Weidinger Auto:Always Moving Forward
History
Three generations and more than 85 years of selling and servicing cars in New York. Jaguar's newsroom has called the family's original store the oldest Jaguar retailer in the United States.
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1938
Hugh Weidinger opens a Jaguar dealership in Hempstead
Hugh Weidinger begins selling Jaguars in Hempstead. Jaguar's newsroom later called the family store the oldest Jaguar retailer in the United States. His son Jake went on to run the business for decades.
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1996
Jack Weidinger joins the family business
Jack joins after a finance degree from Lehigh and an MBA from Columbia. He now leads the group as President and Dealer Principal.
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2017
Jaguar Land Rover Freeport opens
Jaguar of Great Neck moves into a new Jaguar and Land Rover building on Sunrise Highway in Freeport, which opens on June 1, 2017.
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2023
Jack Weidinger chairs GNYADA
Jack becomes chairman of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association.
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2023
Jaguar Freeport becomes Jaguar CPO and Service Center
The Freeport Jaguar store becomes Jaguar CPO and Service Center, focused on servicing every Jaguar and selling genuine parts and certified pre-owned vehicles.
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May 2025
GMC Bedford Hills joins the group
Weidinger buys Vail Buick GMC in Bedford Hills, the group's first store in Westchester.
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Nov 2025
Cadillac Mount Kisco opens
A new Cadillac store opens on North Bedford Road in Mount Kisco on November 18, 2025.
Weidinger Auto
Always moving forward.
From one Jaguar showroom in Hempstead in 1938 to six stores today, including two new Westchester stores since 2025.