{"id":22125,"date":"2016-03-11T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=22125"},"modified":"2016-03-11T03:33:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T09:33:26","slug":"jenkins-wynne-dealership-goes-bold-at-new-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/03\/11\/jenkins-wynne-dealership-goes-bold-at-new-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenkins & Wynne Dealership Goes Bold at New Location"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi-Tech, Soft Touch, Artistic Flair and More<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"JenkinsClarksville, TN<\/strong> – In the early days of the auto, showrooms like those on Seattle\u2019s Auto Row were replete with bells and whistles. Chandeliers lit up the floors, highlighting each vehicle\u2019s chrome trim.<\/p>\n

By 1954, Frank Lloyd Wright had designed a New York City auto showroom that included a spiral ramp and a turntable interior \u2013 it was a glistening museum for the Age of the Automobile.<\/p>\n

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At the new facilities at 2655 Trenton Road, there is on-site parking for a whopping 1,150 vehicles.<\/p><\/div>\n

Now one of Clarksville\u2019s long-standing automotive pioneers, Jenkins & Wynne, is unveiling a new era of innovation within its state-of-the-art Ford-Lincoln and Honda dealerships and service facilities at 2655 Trenton Road.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s age of the Apple store, adding a profusion of speedy, high-tech details to a dealership can enhance every shopper\u2019s experience, according to experts. Jenkins & Wynne has embraced that belief.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur vision is to escape the idea of a typical dealership,\u201d says Casey Jenkins, the dealership\u2019s Internet manager and third-generation auto dealer. \u201cWe want to create a welcoming, modern space in which customers can expect a superior experience. At Jenkins & Wynne, customers can examine an abundance of cars due to our massive lots. Their children can have a blast on the playground. Customers can sit and relax in the Internet Bar and Refreshment Area \u2013 and perhaps chat privately with a spouse about their next car purchase. And they can learn some Ford history by visiting our monthly rotating exhibit of vintage Fords.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There is 65,000 square feet square of combined space in the Ford-Lincoln showroom.<\/p><\/div>\n

Casey\u2019s father, Don Jenkins, is the son of the late Vernon Jenkins, who founded the Jenkins & Wynne Lincoln Mercury dealership here in 1953.<\/p>\n

He explains, \u201cThis new dealership borrows from Apple stores in that it\u2019s more experiential than the average car dealership. It isn\u2019t just cars parked in a big room with white walls and windows. We are using each showroom\u2019s look and design to celebrate the history of automobiles, as well as Jenkins & Wynne\u2019s unique position in Clarksville\u2019s history. Plus, customers will enjoy browsing in a comfortable, stylish setting.\u201d<\/p>\n

[320left]For decades, the Jenkins & Wynne dealership occupied a cozy corner of downtown Clarksville near Austin Peay State University. While it was a convenient location, it lacked cohesiveness of design, as its buildings were separated by two roads. Beyond that, it had become technologically dated.<\/p>\n

So in February, Jenkins & Wynne opened the doors to its 41-acre campus that is home to state-of-the art facilities that get down to brass tacks: they are the newest, the biggest, the most sophisticated and illustrate the latest trends in architectural design. In other words, they\u2019re the best.<\/p>\n

The three brands \u2013 Ford, Lincoln and Honda \u2013 are represented through two separate showrooms. There is 65,000 square feet square of combined showroom space for Ford and Lincoln and 44,000 square feet for Honda. Then there is on-site parking for a whopping 1,150 vehicles.<\/p>\n

The cutting-edge mix includes a playground, a \u201cpocket museum\u201d that opens in May and will exhibit vintage Ford vehicles for a year, a coffee bar with free Wi-Fi and device-charging stations, free charging stations for electric vehicles and the largest capacity service centers in the area for Ford, Lincoln and Honda vehicles.<\/p>\n

\"Oversize<\/a>

Oversize color panels and murals in the Ford-Lincoln showroom celebrate historic autos, as well as Jenkins & Wynne\u2019s history through the decades.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThey have a real campus, finally,\u201d says Brad Martin, president of Lyle-Cook-Martin Architects, who was the principal architect on the project and worked with colleague Marshall Duncan, the project architect. \u201cThe service center is nicer than anything in town. And I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve ever seen a playground at a car dealership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps because she is of the Millennial Generation and is a mom, Casey Jenkins brings a touch of comfort and creativity to the business of car sales.<\/p>\n

For customers with children, the dealership includes a soundproofed Kids Zone in each showroom where they can view their youngsters from a glassed-in office while working out details of a purchase or service. The Honda Kids Zone includes two Xbox 360s and the Ford-Lincoln Kids Zone includes a stadium theater and two Xbox 360s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile parents are browsing the vehicles, they can take a break and watch their children enjoy the playground, which is equipped with slides, monkey bars, ladders and swings,\u201d says Casey. \u201cOr they can watch them hang out in the Kids Zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Honda showroom celebrates the automaker\u2019s early days of racing.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Collision Repair Center offers high-tech repairs conducted in a massive space that includes environmentally friendly features. There are also two massive service departments, one for Honda and one for Ford-Lincoln.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had these new facilities built with green in mind,\u201d Casey says. \u201cWe will reuse the waste oil to heat our service departments, as well as use multiple Kelly fans with 8-foot blades to cool the service areas for our technicians, whose comfort is important to us. We are also committed to delivering efficient and fast service. For example, we have service lifts that will raise and lower a car in 20 seconds each way, when normally that takes a couple of minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

[320right]Casey says that the Express Service in Honda and Quick Lane Service in Ford-Lincoln are the best values in town for customers seeking routine maintenance.
\nShe explains, \u201cThese are the only places you can go that will check your front-end alignment and perform a multi-point inspection on your vehicle, then have the results back to you within 10 minutes \u2013 and give you a complimentary car wash.\u201d<\/p>\n

During inclement weather, customers will never have to be in the elements to get service completed. They will simply drive in through automatically raised and lowered doors. The customer can get out while indoors and walk into any of the waiting areas.<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t look for straight-from-the-catalog pennants and ads hanging on the walls.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to create the feel of a gallery,\u201d says Frank Lott, partner and creative director of BLF Marketing, who designed the interior visuals. \u201cThere are oversize color panels and murals that celebrate the artistic beauty in the details of automotive design through the decades. Automotive design has often set the style trends in many aspects of our culture. We thought it would be fun for customers to enjoy this timeless art.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Casey says, \u201cTo both longtime fans and newcomers, we are introducing our brand both deliberately and subconsciously through visuals in the showrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Honda showroom, as well as the Ford-Lincoln showroom, includes various customer amenities such as an Internet Bar, Refreshment Area and Kids Zone. There will also be an opportunity to learn some Ford history through an exhibit of vintage Fords.<\/p><\/div>\n

Casey and her father also chose to update the logo, which had been unchanged since the early 1970s. Working with BLF Marketing, she and Don helped drive the logo to its final destination: a heart linked to the words \u201cJenkins & Wynne\u201d and the tagline of \u201cLove Where You\u2019re Going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those key pieces bring the package together, Casey explains.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing to Jenkins & Wynne is more than a destination,\u201d she says. \u201cIt is an experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Formal ribbon cuttings are scheduled on April 21st for Honda and April 22nd for Ford and Lincoln. A Grand Opening Weekend Celebration for customers will take place May 12th, 13th and 14th.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the new improvements at Jenkins & Wynne, please visit www.jenkinsandwynne.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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