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Mercedes Benz of Easton has 1 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforMercedes Benz of Easton

    New Car Dealers
    BBB accredited business

    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    Steve Germain is the principal of several separate auto dealerships and separate BBB Business Reviews are available at:

    http://www.bbb.org/centralohio/business-reviews/auto-dealers-new-cars/germain-cadillac-of-easton-in-columbus-oh-854?bluerefx=1

    http://www.bbb.org/centralohio/business-reviews/auto-dealers-new-cars/germain-toyota-inc-in-columbus-oh-2016?bluerefx=1

    http://www.bbb.org/centralohio/business-reviews/auto-dealers-new-cars/germain-lexus-of-dublin-in-dublin-oh-10166?bluerefx=1

    http://www.bbb.org/centralohio/business-reviews/auto-dealers-new-cars/germain-nissan-of-columbus-in-columbus-oh-63000718?bluerefx=1

    http://www.bbb.org/centralohio/business-reviews/auto-dealers-new-cars/germain-infiniti-of-easton-in-columbus-oh-70087748?bluerefx=1

    http://www.bbb.org/centralohio/business-reviews/auto-dealers-new-cars/germain-honda-in-dublin-oh-70069132?bluerefx=1

    http://www.bbb.org/centralohio/business-reviews/auto-dealers-new-cars/mercedes-benz-of-easton-in-columbus-oh-2574?bluerefx=1

    http://www.bbb.org/centralohio/business-reviews/auto-dealers-new-cars/germain-cadillac-of-dublin-in-dublin-oh-70018171?bluerefx=1

    http://www.bbb.org/centralohio/business-reviews/auto-dealers-new-cars/germain-chevrolet-of-columbus-in-columbus-oh-51002145?bluerefx=1

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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 3 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    14 complaints closed in last 3 years

    5 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 9/22/2006

    Years in Business: 68

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Auto Dealership

    Products & Services

    New and Used Auto Dealership

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    4300 Morse Xing, Columbus, OH 43219-3035
    BBB File Opened:
    1/1/1950
    Years in Business:
    68
    Business Started:
    3/30/1956
    Date of New Ownership:
    1/1/2003
    Business Incorporated:
    9/3/2003
    Accredited Since:
    9/22/2006
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Germain Mercedes-Benz of Easton
    • Germain Imports of Columbus, LLC
    • Mercedes Benz of Columbus
    Business Management
    • Mr. Steven L. Germain, President
    • Mr. Shaun Kniffin, Marketing Director
    • Ms. Melody Markham, Customer Relations Manager
    • Ms. Jessica Germain, Executive Manager
    • Austin Germain, General Manager
    • Cassady Lowe, Director of fixed operations
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Steven L. Germain, President

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Steven L. Germain, President
    • Ms. Melody Markham, Customer Relations Manager
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (614) 299-8421
      Primary Fax

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Buying a new car

    Customer Complaints

    14 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    09/12/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Sales and Advertising Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    I went in to purchase a vehicle I was told my rate would be 9.98 but when the electronic documents were signed my rate was changed to 10.10. The dealership sold me two warranties I did not want. They told me the warranty could be canceled anytime and I would be fully refunded. I requested cancellation of the warranties over 3 weeks ago however the dealership has not canceled them as I requested.
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    Customer Reviews

    3 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Keesha J.

    1 star

    02/01/2022

    This dealership is not knowledgeable on a product that is offered by Ally, even though they work with Ally. I was told a couple times they would get back to me about putting a car in my business name only. Instead of doing that and trying to help me, ************************* decided to question rather or not I would make the payments on the vehicle if it was solely in my business name. To me that's very unprofessional, and I wonder if he'd ask that question to someone of another race. I told him I'm in a business group where people finance solely in their business name all the time and even told him the information was on Ally's website, that was 1/19/2022. I will never buy a car from this location due to this situation. I will upload the text from ****** questioning my ability to pay and also Ally's commercial finance options.Pictures can be found on their ******** under my review.1/29/2022 I received a call from *************************. In a very aggressive and argumentative manner he started the conversation with " ****************** I heard you left me a bad review saying I wouldn't help you because you are black, you do realize I'm black right". I replied and said I did not say that and also told him to lower his tone and don't call my phone talking to me like that. He proceeded to cut me off and over talk me and I hung up on him!How unprofessional is it for Mercedes Benz to have the sales person I have an issue with to call me and call themselves checking me!

    Mercedes Benz of Easton Response

    02/10/2022

    *******************, thank you for your feedback, and we respect your opinion. We appreciate your wanting to finance your first Mercedes-Benz GLE63 Coupe with us through your business with only ALLY Commercial Lending.Fortunately, we use all the banks in Ohio, and all of them have elective programs that we choose or choose not to participate in for various reasons.Our primary lender is Mercedes-Benz ********* Services, and they do require a guarantor or when solely in the business name, two years of audited financials with the business generating a certain amount.Of course, knowing that you had this relationship with only one bank limits our chances of approval, so, of course, we would want to acquire as much information as possible to assist. Usually, when our guests have so much information about a single financial institution, they come in with a pre-approved letter of credit, which you did not have.All our consultants ask questions regardless of gender, race, etc. That's their job to understand your needs and wants and to be helpful as they can. If you feel that this was too invasive, we apologize. We hope you find the dealership you're looking to do business with in the future.*************************** General Sales Manager

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