Frederick James Chalke establishes FJ Chalke selling and repairing cars in Mere
1929
David Chalke (son of Frederick) joins the company. The journey begins with Austin, Riley and Triumph
1950
James Chalke (son of David) joins the company
1978
Purchased the Wincanton showroom with Rover
1985
Wincanton welcomes the Nissan franchise
1987
Wincanton showoom moves to the Business Park
1989
Purchased the Yeovil showroom with Nissan
1999
Acquire Gillingham Rover
2003
Mere welcomes the Kia franchise
2004
Purchased Vale Motors with Fiat and Isuzu
2007
Yeovil welcomes the Kia franchise
2009
Vale Motors welcomes the Suzuki franchise
2010
One of only 24 retailers nationwide to sell the all electric Nissan LEAF
2011
FJ Chalke begin a journey to reduce their impact on the environment
2012
FJ Chalke continue to evolve as an environmentally friendly dealer group
2013
95 solar panels installed at the Wincanton showroom
2015
Purchased land for new Dealership in Yeovil
2016
Work begins on the multi-million pound Nissan and Kia showroom at Fusion Park, Yeovil. Estimated completion December 2019
2018
FJ Chalke celebrates 90 years in Business
2019
Work is completed on the multi-million pound Nissan and Kia showroom at Fusion Park, Yeovil. Doors opened: 16th December 2019
2019