About Foster Auto Group
Foster Auto Group is one of the last remaining fully independent family run used car dealerships in Ontario currently celebrating our 42nd year in business. We are a 40-year member of the Used Car Dealer Association and a registered dealer with OMVIC (Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council). Based in Waterdown, ON, Canada, Foster Auto Group serves all of the greater Hamilton and Burlington areas with one of the largest selections of used Volkswagen in Southern Ontario. Throughout our tenure we have continually offered above and beyond customer service while consistently delivering quality used vehicles, upholding our vision of transforming the public perception of the used car industry into one of a positive and honest profession.
Foster Auto Group has acquired valuable experience, especially when it comes to used Volkswagens! We have enjoyed and driven Volkswagens for over 42 years and during that time have gained a lot of knowledge about the product. In fact, Jerry, (our founder), can go on and on about the product. If you like to talk “Volkswagen”, give him a call. We also have developed a network of contacts for parts and repairs, which we happily pass on to customers. We will help out any way we can.
We are very careful about the vehicles we choose. We go over these vehicles with an experienced eye, drive them and research their history. Larger dealerships simply cannot put that type of time or caring into buying when they have to buy hundreds of vehicles each month.
The only way we know how to do business at Foster Auto is by treating our customers the way we would like to be treated, with respect and care. Come in for a visit! You’ll like the selection and you’ll leave as a friend. At Foster Auto Group, we look forward to serving you, our valued customer, for years to come. Please stop by our dealership, located at 238 Dundas Street East, Waterdown, ON and speak with one of our family members today!
Our Story
Although we’ve been in business 42 years, our story started long before that, over 70 years ago.
It was the late 1940s. Robert Phoenix, after serving overseas for four years, returned home to Burlington and started selling cars. Mostly working for Hamilton Motor Products, he specialized in the used car department. Dad/Grandpa was known for his honesty and gentle, caring manner. These attributes gained him many lifelong customers. He instilled in us our guide in upholding a reputation of integrity and trustworthiness, a belief system we use in the business we operate on a daily basis.
Fast forward to 1976. Robert’s daughter, Joan, marries Jerry Foster. Skip forward again after expanding their family by two kids to the year 1982, when Joan encouraged self-proclaimed “car guy”, Jerry, to start Foster Auto Group. Thus began their journey, making a name for Jerry in the car business he had already been working in unofficially since he was old enough to drive.
Other family members, Jerry’s brother (John) who worked alongside Jerry for twenty years and a brother-in-law (Dave) for two years, have come and gone in the business. Today the company is run alongside their son, daughter and nephew (Mike, Ann and Paul). The business looks quite different from the small lot of 5 cars that began Foster Auto. The days where Jerry would leave business cards on the windshields, running sales between 3-5pm, while he and Joan would run around getting all the rest of the day-to-day business taken care of.
We have changed locations 5 times over 42 years, expanded our inventory significantly from those first days and started to specialize in VW, the name we trust and love personally. The one constant we endeavour to keep the same is our good reputation. The only way we know how to business at Foster Auto is by treating our customers the way we would like to be treated, with respect and care. At Foster Auto Group, we look forward to serving you, our valued customer, for years to come. Please stop by our dealership, located 238 Dundas St East, Waterdown, Ontario, L8B 0E8 and speak with one of our family members today!
Robert (Bob) Phoenix, far right
Our Mission
“To transform the public perception of the used car industry into one of an honest, positive profession.”
“To work positively as a team to achieve our vision by treating every customer with respect and care. We will listen to their needs and strive to provide them with the best product we can find. We will be transparent and provide the customer with all the information we have. We will make every effort to make sure all of our vehicles are as safe and reliable as possible.”
At Foster Auto we believe in:
Self-Improvement: By constantly learning & providing guidance to one another, striving to be positive in our outlook.
Gratitude: To one another as well as our customers and vendors for all their help and a job well done.
Communication: We will communicate in a transparent, caring, consistent and honest manner to our customers and to one another.
Supporting & Valuing: One another and our community. We will work co-operatively to provide the best experience for our customers.
Pride of Ownership: Believing in ourselves and our company. We will display honesty in all our dealings and have the company’s and the customer’s best interests at heart.
Excellence: Providing the best product, the best experience and the best service that we can by going that “extra mile.”
Bob Phoenix, top row, second from right
Proudly Serving Waterdown & Surrounding Areas
For Over 40 Years
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but to keep you happy for the entire time you own your vehicle is indeed a fact. After all, who is more trustworthy than your own friends and family, right?
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Foster Auto Group
Opening Hours
| Monday | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wednesday | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thursday | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Friday | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Saturday | 10:00AM - 3:00PM |
| Sunday | Closed |