J.C. Lewis Ford Savannah Since 1912
The J.C. Lewis Ford story matters because it still shows up in the way customers are supported today: clear sales guidance, long-term service support, regional delivery options, specialty Ford truck inventory, and a reputation built across generations.
Since 1912
J.C. Lewis Ford began in 1912 and continues as a historic family-held Ford dealership operation today.
Sales Support
Our sales process is built around clear information, personalized guidance, remote transaction help, and home delivery options across the Southeast for eligible purchases.
Specialty Trucks
J.C. Lewis Ford is a destination for specialty custom truck inventory, including Shelby, Black Widow, Rocky Ridge, and Harley-Davidson builds when available.
Groupwide Reputation
Across the J.C. Lewis family of dealerships, the group has earned more than 13,000 five-star Google reviews.
Our Beginning
J.C. Lewis Ford began in 1912, when J.C. Lewis Sr. bought a Ford dealership. More than a century later, that beginning still shapes how we serve customers. We are not a short-term name in the market. We are a continuous family-held Ford operation with deep roots, a long record of adapting with Ford, and a practical understanding of what drivers need from their dealership.
That continuity matters because customers rarely need help only once. A shopper may start by comparing a new Ford, a used vehicle, a custom truck build, or a commercial vehicle. Later, that same customer may return for maintenance, tires, brakes, parts, accessories, trade-in planning, fleet service, upfit support, or the next vehicle.
Dealership History
The dealership’s history helps explain why long-term accountability, family ownership, and customer support remain central to the J.C. Lewis Ford experience.
J.C. Lewis Sr. buys a Ford dealership, starting a Ford story that continues more than 110 years later.
Sam Steinberg begins working with J.C. Lewis Ford as a teenager and remains with the dealership for 80 years, becoming a trusted advisor and an important part of the dealership’s success.
J.C. Lewis Jr. inherits the dealership and begins learning the business while attending school in Virginia.
J.C. Lewis Ford moves to Abercorn Street, where the dealership remains today and where the automotive corridor continues to serve local shoppers.
Walter N. Lewis begins working full-time at J.C. Lewis Ford and later helps modernize the Savannah facility.
Walter N. Lewis works alongside his father almost every day until his father’s death in 2005. As the third-generation principal of J.C. Lewis Ford, Walter continues the same virtues and beliefs that helped the dealership succeed at the beginning of the 20th century.
J.C. Lewis Ford celebrates a century of business and continues to build on a family-held Ford legacy that began in 1912.
J.C. Lewis Ford expands beyond the original store with J.C. Lewis Ford Statesboro, marking the group’s first expansion outside its longtime home market.
Walter N. Lewis is named the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association nominee for TIME Dealer of the Year, reflecting his leadership and the dealership’s long-standing role in Georgia’s automotive community.
J.C. Lewis Ford expands to an 8-acre site in Hinesville’s Downtown District with J.C. Lewis Ford Hinesville and builds the group’s first Quick Lane location there.
Walter and Julian Lewis meet with Ford CEO Jim Farley to discuss the future of Ford technology and the next steps in automotive advancement.
J.C. Lewis Ford builds its first e-elite certified dealership in Pooler, Georgia. The state-of-the-art facility is the first Ford dealership of its kind in Georgia.
Family-Held Operation
Family-held operation is most useful when customers can feel the difference in the process. At J.C. Lewis Ford, it means the dealership has stayed accountable to the same region for generations and continues to think beyond the immediate sale.
Vehicle Fit
We help customers compare vehicles by daily use, family space, towing, jobsite needs, cargo room, comfort, technology, payment range, and long-term ownership fit.
Remote Buyers
Remote transaction specialists help out-of-state shoppers stay organized through vehicle details, paperwork steps, communication, and delivery planning.
Ownership
Our service, parts, tire, fleet, and commercial resources are built to help customers return for maintenance, repairs, upfit needs, accessories, and future vehicle planning.
Sales, Service, and Regional Support
J.C. Lewis Ford supports customers before, during, and after the sale with clear shopping guidance, specialty and commercial vehicle resources, and long-term service support for Ford, Lincoln, fleet, and business owners.
Savannah-area drivers bring different ownership needs to the dealership: city commuting, coastal weather, port-area travel, family trips, towing, business routes, specialty truck shopping, and service access. Our role is to connect those needs to the right vehicle, transaction path, and long-term support plan.
A Full-Service Ford Dealership
J.C. Lewis Ford is proud to serve Savannah, Richmond Hill, Wilmington Island, Skidaway Island, Port Wentworth, Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head, and the broader Savannah-Lowcountry region. More than a century of Ford experience shapes how we help customers compare new Ford models, review used vehicles, plan financing, value a trade, schedule service, order parts, and explore accessories.
That support goes deeper for shoppers with specific needs. Eligible buyers can ask about remote purchase help and Southeast home delivery. Truck shoppers can explore specialty builds and work-ready options. Business owners can get support for fleet planning and upfit needs. Owners can return for Ford and Lincoln service expertise, dispatched maintenance tracking, heavy commercial service, and qualifying tire price-match support.
Customer Reputation
The J.C. Lewis family of dealerships has earned more than 13,000 five-star Google reviews groupwide. That number matters because reputation is built across many individual moments: the first call, the showroom visit, the test drive, the finance conversation, the service appointment, the trade-in discussion, the fleet repair, and the return visit when a customer needs help again.
We do not treat reputation as a slogan. We treat it as a responsibility to keep giving customers clear answers, useful options, and practical support through each stage of vehicle ownership.
Local Role
J.C. Lewis Ford’s community role comes from more than a long address on Abercorn Street. A dealership that has served customers since 1912 becomes part of the region’s daily transportation needs.
Our active community involvement reflects the same long-term commitment behind the dealership’s family-held operation. Local trust is earned through how we show up over time, how we treat customers when they need help, and how we continue investing in the region we serve.
DISCLAIMERS:
*Inventory, incentives, financing, trade-in values, service availability, parts availability, online tools, work truck availability, specialty custom truck availability, accessories, delivery availability, and vehicle availability may change. Verify current details with J.C. Lewis Ford before purchase, service, trade-in, delivery, or commercial vehicle decisions.
*Home delivery, remote transaction support, specialty truck availability, fleet services, upfit services, dispatched maintenance tracking, and tire price match details may be subject to eligibility, distance, documentation, inventory, scheduling, program terms, and dealership verification.
*The 13,000+ five-star Google review reference is stated as a groupwide J.C. Lewis family of dealerships reputation point and should not be interpreted as a count for one individual store unless separately verified at the store level.
*Community involvement references are based on provided dealership source information. Specific organizations, sponsorships, events, or programs should be added only when verified by current dealership-approved source material.
