CMA in the Community

Friday, 23 April, 2021 CMA celebrated Earth Day 2021 by turning on a new solar energy system at CMA’s Valley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (CDJR) in Staunton, VA.   CMA was the first dealer group in Virginia to embrace renewable energy, beginning in 2018 with CMA’s Colonial Nissan in Charlottesville where they built a one-of-a-kind…

Monday, 01 March, 2021 During the month of March, CMA is bringing awareness to Suicide Prevention and mental illness in memory of our first GM at CMA’s Williamsburg Ford, Brandon Stanhope. For all friends and family across CMA who may have lost a loved one to suicide, we are raising money for the National Alliance…

Tuesday, 19 January, 2021 From the customer who asked us to deliver their new car to Bangor, Maine (after our driver had a negative Covid-19 test) to the customer who needed a loaner car on Christmas Day… for all the customers who invited us to their homes to pick up their cars for service or…

Tuesday, 22 December, 2020   CMA’s bike drive this year was a huge success! Thanks to all of you, we were able to donate over 700 bikes, helmets and toys to children throughout Virginia! 415+ Bikes & Toys for Toys for Tots from CMA’s Richmond, Williamsburg, & Winchester dealerships 250+ Bikes for Salvation Army from CMA’s Valley…

Friday, 04 December, 2020  Liza Borches, president and CEO of Carter Myers Automotive, is the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce 2020 Business Leader of the Year. The Daily Progress – December 3, 2020 When the COVID-19 pandemic slowed down business at Carter Myers Automotive dealerships, the business switched gears to help out community members. CMA…

Thursday, 12 November, 2020 STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) — It’s National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, and Subaru is giving back as part of its Subaru Loves to Help initiative by donating 50,000 blankets to 600 homeless shelters across the country, including here in the Valley. “Our community is so lucky to have the Valley Mission here,…

Monday, 09 November, 2020   Liza Borches, President & CEO of Carter Myers Automotive (CMA), has been named one of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry by Automotive News. Ms. Borches and her co-honorees are featured in a special section of the Nov. 9 issue and were recognized at a virtual,…

Sunday, 01 November, 2020 Please help us congratulate H. Carter Myers III on his 55th anniversary with Carter Myers Automotive! Now serving as CMA's Executive Chairman, Carter is the grandson and namesake of CMA's founder and joined the company after graduating from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce in 1965. He was elected…

Friday, 09 October, 2020 Carter Myers Automotive (CMA) observed Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in a big way. For each vehicle sold during the month of September, CMA’s dealerships throughout Virginia made a donation to local non-profits that support pediatric cancer research and treatment and provide resources for local children and their families as they undergo…

Thursday, 10 September, 2020 CMA was proud to volunteer for the 29th annual United Way Day of Caring across Greater Charlottesville. Our team was at Georgia’s Healing house all day. Georgia’s friends and their healing house provide health, hope, and healing to women in recovery in our community. Thank you to many members of the…

Tuesday, 01 September, 2020 As a team, all CMA dealerships are Fueling the Fight to help families in each of our communities who are battling childhood cancer. We are working to raise awareness and funds for local families who are affected by childhood cancer. Here’s what we have going on across all of our markets….

Thursday, 20 August, 2020 All 3 of CMA's Subaru dealerships have won 2020 Subaru Love Promise awards! These awards nationally recognize Subaru retailers who are making the world a better place while demonstrating an outstanding commitment to supporting passions and causes in local communities. These efforts are focused in important areas such as the environment,…

Monday, 17 August, 2020 Winchester, Virginia – Carter Myers Automotive (CMA), a Charlottesville-based automobile dealer group celebrating 95 years in Virginia, has announced the acquisition of Subaru of Winchester. The new dealership will operate as CMA’s Subaru of Winchester at its existing location, 3019 Valley Avenue in Winchester, VA. Burke O’Malley, current owner of Subaru…

Tuesday, 30 June, 2020 We are so proud to announce the first-ever winners of CMA’s Moving Lives Forward Scholarships! Born from an idea proposed by a CMA associate, these are awarded to children whose parents work for our company in an effort to move their lives forward through education. Our inaugural winners are: Wyatt Lamb…

Friday, 19 June, 2020 CMA is proud to partner with United Way of Greater Charlottesville (UWGC) to launch a new transportation initiative, #DrivingLivesForward, to connect economically disadvantaged individuals and families with reliable vehicles and affordable auto loan financing. This program is being designed and will be operated to help individuals and families move toward greater…

Monday, 08 June, 2020 Mindy Williams, CMA's Colonial Subaru Service Advisor, has been named a Subaru STAR for the second year in a row! Mindy was also CMA's Top Service Advisor in our 2019 Myers' Flyers program. She and her husband, Matt (a CMA technician), just recently had their first child and Mindy is already…

Thursday, 04 June, 2020 Over the past few months, we have been working hard at CMA to use this time to figure out how we can move more lives forward for our customers, our associates and our community. We know that customers want a better, more seamless and efficient car-buying experience. During COVID, we have…

Thursday, 26 March, 2020   To our valued customers:   Carter Myers Automotive (CMA) is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our customers and all of our employee-owners. We are carefully monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and all communications from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), government agencies, local health officials, and our internal…

Sunday, 15 March, 2020   To our valued customers:   Carter Myers Automotive (CMA) is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our customers and all of our employee-owners. We are carefully monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and all communications from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), government agencies, local health officials, and our internal…

Wednesday, 26 February, 2020 Cox Automotive presented its annual Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award to Liza Myers Borches, president and CEO of Carter Myers Automotive, a fourth-generation family and employee-owned business based in Charlottesville, VA. Named after the late Barbara Cox, a Cox Automotive owner and the mother of chairman Jim Kennedy, this…