In 1912, the Preston Carrying Company was started with the belief that one day, trucks would replace horse drawn vehicles. The company operated five-tonne chain driven trucks that were mainly used to transport milk from the dairy farms of Thomastown and Epping to Melbourne. The company also owned a Buick and would hire it out on weekends to chauffeur people around the countryside. One weekend, a passenger asked where she could buy a Buick. And so, Preston Motors was born.

In 1948, Australia's own car, the Holden was launched and Preston Motors was appointed distributor for the new car. Today, the Preston Motors Group is lauded as one of the longest established and most highly respected motor vehicle retailers in Australia, with its Holden operations at Essendon North. Mitsubishi and Suzuki operations are located at 1551 Sydney Road Campbellfield. Preston Motors Brighton European is the latest group aquisition, providing Sales and Service for the Peugeot brand.

Also in 2000, Preston Motors became the first motor vehicle retailer to offer a full 6-year/175,000 km warranty on every new vehicle the company sells and a 3 year/175,000 km warranty on every used vehicle, irrespective of make or model*. Today, the Preston Motors Group is able to provide the most competitive pricing and after sales service on all major volume-selling vehicle makes in Australia.

In 2002, Preston Motors introduced another first for the Australian motor industry...the eXceed Program.

eXceed is an acronym for: Everyone eXceeding Customer Expectations Every Day.

Put simply, eXceed is a program whereby every individual is treated as a highly valued customer, whether they are within the Preston Motors organisation or Preston Motors customers. This philosophy extends from the Managing Director and is shared by all employees; whether their task is to service a vehicle, clean the front of a dealership or manage a team. All are customers of one another and highly valued customers at that. It is this same philosophy which is extended to each and every customer who comes into any Preston Motors branch and is why the Preston Motors Group is amongst the nations highest ranking dealerships for customer satisfaction.

* This does not include fleet purchases, whereby the standard manufacturer warranty will apply. For any queries regarding warranty extensions, please consult one of our fleet account managers.