Hansel Auto Group

Hansel Auto Group is an auto dealer in Petaluma, CA. It carries a full line of new and pre-owned vehicles and offers service scheduling, with new and used vehicle search tools for shoppers. The group operates nine locations across Sonoma and Napa counties, representing BMW, Mazda, Volkswagen, Subaru, Lincoln, Honda, Toyota, and Ford, alongside an inventory of hundreds of pre-owned vehicles from several brands. Its staff numbers over 500. It holds a rating of 4.10 from customer reviews.

The Hansel family's involvement in the California transportation industry dates to 1851, when Joseph Hansel sold horse-drawn carriages. Joseph's son opened California's first Cadillac dealership in 1901, and Walter Hansel opened the first Hansel Auto Group dealership in Sonoma Valley in 1961. Walter Hansel and other local business leaders founded what became the local chapter of the United Way, and the company remains involved in its local community. Hansel Auto Group is still under the leadership of the Hansel family; father and son Henry and Justin Hansel have helped the group expand to its nine locations and several auto manufacturers.

The Petaluma location sits on Auto Center Drive. It is about 0.2 miles from Corona Road, the Bryan Cacy memorial, and Redwood Highway, and roughly 0.3 miles from Petaluma Boulevard North and Petaluma Fire Station Number 2. Cinnabar Theater is about 0.4 miles away.

The group's positive rating reflects the customers who have reviewed it, and it has served California drivers across generations of family ownership.

With more than a century and a half of family history in California transportation behind it, Hansel Auto Group brings a long-established dealership tradition to Petaluma.