Sonic Automotive Inc., a Fortune 500 Company and one of the nation’s largest automotive retailers, today announced the opening of its new EchoPark delivery center in Chattanooga, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the state of Tennessee.
Located near the Georgia border, the Chattanooga Delivery Center is EchoPark’s third location in Tennessee, following the opening of the Knoxville delivery center and Nashville retail sales center in 2020. The new Chattanooga delivery center is also EchoPark’s 35th location to date, continuing the brand’s expansion toward a nationwide distribution network that is expected to reach 90 percent of the U.S.
population and generate $14 billion in revenues by 2025.
“Our new delivery center in Chattanooga is an important part of EchoPark’s ongoing growth strategy, and further enhances our expanding regional and national footprint,” said David Smith, CEO of Sonic Automotive and EchoPark Automotive. “With three strategic locations in Tennessee, guests have multiple options to experience the EchoPark difference no matter where they live in the region.”
Guests are able to take delivery in person at the Chattanooga location after shopping online at EchoPark.com and choosing from over 10,000 "high quality, one- to four-year-old pre-owned vehicles" priced up to $3,000 below market, with clean CarFax reports, most of which are still under original factory warranty. Upon arrival, guests work with an EchoPark experience guide, who will help answer any questions and finalize all vehicle purchase details before quickly getting them on their way home with their new purchase.
"Following its 2014 launch, EchoPark Automotive has rapidly become one of the pre-owned automotive retail industry’s most prominent success stories. The Company continues to expand its EchoPark footprint into new markets and anticipates 90 percent population coverage by 2025, enabling its interim goal of retailing 575,000 vehicles and generating $14 billion in annual EchoPark revenues by 2025, while driving toward a two million vehicle annual sales opportunity at maturity," officials said.