2012
Continental Motors celebrating 50 years of business.

2011
Continental AutoSports renovated their building expanding the Ferrari and Maserati showrooms.

2011
Continental Audi renovates building expanding the showroom, service and parking lot.
Also adding a new detail center and car wash.

2010
Continental Motors obtains Mitsubishi franchise and opens at 5800 S. LaGrange Road in Countryside, Illinois.

2009
Continental Toyota Scion moved to its new 103,000 sq. ft. facility at 6701 S. LaGrange Road in Hodgkins, Illinois.

2009
Continental Chrylser Jeep gives up its franchise and reopens as Continental Auto Center.

2009
Continental Motors obtains Mazda franchise and facility at 2363 Aurora Avenue in Naperville, Illinois.

2004
Continental Acura moved to its new facility at 2275 Aurora Avenue in Naperville, Illinois.

2003
Continental purchases the assets of Currie Motors and moves the Chrysler franchise into the Jeep facility.

2001
Continental Jeep moves into its new building.

2000
Continental Audi moved into its new facility at 1527 Aurora Avenue in Naperville, Illinois.

1999
Continental Chevrolet was sold to General Motors.

1998
Continental added Audi in a temporary facility at 2500 N. Farnsworth Avenue in Aurora, Illinois.

1995
Continental Chevrolet opened a new facility at 9510 Joliet Road in Hodgkins, Illinois.

1994
Continental Motors purchased the assets of Jim Link Chevrolet in LaGrange, Illinois.

1987
Continental added Acura and opened new facility at 2110 Ogden Avenue in Lisle, Illinois.

1982
Continental Motors moved Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ferrari and Maserati to a new facility at 420 E. Ogden Avenue in Hinsdale, Illinois
and added Lotus to the franchise list. In 1995 the store was renamed Continental AutoSports.

1981
Continental Motors was converted into a Nissan dealership by purchasing the assets of Mannheim Datsun at the
5750 S. LaGrange Road location. Fiat, Lancia, MG, Austin Healy, Triumph ceased doing business in the United States.

1980
Continental Toyota moves into new facility at 9960 Joliet Road in Countryside, Illinois 1980 in Countryside, Illinois. Continental Toyota dropped Peugeot and moved to a new facility at 9960 Joliet Road in Countryside, Illinois. The original location
(5800 S. LaGrange Road) became an exclusive Honda dealership.

1979
Continental Motors added Rolls Royce.

1975
Continental Motors added Ferrari.

1974
Continental Motors added Lancia & Fiat.

1971
Continental Toyota added Honda, Bricklin and Peugeot.

1970
Continental Motors expanded into two facilities. 5750 S. LaGrange Road in Countryside, Illinois became the new home for British Leyland cars. The original location continued as an exclusive Toyota dealership.

1969
Continental Motors added DeTamaso dropping Porsche.
(Pictured: George Garbutt, President of Jensen Motors, Joan & John Weinberger at the Chicago Auto Show)

1968
Continental Motors Group purchased adjacent residential properties for future expansion on LaGrange Road.

1966
Continental Motors added the Toyota franchise. The second factory authorized dealer in Chicago.

1963
Continental Motors moved to Brookfield, Illinois and added Jaguar and MG to its new car line.

1962
Continental Motors founded in Lyons, Illinois by John and Herman Weinberger and held a Triumph franchise with one employee.