William Craig Davenport and David Davenport founded Davenport Motor Company and opened its doors for business November 1, 1996. The Lexus repair and service facility was started because of a need for an alternative to the dealership. The goal was to provide quality service with many of the same services provided by the dealer at lower cost.

Craig Davenport had worked for Sewell Lexus since 1990 and had held positions as group leader and service manager. David Davenport also worked at Sewell Lexus from 1992 to 1996, also holding the position of group leader.

Our first location was a lease space of approximately 3,500 sq.ft. at 13654 Floyd Circle in Dallas, Texas, that was expanded to 6,500 sq.ft. in 1998. In April of 2001 Davenport Motor Company purchased a 7,800 sq.ft. building at 4010 W. Plano Parkway in Plano, Texas, and in October of 2005 we opened our second location at 2419 Inwood in Dallas, Texas.

Jimy Wright began working with Davenport Motor Company in November of 1998. Jimy had been with Sewell Lexus in the pre-owned department and as a master service consultant. Daniel Davenport came on board in September of 1998 after having worked for Sewell Lexus and Park Place Lexus. When Davenport Motor Company moved to its new Plano Parkway location, both Jimy and Daniel became partners in the company.

Currently, Davenport Motor Company employs 20 experienced people, has a customer base of more than 10,000 Lexus owners, has a customer retention rate of 85% and draws an average of 50 new customers weekly.