# Bill Estes Automotive

> Bill Estes Automotive is a central Indiana dealership brand founded by Bill Estes in 1976 and acquired by Asbury Automotive Group in 2019. Its current group website lists Bill Estes Ford in Brownsburg and Bill Estes Toyota in Indianapolis, offering new, used and certified pre-owned vehicles, financing, trade-ins, online purchasing through Clicklane, and vehicle service.

- **Founded:** 1976
- **Headquarters:** Indianapolis, United States
- **Founders:** Bill Estes (Founder)
- **Products:** New vehicles, Used and certified pre-owned vehicles, Clicklane online buying, Vehicle purchases and trade-ins, Service, repair and parts
- **Notable:** Established in 1976 and developed into a multi-dealership central Indiana group., Opened a 41,000-square-foot Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram facility on 10 acres in Brownsburg in 2017; this location was later sold., Asbury careers reports Indianapolis Star Top Workplaces recognition in 2018.

## Products & services

- **New vehicles** — Franchised Ford and Toyota sales through the two dealerships currently listed on the group website.
- **Used and certified pre-owned vehicles** — Pre-owned vehicles across brands and manufacturer certified pre-owned options, subject to inventory and program terms.
- **Clicklane online buying** — Online pricing, trade appraisal, lender comparison, adjustable payments, document submission, signatures and delivery or in-store completion.
- **Vehicle purchases and trade-ins** — An online offer process that also allows selling a vehicle without buying a replacement.
- **Service, repair and parts** — Scheduled maintenance, diagnostics, repairs, parts and accessories; the group site also links to collision repair.
- **Commercial vehicle sales** — Bill Estes Ford offers commercial vehicles and lists a commercial accounts manager.

## Achievements

- Established in 1976 and developed into a multi-dealership central Indiana group.
- Opened a 41,000-square-foot Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram facility on 10 acres in Brownsburg in 2017; this location was later sold.
- Asbury careers reports Indianapolis Star Top Workplaces recognition in 2018.
- The 2017 Ford Drive 4 UR School event raised more than $21,000 for the Brownsburg Education Foundation.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — A later business response on the BBB record states that Asbury divested the Lebanon Chevrolet Buick GMC dealership on November 3, 2025.
- **2026-02** — WardsAuto reported Matt Bowers acquired the former Bill Estes Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in early February and renamed it Indy CDJR.
- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: the current Bill Estes group website lists Ford in Brownsburg and Toyota in Indianapolis. Some promotional copy on the same site still refers to larger historic counts.

## Links

- Website: https://www.billestes.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bill-estes-automotive

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Last updated: 2026-10-24