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Lahti's Jeep
Leominster, MA
405 Reviews
OUR HISTORY:
Edward and Tyyne Lahti, a couple of young Finnish immigrants, founded the Lahti family business in 1928. Ed had received about ten years of orientation to the automobile business as a laborer in new vehicle manufacturing plants in the Cleveland area. Having learned the trade of metalworking, the thought of using this skill independently became an exciting idea, which eventually led the young couple to Leominster to open their very own auto body repair shop. And so it began, Leominster's first body shop, then known as "Fix-It Auto Body." Their reputation grew as quality service satisfied local residents. Their motto was "If we can't fix it, give it away."
The early years were not easy years; first the Depression, and then World War II. The war became frightening in a very personal way when their oldest son, Edwin, was drafted into military service and shipped to the Far East. By this time, there were three other little ones at home: Benjamin, Daniel, and Rachel, requiring Edward and Tyyne's attention as well. The end of the war, however, brought a sense of joy and serenity, and even success. Their son was delivered safely home from the jaws of the enemy and was working in the family business with his dad.
As the years passed, the business grew. Used cars were added and by the fifties, the Lahti's had acquired a new car franchise selling Nash vehicles. By the time the sixties rolled around, the two younger sons, Benjamin and Daniel, had also decided to pursue their careers in the family business.
It wasn't long before a merger of Nash and Hudson companies became known as American Motors, manufacturing interesting new products like Ramblers and later more exciting cars like Javelins and AMXs. By 1970, American Motors owned Jeep and consequently, the Lahti Dealership was on a whole new course. Later, American Motors consolidated forces with Renault to produce passenger cars, but Chrysler Corporation bought it all in 1987.
Long before this time, the elder Lahti's had relinquished control of the business to their three sons, each one overseeing specific areas of the business. Unfortunately, life consists of valley experiences as well as mountaintop. Beginning in the fall of 1992, the family found themselves in the valley for a year and a half, suffering the loss of both parents and their younger brother, Dan. However, life did go on.
In February of 2002, Benjamin's Son-in-Law, Jason Fournier, joined the business. With his arrival, Lahti's has entered into it's third generation and into the age of e-commerce.
The evolution of a family business from 1928 to the twenty-first century, a period of mind-boggling technological advances, makes for quite an adventure story. However, there are some things that do not change - must not change! The Lahti family is proud of its Christian heritage, with a personal philosophy as well as a business philosophy: that a faith in the Sovereign God is foundational to the success in all aspects of life.
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Monday 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday Closed
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Monday 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM - 5:30 AM
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 5:30 AM
Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:30 AM
Friday 7:30 AM - 5:30 AM
Saturday 7:30 AM - 12:30 AM
Sunday Closed
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Monday 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sunday Closed
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January 03, 2019
Bought a used Grand Cherokee Had the pleasure of working with Dianne Lozeau and Patrick Read with our purchase of a used Grand Cherokee. The process was extremely easy and stream Had the pleasure of working with Dianne Lozeau and Patrick Read with our purchase of a used Grand Cherokee. The process was extremely easy and streamlined. Dianne made sure we were totally satisfied with the vehicle and delivered on her promises of new tires and full inspection before pick up. Patrick was very informative and transparent with all the financing details. We walked in Friday and had the vehicle only a few days later. We will absolutely recommend Lahti's and have confidence to buy another Jeep from them in the future. More
by davidbest88
Employees Worked With
Dianne Lozeau, Patrick Read
December 26, 2018
2018 Jeep Wrangler JLU Sahara Just traded my 2015 Jeep Wrangler JKU Sahara for a new JLU Sahara Jake and Ron were able to find us exactly the Jeep Wrangler we wanted We were happy Just traded my 2015 Jeep Wrangler JKU Sahara for a new JLU Sahara Jake and Ron were able to find us exactly the Jeep Wrangler we wanted We were happy with the price of our new Jeep Wrangler and the price for our trade Jake,Ron and Pat were great to deal with We would definitely recommend this dealer. Chris and Karen Love the new JLU More
by chrisandkaren4
Employees Worked With
Ron Booth, Jake Newcomb, Patrick Read
December 18, 2018
Great experience Overall great experience helpful allowed for questions and did not hesitate to lend a helping hand in the buying process. Will continue to shop there Overall great experience helpful allowed for questions and did not hesitate to lend a helping hand in the buying process. Will continue to shop there More
by Theguy
Employees Worked With
Jake Newcomb, Patrick Read
December 14, 2018
Purchases & Service Lahtis has been great with the many services that I have had with them on my older Jeeps, and when it came time for me to buy 2 more Jeeps they were v Lahtis has been great with the many services that I have had with them on my older Jeeps, and when it came time for me to buy 2 more Jeeps they were very patient and spent the time helping me select the correct vehicles, as I head to the future I plan on adding 1 more Jeep which I will most definitely .get from Lahti's More
by ranwhenparked
Employees Worked With
Jason Fournier, Ron Booth, Dianne Lozeau, Jake Newcomb, Patrick Read
November 29, 2018
Purchase of a Wrangler Have wanted to return to owning a Wrangler 2 door. Dianne Lozeau made my dream a reality. Very knowledgeable salesperson. Patrick explained the leas Have wanted to return to owning a Wrangler 2 door. Dianne Lozeau made my dream a reality. Very knowledgeable salesperson. Patrick explained the leasing agreement fully as did Ron. More
by Wrangler dude
Employees Worked With
Bryan in parts department, Ron Booth, Dianne Lozeau, Patrick Read
November 29, 2018
Purchase of new Jeep Compass Latitude I worked closely with Markeis and Patrick during this sale, and they made for a wonderful car buying experience. Quick, efficient, pleasant, and fair. I worked closely with Markeis and Patrick during this sale, and they made for a wonderful car buying experience. Quick, efficient, pleasant, and fair. Will recommend to anyone I know looking for a Jeep! More
by Viking!21
Employees Worked With
Dianne Lozeau, Markeis Nelson, Patrick Read
November 28, 2018
Bought my first Jeep!! My parents have been buying Jeep's from Lahti's for years and last night I bought my first Jeep there. Dianne was amazing and made us feel comfortable My parents have been buying Jeep's from Lahti's for years and last night I bought my first Jeep there. Dianne was amazing and made us feel comfortable with our purchase and thoroughly went over everything in the vehicle before we took it home. Thanks again! More
by tayla4
Employees Worked With
Dianne Lozeau
November 21, 2018
New car purchase Great People, very respectful and super helpful. will be buying my next car there!! they bent over backwards to find the exact jeep i was looking for Great People, very respectful and super helpful. will be buying my next car there!! they bent over backwards to find the exact jeep i was looking for and at the same time exploring other options to give me choices. More
by davidb
Employees Worked With
Ron Booth, Dianne Lozeau, Patrick Read
November 20, 2018
Pleased with my experience with the Service Department Scheduled my Jeep Grand Cherokee with the service department to get OEM mudflaps installed. Service department quoted me for the parts and an hour wor Scheduled my Jeep Grand Cherokee with the service department to get OEM mudflaps installed. Service department quoted me for the parts and an hour worth of labor charge. Made sense seeing I've had this service done by several other dealerships before for similar vehicles. At any rate, to compare, I checked another Jeep dealership and it came out to the same thing but chose Lahti's because they have been good to my family before and it was a lot closer to my home. I was pleased with the results of the work and my Jeep was back to me within a very short time. Just wanted to take a moment to thank Lahti's Jeep for working with me to come to a decent price for the excellent work they performed. More
by DJK
Employees Worked With
Jake Newcomb
November 10, 2018
Excellent Bought my first Jeep here upon recommendation of my daughter’s boyfriend. Jake was awesome to work with and when it’s time for a new Jeep, I will be Bought my first Jeep here upon recommendation of my daughter’s boyfriend. Jake was awesome to work with and when it’s time for a new Jeep, I will be going back to Lahti’s! More
by Booksmartmom
Employees Worked With
Jake Newcomb, Patrick Read
