Mason Automotive Group · South Carolina & North Carolina
Family owned. People first.
Take care of employees, take care of customers, and invest in the community. That simple principle has guided the Mason family from one Lugoff dealership to a family of stores across the Carolinas.
Kershaw County Council voted unanimously to accept a $195,000 gift from the Mason family for new pickleball courts at KC West in Lugoff and Boyd Young Park in Westville.
The Post and Courier reports that the sale of Marchant Chevrolet by Rob Marchant III to Mason Automotive Group was finalized on Oct. 5, and that the longtime Savannah Highway dealership now operates as Ravenel Chevrolet. The story also looks back at the Marchant family’s history with the Ravenel store, which opened in 1990.
In January 2026, the Mason family donated a brand-new Volkswagen ID. Buzz to the Less Than 3 foundation, which helps raise awareness about teenage suicide and mental health.
Toyota Today, The Magazine for Toyota Dealerships · July/August 2015 · Cover story: “Mark Mason Jr. of Lugoff Toyota”
Toyota Today put Lugoff Toyota on its cover with a feature on the dealership’s philosophy: take care of your employees and they’ll take care of your customers, and the rest will take care of itself. The story highlighted the free Fall Festival, Lighthouse for Life, United Way, Christmas wish lists for children, Oliver Gospel Mission, support for Kershaw County deputies, and a workplace built around faith, family and health.
“If you take care of your employees, they’ll take care of your customers. After that, everything else takes care of itself.”
Mark Mason Sr., Toyota Today, July/August 2015
Our Dealerships
Find your Mason Automotive store
Seven new-vehicle dealerships in Lugoff, Columbia and Ravenel, South Carolina and Rocky Mount, North Carolina, plus two Midlands Powersports stores. Tap any store to shop inventory, schedule service or get directions.
The Mason family’s automotive roots date to 1979, when Mark Mason Sr. began his career in the automobile business. After decades in automotive retail, he became a dealership owner in 2008.
What began with a single dealership has grown into Mason Automotive Group, a family owned, multi-franchise organization headquartered in the Midlands of South Carolina, representing Ford, Toyota, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Volkswagen in South Carolina and North Carolina.
“This is a people business. It’s all about people.”
Mark Mason Sr., in Toyota Today, July/August 2015Read our story →
Together, Mark Sr. and Mark Jr. have built Mason Automotive Group around a straightforward principle: take care of employees, take care of customers, and invest in the community.
Mark Mason Sr.
Founder of the family business
In the car business since 1979 and a dealership owner since 2008, Mark Sr. built a culture where employees can put faith, family and health first.
As a family- and Christian-based organization, investing in others and giving back is part of who we are. Here are a few of the causes our family and our stores support.
Fighting human trafficking
Lugoff Toyota is the founding sponsor of Lighthouse for Life, which provides safe havens for victims of human trafficking.
United Way
United Way of Kershaw County honored the Mark Mason Family with its 2026 Jake F. Watson Award for exemplary volunteer service, an honor given to just one recipient each year since 1992. Lugoff Toyota has also received United Way's Tocqueville Society Award. About the award →
Christmas for kids
At Christmas, local schools identify families in need and Lugoff Toyota fills their children’s wish lists. Our stores also support children’s toy drives.
Teen suicide prevention & local missions
We support teenage suicide prevention and local missions, including serving meals with Oliver Gospel Mission. In January 2026, the Mason family donated a new Volkswagen ID. Buzz to the Less Than 3 foundation. Read the story →
Law enforcement
Lugoff Toyota underwrites the cost of bulletproof vests for Kershaw County Sheriff’s deputies.
Camp Cole
In 2020, the Mason family donated $225,000 to Camp Cole to build a cabin for kids and teens navigating serious illnesses or disabilities. Read the story →
Mason Family Bark Park
In 2021, the Mason family donated three acres in Lugoff to Kershaw County for the Mason Family Bark Park. Read the story →
Car Wash for a Cause
Through its Mighty Fundraiser program, Mighty Wash Auto Spa has presented checks to local charities.
We tell our people that their faith, family and health come first. You’ll get training, a clear career path and real chances to grow, and our stores are closed on Sundays so you can spend time with the people you love.
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