGarage Mobile App in 2022, which gives our customers the ability to manage their automotive needs from their mobile device anytime, anywhere.
We expanded in Charlottesville with the addition of Honda, Subaru, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in April of 2023. These new additions in Virginia, which signified Flow’s largest single acquisition to date, were followed by Kia in July of 2023 and Hyundai in November of 2023.
We expanded in Greensboro, NC with the addition of Volvo, which represents Flow’s second Volvo franchise and its eighth brand in Greensboro.
