Nazianz since , and in the s he saw an opportunity to expand to the nearby bigger city of Kiel. His sons Charlie and Chester were largely tasked with getting Vogel Chevrolet off the ground in Kiel. That was in β50 years agoβand this year Vogel Chevrolet will be holding events this July to mark its first half century of business in the Kiel community.
Helping to plan those anniversary celebrations will be the fourth generation of Vogel family members to work in the business. Tara Vogelβa greatgranddaughter of Walterβjoined the business last August.
Her father, Mike, 58, continues to own the business but said the plan is for Tara to someday become the fourth generation of Vogel family members to take the helm there. Customers are very dedicated to us. They like how we treat people. Vogel Chevrolet was not at the downtown Kiel location above for long before moving out to Park Avenue below. Teaming for a Brighter Tomorrow! Working and supporting the Kiel Community for the past 37 years. All money raised is used for supporting the Kiel community.
New Members Always Welcome! The Vogel family purchased the building on Jan. A grand opening was held March 31 of that year. Just two years later what was known as Vogel Chevrolet-Olds Oldsmobile built and moved to its new and much larger home at Park Ave.
Chester, who had operated Vogel School Hill Garage for 12 years after getting out of the Navy, served as the president and service manager of Vogel Chevrolet-Olds for 21 years until retiring in He passed away in at the age of Keeping it in the family Charlie was still active in the business in when he passed away at the age of Like most children of business owners, Mike found himself being enlisted into helping at the family business as a young child.
