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.
Read the story →With 4.8 stars across 6,790 Google reviews, Lugoff Ford cleared Meritly’s published standard of 4.5 stars across 30 or more reviews.
Read the press release →The Post and Courier · By John McDermott
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.
Read the full story at The Post and Courier (opens The Post and Courier in a new tab)Mason Automotive Group has acquired Marchant Chevrolet in Ravenel, SC. Effective October 5, 2026, the dealership operates as Ravenel Chevrolet.
Read the press release →Lugoff Ford sponsored the 46th Annual Mustang & Ford Show on the morning of October 3, 2026, in Elgin, SC.
See the photos →Lugoff Ford was one of only three dealerships in the entire state of South Carolina, and the only one in the Midlands, to win the award in 2025.
Read the press release →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.
Read the story →In November 2021, the Mason Family Bark Park opened in Lugoff on three acres the Mason family donated to Kershaw County.
Read the story →In 2020, the Mason family donated $225,000 to Camp Cole to build a cabin for kids and teens navigating serious illnesses or disabilities.
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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.”
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.
Formerly Marchant Chevrolet. Acquired by Mason Automotive Group on October 5, 2026.
Polaris side-by-sides and ATVs
Polaris ATVs and side-by-sides.
Grand opening Monday, October 5, 2026. Formerly Lugoff Powersports. Polaris RZR, Sportsman, Ranger, General and more.
A short message from the Mason Automotive Group family of dealerships.
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Mighty Wash Auto Spa is Kershaw and Lancaster County’s locally owned car wash, with state-of-the-art equipment that recaptures and recycles water.
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.”
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.
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.
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Mark Jr. led the turnaround of Lugoff Ford, was named to Automotive News’ 40 Under 40 at 29, and today leads Mason Automotive Group.
Read more →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.
Lugoff Toyota is the founding sponsor of Lighthouse for Life, which provides safe havens for victims of human trafficking.
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 →
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.
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 →
Lugoff Toyota underwrites the cost of bulletproof vests for Kershaw County Sheriff’s deputies.
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 →
In 2021, the Mason family donated three acres in Lugoff to Kershaw County for the Mason Family Bark Park. Read the story →
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.
Reach any of our stores directly, or send the group a note and we’ll make sure it gets to the right person.
