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2018 Art DeCook Memorial Award Recipient

2018-06-20T14:53:00.000-04:00

We would like to congratulate Kayla Wilkie for being nominated as the recipient of the Art DeCook Memorial Award. The recipient is nominated yearly by fellow Roy O'Brien employees for not only making healthy changes in their own lives, but motivating and inspiring others to live a healthy, active lifestyle as well.

Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!

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2017 Art DeCook Memorial Award Recipient

2017-07-18T11:34:00.000-04:00

We would like to congratulate Tess Guyette for being nominated as the recipient of the Art DeCook Memorial Award. The recipient is nominated yearly by fellow Roy O'Brien employees for not only making healthy changes in their own lives, but motivating and inspiring others to live a healthy, active lifestyle as well. Congratulations Tess, it is well deserved!

Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!

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Welcome To Our New Service Department

2017-02-08T12:45:00.001-05:00

After months of renovations, our Service Department is back open, and is better than ever! We have a new updated Customer Lounge, 5 new Oil Change Bays to improve service times, twice as many Service Advisers to accommodate customers quicker, and we’ve added an extra Service Isle. Thank you for your patience during our renovations and please feel free to stop in and see our improvements!

Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack! Visit our website: http://www.royobrien.com

Congratulations To Our New Senior Master Technician

2017-01-18T11:51:00.000-05:00

Scott Dietz has been an employee at Roy O'Brien Ford for 23 years. He started apprenticing with us in 1994, and worked his way up to a Technician. Today, we are proud to see Scott presented with the status of a Senior Master Technician. This is the highest achievement that can be earned for Technicians through Ford Motor Company.

In order to receive this status, Scott has invested over 550 hours of his personal time to do training. He now belongs to an elite group of 309 Senior Master Technicians in the Metro Detroit region.

The next time that you come into our Service Department, you can feel confident in having your vehicle repaired by Scott Dietz. He has the knowledge and ability to provide you with excellent service. Congratulations on all of your hard work, Scott!

(Scott Dietz, Pictured in Middle)

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Monte Carlo Night at the Detroit Boat Club

2017-01-09T15:33:00.003-05:00

Prepare to experience history with food, fun, and friends at the Detroit Boat Club on March 11! This historic venue will come alive with gaming, entertainment, strolling culinary stations, and more. Do not miss this opportunity to support a wonderful cause while having a grand experience.

Purchase tickets via Monte Carlo Night or www.detroitboatclubcrew.com

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Roy O'Brien Ford welcomes their Newest Employee

2016-10-18T12:03:00.000-04:00

We are very excited to introduce you to the newest member of the Roy O'Brien Ford family, Loice "LD" DeBerry.

LD comes to us with a ton of experience and has been in sales for over 30 years. He is a family man and loves spending time with his wife, 4 kids and 2 grandsons. He also has plenty of experience being involved with sports. LD, also known as Coach DeBerry, coached football, basketball and baseball for a combination of over 30 years. Although he hung up his coaching hat, you can still find him cheering on his kids at their sporting events.

When he's not spending time with family, LD is also a Board Member of NAACP in Grosse Pointe, which is the 1st chapter.

Please help us give Loice "LD" DeBerry a warm welcome, and stop by to pay him a visit. You can email him at ldeberry@royobrien.com or call him at (586) 776-7600 ext. 211.

Royal Oak Ford, Village Ford and Stu Evans Lincoln are all places where LD gained his experience in car sales, but we are happy that is will be joining the Roy O'Brien Ford team.

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Roy O'Brien Ford Hosts Beer & Music Festival to Benefit Kids Without Cancer

2016-08-02T12:33:00.000-04:00

Rockin’ the Shores Beer & Music Festival

Detroit, Michigan – (July 29, 2016) –Rockin' the Shores Beer & Music Festival presented by Roy O'Brien Ford, Inc. will be taking place at 9 Mile Road & Mack Avenue in beautiful downtown St. Clair Shores on Saturday, Sept 17, 2016.

Hundreds of bicyclists are expected to kick off the event with a 7-8 mile bicycle ride to benefit Kids Without Cancer. The Nautical Ride to Rockin’ the Shores will start at 11:00 a.m. Participants who pre-register will receive a ticket to the festival, a limited edition t-shirt, and 15 beer sampling tickets. Tickets are available at Roy O’Brien Ford located at 22201 Nine Mile Road, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080.

Starting at 1:00 p.m. Atwater Brewery will host a celebratory Oktoberfest style tapping of the keg. There will be a variety of craft beer, including specialty brews just for the event, from Atwater Brewery and St. Clair Shores local favorite Baffin Brewing Company. The event will feature some of Michigan’s finest bands. Kicking off music on the main stage at 3:30pm is the incredible Stone Clover, a Detroit favorite Irish Rock n' Roll band, The Muggs, an internationally renowned American blues rock band from Detroit, singer/songwriter Brian Vander Ark from THE VERVE PIPE best known for his hits, “The Freshman” and “Photograph” and Detroit’s legendary home brewed rockers, SPONGE, known for their top 10 hits “Plowed”, “Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)” and “Have you Seen Mary?” will headline the event.

SPONGE featuring proud St. Clair Shores resident Vinnie Dombroski (vocals), Billy Adams (drums), Tim Patalan (bass), Kyle Neely and Andy Patalan (guitar). The band recently released the band’s eighth studio record “The Beer Sessions”. The first 300 people to buy tickets to the event will receive a FREE Beer Sessions CD. The night of the festival, the band will be recording a brand new live cd to be named “Rockin’ the Shores LIVE”.

In addition to great music and beer, there will be a variety of food from local business and MotorCity Casino Hotel's High Octane Food Truck. Guests will also get to participating in games and shop in the beer vender village. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit Kids Without Cancer.

Rockin’ the Shores is located at 22201 Nine Mile Road, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080

Advanced discount tickets are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2550032

Vinnie Dombroski and Brian Vander Ark are available for interviews. For all press inquiries contact Julie Law @ jlaw@360EventProductions.com

ABOUT KIDS WITHOUT CANCER:

Founded as Leukemia, Research, Life (LRL) in 1981 and renamed Kids Without Cancer in 2011, this remarkable organization has, for thirty years, been raising money to fund the pediatric cancer research being done at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and its affiliates Wayne State University and the Karmanos Cancer Institute. In fact, this organization is proud to be the largest contributor of funds to pediatric cancer research at Children’s Hospital of all charities solely dedicated to funding cancer research.

Rockin’ the Shores couldn’t be possible without support from Roy O’Brien Ford, the 9 and Mack Business Association, Elite Ink Tattoos, Wayne County Community College and Motor City Casino Hotel’s High Octane Food Truck.Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!

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Our New Commercial Featuring the Nautical Ride

2016-06-16T09:35:00.000-04:00

Check out our newest commercial!

Save more on the vehicle you're looking for. Also, please join us every other Wednesday for our Nautical Ride through St. Clair Shores!

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June Fest 2016

2016-05-16T15:01:00.001-04:00

9 Mile and Mack's Annual June Fest is just a few weeks away!

There will be tons of attractions, and something for everyone. Clowns, a Made in Michigan Food Court, train rides, dance performances, a petting zoo and much more.

Help us welcome in June on Saturday, June 4th from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m, rain or shine. Detroit's premier blues party band, The Alligators, will be performing from noon - 4p.m. See you there!

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Meet Our Newest Employee

2016-05-05T12:53:00.000-04:00

Roy O'Brien Ford would like to welcome Chelsey Jeruzal to our team.

Chelsey is originally from Canada, but she and her husband recently became residents of St. Clair Shores. Chelsey stays busy with her three sons and their rescued chocolate lab, Hershel. Chelsey will be the friendly face greeting you in our New Car Showroom, and we look forward to having her as our new Front Desk Operator. Welcome aboard, Chelsey!

Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!

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Welcome Sean O'Brien

2016-04-29T15:20:00.000-04:00

Roy O'Brien Ford is excited to introduce our newest employee, Sean O'Brien.

Sean was born and raised in Grosse Pointe, where his passion for playing hockey, (and being a huge Red Wings fan) began. He grew up around the dealership, and has worked in several different departments.

Before coming back to Roy O'Brien Ford, Sean worked in bike shops both in high school and while he was attending Michigan State University. After graduating with his Bachelor's from MSU, he pursued his Juris Doctor (J.D.) on a full-ride scholarship from Wayne State University. Sean practiced law both in Detroit and Birmingham, and brings a wealth of knowledge to Roy O'Brien Ford as our Client Relations Manager. He looks forward to helping continue the legacy that his family has built over the past 70 years.

Outside of work, you can catch Sean playing hockey, helping out as a CREW member of the Nautical Ride, or hanging out with his 9 year old Akita, Koty. Please help us give a warm welcome to Sean!

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Celebrating 70 Years

2016-01-26T11:33:00.000-05:00

OUR HISTORY

History of Roy O'Brien Ford in St. Clair Shores, MI

Roy O'Brien Ford in 1946

A Message from Our Chairman Mark O'Brien:

"Our founder, Roy Edwin O'Brien Sr., opened our Ford dealership on March 14, 1946, with a $50,000 investment, ten employees, and NO NEW CARS FOR SALE! (World War II was ending and all automotive production was shifted to war munitions and equipment).

Today, our 110 employees are engaged in bringing our customers the finest in automotive sales and services and our average monthly payroll exceeds $600,000! Grandpa O'Brien would be very surprised to see how much we've grown!

His son, our past chairman, Roy E. O'Brien, Jr., ushered in an era of mass communication, increased customer satisfaction, and sales levels to place Roy O'Brien Ford in the Top One Hundred Ford retailers in the entire country!

As we look towards our future, our president and general manager, Roy Patrick O'Brien, envisions the new, state-of-the-art dealership that you see depicted by the artist's rendition below. With a keen eye towards detail and our mission of "treating customers BETTER than they expect to be treated", Roy continues the legacy that our grandfather and father created at the now famous corner of "Nine Mile & Mack!"

The Future Roy O'Brien Ford

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Ford F-150 might have a Land Rover Turbodiesel V6

2015-12-18T10:39:00.001-05:00

This Ford F-150 might be packing a lot of power. According to AutoBlog, "The engine produces a respectable 254 horsepower and a healthy 443 pound-feet of torque". Their spy photographers caught this Ford F-150 driving around Dearborn, wearing camouflage around the bed – not so unusual near Ford's headquarters. "What's interesting with this particular mule is that it might be packing a Jaguar-Land Rover turbodiesel V6".

Read the full article at: http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/17/ford-f150-jaguar-land-rover-diesel-spy-shots/#slide-endcap

Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!

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Welcome Our Newest Employee

2015-11-18T10:30:00.000-05:00

We are very pleased to welcome the newest member of our Roy O'Brien Ford family: Amanda Smolinski.

Amanda is a Chesterfield resident who is very excited to be one of our Service Advisors. One main thing that Amanda likes to do outside of work is to mentor youth, teens and college students both within her church's youth group that she volunteers for, as well as on her own.

We are so happy to have Amanda join our team. Please help us give her a warm welcome!

Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!

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Our Newest Employee

2015-10-14T11:11:00.001-04:00

We are very excited to introduce you to the newest member of the Roy O'Brien Ford family, Jim Barker.

Jim is a St. Clair Shores native and Lakeview High School graduate, and is excited for his easy commute to work that he now has.

Jim comes to Roy O'Brien Ford with years of dealership experience. Starting in high school, he had worked as a porter, prep manager, and for the past 8 years has been in sales.

Please help us give Jim a warm welcome, and stop by to pay him a visit. You can email him at jbarker@royobrien.com or call him at (586) 776-7600 ext. 221.

Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!

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Welcome Nicole Ekmeian

2015-10-01T10:36:00.000-04:00

We would like to give a warm welcome to the newest addition of the Roy O'Brien Ford Sales Department family, Nicole Ekmeian.

You might recognize Nicole from being the friendly face as the Cashier in the Service Department. She has now joined us as a Sales Associate in the New Car Showroom, and we think that she will be a fantastic addition.

Welcome, Nicole!

Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!

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The New Ford Shelby® GT350R Mustang Is Here

2015-08-27T15:28:00.001-04:00

"All-new Ford Shelby® GT350R Mustang Roars Off the Line at Flat Rock Assembly Plant"

For more information about the Shelby Mustang, read Ford's article.

Family owned and operated since 1946, Roy O'Brien Ford is located at 22201 E. 9 Mile Rd. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 for all your Metro Detroit Ford Vehicle needs. Stay on the right track to Nine Mile and Mack!

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2015 Sales Contest Winners

2015-08-03T13:40:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to the winners of this years Sales Contest. Our employees enjoyed a 3-night stay at the beautiful Homestead Resort and an incredible dinner at Blu Restaurant.

Winners not pictured: Rich Christina and Loren Holmes.
Thanks to everyone for all their hard work!

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Ford Creates ebikes

2015-06-30T15:52:00.002-04:00

Ford is reaching new levels of innovation by researching alternatives to driving cars, such as bikes, public transportation, and apps.

"It can make a material difference in people's lives by offering more choices and affordable and accessible mobility even if it is not a car." Developing electric-assist bikes is one way to achieve that.

"The motorized bikes fold and fit into Ford vehicles. The electric assist ensures you don't get too sweaty on the trip, can handle hills and safety cross busy intersections or roundabouts."

To read the rest of the article from the Detroit Free Press, please follow this link.

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Extended Sales Hours

2015-06-26T09:31:00.000-04:00

Take advantage of our Extended Sales Hours today through Tuesday!

Rebecca's Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

2015-05-29T08:52:00.000-04:00

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

Ingredients:

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and cored
3 graham crackers, crushed, or as needed

Directions:

Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth; spoon into a piping bag or a resealabe bag with a corner snipped.
Fill cavities of cored strawberries with the cream cheese mixture. Dip filled side of strawberries in the crushed graham crackers to coat.
Enjoy!

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Student & College Grad Savings at Roy O'Brien Ford

2015-05-20T15:03:00.000-04:00

Please join us for our Student and College Graduate Savings Event from now until June 29th. Not only do we have Great Deals, but we also offer 0% Financing, Special Savings, Free Service Loaner, Free First Tank of Gas and a Free First Oil Change!

Roy O'Brien Ford is happy to bring "Rudy" to St. Clair Shores!

2015-05-20T09:32:00.000-04:00

COME MEET DANIEL "RUDY" RUETTIGER

Come meet "Rudy" Ruettiger on Saturday May 23, 2015 at Fishbones Restaurant on 23722 Jefferson (Corner of Nine Mile) from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Mr. Ruettiger's perseverance with the Notre Dame football team became the inspiration for the 1993 movie entitled Rudy. Stop in for what promises to be an interesting evening.

Mr. Ruettiger is a sports figure and motivational speaker who will also be our Special Guest in the 2015 Memorial Day Parade on Sunday May 24, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. We will be leading the St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade in our black, Ford Mustang with our Guest of Honor. Please join us for this special event and welcoming Rudy to St. Clair Shores.

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Great Deals For Everyone

2015-05-19T15:04:00.000-04:00

At Roy O'Brien Ford you don't need to be related to someone or shop at a warehouse club to get a great price on a new vehicle, we offer great deals to everyone!

Keep an eye out for this commercial on t.v.!

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2015 Richard Petty Ford Mustang

2015-05-07T14:50:00.000-04:00

Roy O'Brien Ford is proud to announce that we will be selling ONE of the FORTY-THREE 2015 Richard Petty Ford Mustangs made. How does a Ford Racing/Roush 627HP TVS 2300 Blower sound?

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