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Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2025: POHANKA, GEOFFREY
CHAIRMAN, POHANKA AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, VIENNA
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2025: POHANKA, GEOFFREY
CHAIRMAN, POHANKA AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, VIENNA
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Pohanka’s family has been selling cars since Frank Pohanka opened a Washington, D.C., dealership in 1919. Today, headed by Frank’s grandson Geoffrey, the company has more than 20 locations in Virginia, Maryland and Texas, and is one of the largest Virginia-based auto dealerships. It had revenue of roughly $2 billion as of 2024 and more than 1,400 employees in 2023.
Geoffrey’s children now work in the business — marking the dealership’s fourth generation. Automotive News ranked Pohanka Automotive Group at No. 34 on its list of the nation’s top 150 dealerships in 2025, up two spots from the previous year.
Pohanka was the 2023 chair of the board of directors of National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), ending his term in 2024. During his term, Pohanka said the Biden White House was moving too fast to encourage Americans to purchase electric vehicles and voiced concerns about Chinese electric car manufacturers.
Pohanka sits on the board of Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian think tank. He also serves on the board of directors of NADA, representing the D.C. metro area’s new car dealerships.
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