BZ Auto Group History

In 1979, at the age of 26, Rick Zollars and his father-in-law, Bill Burnworth, acquired the Ford dealership from Wayne Reed in Kimmel, Indiana.

With the future of the community in mind, they made a plan to expand their dealership. They decided to construct a new dealership facility across their Ligonier campus. They moved into its 16,000-square-foot facility in September. The new facility was equipped with 18 service bays, a car wash, lounges, a showroom, and a sales area along with a large on-site body shop building.

A Chevy building was remodeled from a remodeled to a showroom and a body shop was built, further expanding its Ligonier campus making the new service and sales departments more than 9,000 square feet. Thus moving the Chevrolet dealership next to the Ford building. A new state-of-the-art body was also constructed on the Ligonier campus making the Ligonier campus a total of 34,000 square feet of facilities on seven acres.

BZ Automotive Group LLC changes name from Burnworth Zollars. Although the business is under a new name, the tradition of exceptional customer service and community involvement continues to persevere.