Ewing Buick GMC Celina plans would bring a four-generation North Texas automotive business to the Dallas North Tollway corridor. The proposed $8 million, 78,477-square-foot dealership follows a March zoning decision that local reporting identified as Celina’s first approval of an automobile dealership project.
For Ewing, the proposal connects a family business dating to 1940 with a new commercial site. For Celina, it marks a step toward adding automobile sales to the city’s business mix, although an opening date remains unannounced.
The Zoning Decision Behind Ewing Buick GMC Celina
Celina City Council approved Ordinance 2026-014 in March 2026. It established Planned Development District No. 163 for approximately 20 acres near future Clear Creek Parkway and the Dallas North Tollway. The standards allow new automobile sales and associated dealership uses.
Local Profile reported the approval on March 13 as the city’s first car-dealership approval. That distinction concerns the zoning milestone; it does not guarantee Ewing will be the first dealership to open or establish that it is the only dealership planned.
The ordinance’s concept plan depicts a large dealership building, vehicle parking and display areas, internal drives and landscaping. It also shows a proposed roundabout connection. The drawing is a zoning exhibit, not a final construction plan or confirmation of a road-construction schedule.
Four Generations, Starting With a Dallas Buick Dealership
According to Ewing’s published company history, Bruton Orand moved from Waco to Dallas in 1940 to manage Morris Buick. That year, he also established Orand Buick on Cedar Springs Road.
His son-in-law, Finley Ewing Jr., took over in 1961. The dealership adopted the Ewing Buick name in 1973.
The next generation started with a smaller assignment. Fin Ewing III began working in the business at age eight, cleaning its coffee shop for $25 a week. He later worked in make-ready, parts and sales before taking over management in 1985.
Finley Ewing IV joined in 2014 and became vice president and chief operating officer in 2017. The Celina construction registration now names him as the property owner’s contact, connecting the family’s fourth generation to the proposed facility.
Ewing’s Existing North Texas Dealerships
Ewing Buick GMC currently lists 6425 Dallas Parkway in Plano as its address. The group’s operations also include Mercedes-Benz of Plano and Ewing Subaru of Plano.
The new facility would carry the Buick and GMC brands into the Celina project. However, available information does not establish whether Ewing Buick GMC Celina will replace the Plano operation. TCM has not verified a relocation announcement or a planned closure of the existing dealership.
The photographs accompanying this story show existing Ewing-branded vehicles and dealership surroundings. They illustrate the business behind the proposal, rather than a completed Celina showroom.
An $8 Million Facility With a Prosper Mailing Address
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation registration, TABS2027003609, describes a new Buick GMC dealership and related sitework. It lists Celina SFE LLC as the property owner and ASM Architects Inc. as the design firm.
The filing gives the address as 4121 S. Dallas Parkway, Prosper, TX 75078. That is the registered mailing designation. Celina’s zoning ordinance places the tract within Celina’s municipal jurisdiction, which is why the project is described as a Celina dealership.
The $8 million figure is an estimated construction cost. It does not necessarily include the full investment in land, vehicle inventory, equipment or other business expenses.
The project would add a large automotive property to Celina’s commercial landscape. Elsewhere in the city, smaller projects such as Brunch District’s planned Central Plaza restaurant show a different scale of business development. The dealership is a separate project with its own site and approvals.
Proposed Signage for Ewing Buick GMC Celina
The city’s approved exhibits include a Buick GMC monument-sign illustration. Its dealer-name field reads “DEALERNAME,” and the building-address annotation says “TBD.” Those placeholders should not be treated as finalized branding or a second verified street address.
Together, the concept plan and signage exhibit describe the intended dealership setting. Detailed engineering, signage requirements and other applicable city rules still govern development; the zoning decision does not establish that every illustrated feature is ready for construction.
What Happens Next for Ewing Buick GMC Celina?
The state record estimates construction from January 15, 2027, through January 20, 2028. Its current status is Project Registered. These are projected construction dates, not confirmed milestones or an announced grand-opening schedule.
TCM has not confirmed that work has begun or that all subsequent approvals are complete. No verified employment count or official opening date has been established.
For now, the proposal brings the Ewing family’s long automotive history into Celina’s development plans. The next steps will determine when that planned dealership becomes a place where local customers can shop.