Tom Wood Auto Group

Mr. Wood's background in the automotive industry started while he was attending Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. He was a new car salesperson for a Mercury-Edsel dealer. After college he continued to sell full time until he had the opportunity to buy a small Hillman Sunbeam dealership in Kalamazoo. Within two years the manufacturer went out of business and Mr. Wood was forced to change his operation into a wholesale-retail used car lot with a complete body shop making up the major part of the total volume. He continued that operation until moving to Indianapolis in 1967 and purchasing Hedges Pontiac, which was located at 3125 E. Washington Street.

Since that initial franchise acquisition, Tom Wood, Inc. has grown to seventeen franchises and a full scale leasing operation, out of several roof-top locations in four cities - Indianapolis and Anderson in Indiana, Lexington, Kentucky
and Richfield, Minnesota.

The current franchises include: Toyota/Scion, Nissan, Volkswagen, Subaru, Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover, Porsche, Audi, Ford, Lexus and Honda. In addition to these franchises, there is a Quality Leasing, and Premier Acceptance.

Although Mr. Wood lost a long, hard fought battle with cancer in February of 2010, his inspiring legacy in the Indianapolis community will long be remembered. Mr. Wood's philosophy is "Success is not measured by the number of franchises or locations an organization has; it is measured by the people associated with it." All of the employees of Tom Wood Automotive strive every day to live up to Mr. Wood's philosophy by making every customer a loyal and satisfied customer for life.

Hear What Our Customers Have to Say

"I am so glad we FINALLY found a place we can bring our cars to be fixed that we can know they are in good hands!"

"I was overwhelmingly impressed with everything from the courteousness of all of the employees, to the treatment I received while waiting, the time it took, and everything just was amazing! I am so glad we FINALLY found a place we can bring our cars to be fixed that we can know they are in good hands! Thank you SO much!"

Bethany B., Fishers,Tom Wood Volkswagen Service Department

"I like to have a sales person with a personality. I got that with Immanuel!"

"I like to have fun, laugh, joke AND get the job done. That is exactly what happened!! I have a personality - and - I like to have a sales person with a personality. I got that with Immanuel! I could have arrived at the dealership earlier - and not been so late getting the transaction done. That is not their fault... they were ready for me... and since I was coming from Lafayette - I was later than they (and I) expected. I realized I was probably after closing time when we got ready to leave and we were just about the only people left in the building!!! Lateness didn't matter!!!"

Christina R., Lafayette,Tom Wood Toyota Sales Department

"The customer service experience was second to none for me."

"I am an extremely proud owner of a 2010 Volkswagen CC and spend considerable time to keep it looking new. I had an issue with my vehicle shortly after picking it up from the service department. I noticed damage on the rear bumper around the license plate. Since I had made one stop after the service and before I noticed, I was not certain if the damage was done during maintenance or in the parking lot of the store where I stopped. I called Jim Worden the Monday after maintenance to see if he was aware or had been advised of any damage to my vehicle. He was not aware of any but asked me to bring it in. He took one look at it and said he would run it up to the body shop to have it buffed out. In less than 20 minutes he was back and the bumper looked as good as new. In spite of the fact that it was impossible to say that the damage occurred at the dealership, Jim didn't hesitate to make it right. The customer service experience was second to none for me. I greatly appreciated the time and effort Jim spent to remove the blemish and make my CC shine."

John K., Indianapolis,Tom Wood Volkswagen Service Department

"He found the car we wanted, got us a very fair price and away we go!"

"We just bought our A4 from Josh Sides. He was a real pleasure to work with. He found the car we wanted, got us a very fair price and away we go! He knows the brand very well. My wife and I are very pleased with the car and were very pleased as well with the level of attention and service we got from Josh Sides. From making sure the car was perfect at delivery to extras like syncing phones, etc. he showed up big. Thanks Josh and Tom Wood!"

Jim W., Carmel,Tom Wood Porsche Audi Sales Department

"Mike was an awesome salesman who went to work for me the day I found the truck on the internet."

"A week ago I bought my 2005 F250 pickup. The truck was a great buy. Mike was an awesome salesman who went to work for me the day I found the truck on the internet."

Matt C., Indianapolis,Tom Wood Ford Sales Department

"Easy communication and negotiation, along with a very knowledgeable staff."

"Easy communication and negotiation, along with a very knowledgeable staff. These guys are great, I will return every time I purchase a Toyota Tundra."

Jarin K., Lafayette,Tom Wood Toyota Sales Department

"This was my first service at Tom Wood and this was indeed the best I have had with any car at any dealer."

"I called my Service adviser at 7:00 when the recall problem of immovable transmission occurred. He had a tow to my house in 20min. When I arrived a loaner was awaiting. My now ex-wife had cats that would crawl-all all over the car and scratches were all over the car. I asked if they could do something about them for less than a million. I returned the next day I was delighted to find my car fixed and he had the scratches all buffed out. When I first saw the car I didn't know it was mine. From when we first talked he understood my problems both with the car and personally. This was my first service at Tom Wood and this was indeed the best I have had with any car at any dealer ...this includes Benz. I love the car 09 XF and plan to buy XK. In sum, Travis Wiggins was the best experience I have ever had at a dealership."

Raymond D., Muncie,Tom Wood Jaguar Service Department

"I will buy my next car from Tom Wood."

"It's been about a month since I purchased a 2007 CTS with low miles from Tom Wood Nissan. I found it online at Tom Wood's website. The car ended up having a couple of mechanical problems within the first 3 weeks of me having the car. It's been a long month but thanks to the help of Dennis Pennington and the team at Tom Wood for standing behind their cars and keeping their word which to me meant everything when spending that much money...Mike Hopper my salesman was very nice and helpful and would recommend you look him up if you need a new or used car. I will buy my next car from Tom Wood."

James M., Indianapolis,Tom Wood Nissan Service Department

About Tom Wood Automotive

Hear What Our Customers Have to Say

"I am so glad we FINALLY found a place we can bring our cars to be fixed that we can know they are in good hands!"

"I like to have a sales person with a personality. I got that with Immanuel!"

"The customer service experience was second to none for me."

"He found the car we wanted, got us a very fair price and away we go!"

"Mike was an awesome salesman who went to work for me the day I found the truck on the internet."

"Easy communication and negotiation, along with a very knowledgeable staff."

"This was my first service at Tom Wood and this was indeed the best I have had with any car at any dealer."

"I will buy my next car from Tom Wood."