Business View Magazine | September 2022

195 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 9 Keating Auto Group W hen Ben Keating decided to purchase his own auto dealership 20 years ago, he never could have imagined where it would lead. Today, Keating Auto Group includes 28 dealerships with 19 different OEM brands that are run autonomously, as separate but related businesses. Headquartered in Victoria, Texas and with dealerships located in Dallas/Ft. Worth, College Station, Houston, and other cities across the State, Keating oversees an organization that has grown exponentially not just over his two decades of ownership but also in the two and a half years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further proof of Keating Auto Group’s stability and reputation is the fact it was ranked 28th dealership group in Automotive News’ top 150 list, released in April 2022. “One of the things that appeals to me is how competitive this industry is,” Ben says. “I got into this business because I thought we could do a better job than other dealers and I think we have proven that over the years. When you are competitive, you do everything you can in order to make your customers happy.” Success despite a pandemic One of the first things that stands out about Keating Auto Group is that there were no layoffs