Hoehn Motors
Richard Thornton is an experienced finance professional currently serving as Finance Manager at Hoehn Motors, specifically with Mercedes Benz of Carlsbad, since July 2018. Prior to this role, Richard held the Finance Manager position at Bob Baker Subaru and Volkswagen from June 2013 to July 2018. Earlier career highlights include serving as a Sales Associate at Irvine Subaru from March 2008 to June 2013, where Richard focused on customer safety and satisfaction, and acting as Production Manager and Loan Originator at Charter Funding - Aladdin Mortgage from June 2001 to July 2008, where responsibilities included managing production and training new employees.
Hoehn Motors
The Hoehn family has been in the automobile business since the 1920s. In 1938, T.W. Hoehn was awarded a Chevrolet franchise in Memphis, Tennessee. He passed that dealership to his son, T.W. Hoehn, Jr., when he retired in 1950. T.W. Hoehn, Jr., expanded their Hoehn Chevrolet footprint across the country, adding franchises in St. Louis, Kansas City and Beverly Hills. In 1970 he sold the dealerships and retired to La Jolla. In 1975, he saw an opportunity to buy Brooking Oldsmobile-Honda-Mercedes in Car Country Carlsbad, one of the first “auto-malls” in the country. His timing was serendipitous, as 1975 saw the end of a recession and the rapid economic and population growth of North County, as well as the surge in popularity of Honda and Mercedes-Benz in the U. S. marketplace. Mr. Hoehn was quickly joined by his sons, Bill and Bob, who continue to oversee the day-to-day operations of the business alongside their children – Ted, Adrienne, Jo Hannah and Susanah. Today, the Hoehn Family of Dealerships proudly represents 8 brands in Carlsbad (Acura, Audi, Honda, Jaguar, Land Rover, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Sprinter) and a second Audi dealership in Temecula.