Bowers Automotive Group

The exact ownership structure is not publicly disclosed. The company operates as a family-owned dealership aggregation, with the Langdale family — rooted in Langdale Ford’s 1963 founding in Valdosta, Georgia — appearing to anchor one ownership leg. The Bowers name fronts the Tennessee and Evans, Georgia stores, suggesting a partnership or merger of family-held dealerships into a single operating entity.

The group operates 11 franchised dealerships. Six are concentrated in the Chattanooga-Cleveland, Tennessee area, four are in Valdosta, Georgia under the Langdale brand, and one Kia store operates in Evans, Georgia near Augusta. The geographic footprint covers three states — Tennessee, Georgia, and a border-reaching presence into northwest Georgia via Dalton Kia.

The portfolio covers seven franchises: Audi, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, and Volkswagen. Kia is the highest-count brand with four rooftops (Chattanooga, Cleveland, Evans, Valdosta). Honda appears at two locations (Cleveland and Valdosta). Audi and Volkswagen are exclusive to the Chattanooga market, while Toyota and Hyundai each operate single points in Cleveland and Valdosta, respectively.

Based on the firm’s website, Bowers Automotive Group focuses solely on retail automotive dealerships — new and used vehicle sales, certified pre-owned vehicles, service and parts, and in-house financing. There is no public evidence of adjacent operating companies, real-estate ventures, or captive-finance entities outside the dealership lending arrangements.

The Langdale dealerships in Valdosta, Georgia — Langdale Ford, Langdale Honda, Langdale Hyundai, and Langdale Kia — all list the same physical addresses and phone numbers as the Bowers Automotive Group locations. The group’s website treats them as part of a unified portfolio, suggesting the Langdale family’s historical dealerships were folded into the larger Bowers entity while retaining their original local nameplates for market continuity.

The firm does not publish its executive leadership, investment committee, or board structure. As a private, family-held auto-retail platform, strategic decisions — including dealership acquisitions, divestitures, and franchise agreements — are likely made by the undisclosed principals, with day-to-day operations delegated to general managers at each store location.

There is no public record of the firm raising outside equity or participating in institutional capital markets. The dealership group appears to fund operations and acquisitions through internal cash flow and standard automotive floorplan financing arrangements with manufacturer-affiliated lenders and regional banks, consistent with the privately held auto-retail model.