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Balise Chevrolet of Warwick

Warwick, RI

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BALISE COMPANY HISTORY Company founder Paul E. Balise grew up on a farm in Hatfield, Massachusetts. In 1919 he purchased a welder and began fixing farm equipment and automobiles from his backyard garage. Then he opened the Hatfield Garage and became an associate Chevrolet dealer in Hatfield. In March of 1929 Paul moved to Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts and opened a Chevrolet dealership and Used Car Outlet in Chicopee. In the early 1930's he moved the Chevrolet dealership to Main Street in the South End section of Springfield, Massachusetts. A few years later Balise Chevrolet moved into a former Dodge dealership on what is now East Columbus Avenue. James E. Balise, one of Paul's ten children, became President and Dealer of Balise Motor Sales in 1958. In August of 1971, under Jim's leadership, Balise opened one of the first Honda automobile dealerships in North America. Balise Honda originally operated out of the East Columbus Avenue location alongside Balise Chevrolet. In May of 1985 Balise Honda moved to a new facility on Riverdale Street in West Springfield and a few years later Balise Chevrolet moved across the street to its present location on Hall of Fame Avenue. Jim's son, James E. Balise, Jr. (Jeb), became President and Dealer of Balise Motor Sales in 1986. Today, Balise is one of the largest retailers of new and used automobiles in New England. Headquartered in West Springfield, Massachusetts, the organization employs over 1000 associates at facilities in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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1338 Post Rd

Warwick, RI

02888

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June 29, 2011

I had been looking for a very specific used vehicle for several months, primarily using the internet to fuel my search. I saw online that Balise had a very competitively priced vehicle that met my criteri More

by mike4g8rs
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Mike Essig
June 29, 2011

Everybody at Balise was very friendly and proffesional. They have in their showroom, a tv and internet and comfortable seating while you wait. I feel that 4 and a half hrs is a long time too spend at any d More

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Carl Passarelli
June 21, 2011

I am from Massachusetts. I went to this dealership I am from Massachusetts. I went to this dealership because they were the only ones to advertise a rebate for chevy vehicles. This made me believe More

by josephmccloud
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Mike Essig
June 20, 2011

everyone was very helpful overall it was a great experience.My sales person was Matthew matthewthompson he was very helpful in helping me pick out the right car for me. I am so pleased with my car i More

by Lisagg
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Matthew Matthewthompson
June 15, 2011

I had a very good experience at balise, Paula and I had a very good experience at balise, Paula and everyone I dealt with made buying my new truck easy, they weren't pushy and I like that, they kept More

by bob2011
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Paula Gauthier
June 14, 2011

I travelled far and wide looking for a decent used SUV. I was particular about mileage to price ratio. I also wanted a vehicle that had the appearance of being well cared for. I had seen plenty of trucks More

by Russ Marchand
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Mike Essig
June 14, 2011

salesman matt thompson very nice. very knowladgeable salesman matt thompson very nice. very knowladgeable about product not pushy . made shure there was gas in the car car was ready when he said it More

by rudydobe
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matt thompson
June 11, 2011

My husband and I went into Balise looking for a possible decent used car..but with the help of Mike and Edwin they were able to get us into a great new 2011 Malibu. They went the extra mile to get us finan More

by Happyx2x2
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Mike Essig (sales) Edwin (finance)
June 10, 2011

Good Experience Matt Was Great and Edwin (finance) very helpful very well imformed of service policy and everything available from dealership. Overall pleased with this dealership More

by Dan Barber
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Matt Thompson
June 10, 2011

I Needed a second form of transportion so I decided to do some on line research. I started Friday evening browsing dealer's websites when I came across Balise. To my surprise there was a car listed that look More

by melissa carter
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