Jul. 24, 2008 at 10:30am

Auburn dealership changes hands

Keith Hagerty has completed the sale of his Auburn Chrysler dealership, Brewer Chrysler, to Tom Matson Sr. 

For more than a half century, Matson has been a car dealer in the Auburn market. Hagerty has a long family history in the car business in Auburn as well. Both Matson and Hagerty's fathers were car dealers and in 2006, Matson acquired the adjoining Jeep dealership from the Robert's family, another long-tenured family in the South Sound automotive market.

The dealership will be placed in Matson's new facility located on Auburn's auto row. MD Johnson Inc. represented Hagerty in the transaction.

Hagerty's family had purchased the dealership from Chris Brewer, who started the dealership in 1952. Gene Hagerty, Keith's father, worked for Chris Brewer in numerous capacities and bought Chris Brewer out in 1974. Keith Hagerty became involved in the business in 1971 and took over the business from his father.  At the time of closing, Brewer was the oldest franchised Chrysler dealer in King and Pierce counties.

Tom Matson Sr. is actually Tom Matson III and works with his son, Tom Matson IV and his grandson, Tom Matson V.

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