Byers Automotive

byers auto group is family owned and operated and has been serving central ohio in the transportation industry since 1897. george w. byers, founded blue ribbon stables in 1897. he was a horse trader and he built buggies for chillicothe and columbus. he was a renowned showman who once staged the largest horse sale in central ohio. he rented the entire ohio state fair grounds and he installed electric lights, at his own cost, back in 1899. in 1929, the company founded by george w. changed its name to george byers & sons, and the two brothers, frank byers, sr. and george byers, sr., like their dad, were also forward-thinking and aggressive. they knew that the automobile was here to stay and they began buying and selling cars. the first models of cars that were sold were hudson, desoto, essex, and plymouth. in 1934, byers added a truck department and started their relationship with gmc. in 1954, hertz car and truck rental franchises were added. 1957 was when byers started their import d