Business View Magazine l October 2022

175 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 10 NEESSEN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP All in the Family P hillip E. Neessen, President of Neessen Automotive Group, is a proud second generation Chevy dealer. “My dad became a Chevrolet dealer in El Paso, Texas in 1960,” Neessen recounts. “In 1979, I was awarded the new Chevrolet point in Corpus Christi.” Eleven years later, Neessen bought the Kingsville operation and sold the Corpus Christi store. He explains, “We’ve been in Kingsville now for 32 years, but I’ve been in the Corpus Christi area for 42 years.” Neessen Automotive has found great success through the consistent culture they have established over the past four decades. The family has also grown over time as the third generation is now serving alongside Phillip Neessen. His son Payne Neessen is a partner and his daughter Porter Neessen Devries is the Director of Marketing & Administrative Activities. It has always been a family business for them. But being a member of the Neessen family is not determined solely by blood relation. Phillip, Payne, and Porter are quick to highlight the importance of their employees and customers – especially in an ever changing business climate. The Neessen Automotive Group owns three dealerships in the Kingsville area. Their flagship dealership carries Chevy, Buick, and GMC. They also offer Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram at another dealership, and they launched a Polaris franchise two years ago that has been well received in the community. There is only one other dealership in town, so unless you’re driving a new vehicle that starts with an F and We love posting “happy customer” pictures on the daily, here is one example of those photos -  sales consultant Abi Lopez with customers Mr. and Mrs. Elizondo.