Kupper
Chevrolet was originally known as Robert Chase Chevrolet Inc, which
opened in 1935. In 1980, Robert Chase retired and sold the dealership to
Ivan Gandrud Chevrolet, Inc, at that time, a newly formed corporation
out of Grand Forks. Gandrud formerly managed Rydell Chevrolet in Grand
Forks.
In
1984, Gandrud sold the dealership to one of his salesman, Dave Ressler.
Ressler ran and operated the dealership until late 1998 when he decided
to buy a store and move to Bozeman, MT. Ressler then decided to sell
the store to now owner, Bob Kupper. Kupper worked his way up from
salesman, to finance manager to general manager.
Kupper
began his buy-in in late 1999 and became sole owner in 2011. The
dealership then changed its name in March of 2011 to Kupper Chevrolet.
In 2002, the Subaru franchised opened and was a natural fit for western North Dakota. Kupper Subaru carries a complete line of new Subaru vehicles, as well as offers a great selection of Subaru Certified Pre-Owned.
Around
10 years ago, Kupper Chevrolet (Formerly Ressler Chevrolet) implemented
the Best Price Philosophy and joined the Rydell Automotive Group along
with 64 other dealerships, nationwide.
Kupper
Chevrolet-Subaru employs around 160 people through 2 sales departments,
2 service departments, a quick lube, a detail center, a body shop and 2
parts and accessories departments.