2026 Race to the Top

Built on Trust. Driven by Community.

Some promises are worth keeping for over half a century. At Preston Ford, ours has never changed: take care of people, and the rest will follow. That promise built a small-town dealership into one of the nation's top Ford destinations, and in 2026, it's what's fueling our next great push toward the Top 35.

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50+
Years keeping our promise
#31
Last year among the Top 100 Ford Dealers
Top 35
Our 2026 goal
2,900
Ford dealers nationwide
10+
Years in the Top 100
Shifting into high gear

The Race Is On.

Last year, we ranked 31st among the Top 100 Ford Dealers nationwide, and 2026 has us shifting into high gear once again for our Race to the Top 100 Ford dealers.

Race to the Top🏁 Finish: Top 35
~2,900 DealersTop 100Top 35
Preston Ford 2026 Race to the Top 35

"This is the season we look forward to all year. Every customer who walks through our doors, every neighbor who trusts us with their next vehicle, that's what gets us closer to the Top 100 Ford Dealers. We can't do this without Delmarva."

David Wilson Jr., President/ceo, Preston Automotive Group

Explore our lineup, find the Ford built for your next chapter, and help us make history together. Because at Preston Ford, one thing never changes: "Cars and Trucks Cost Less in Preston!"

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The 2026 Standings

Where We Stand

Here's a look at the latest rankings as we race toward the Top 35. Every vehicle we put on the road brings us one step closer, and we can't do it without you.

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Over a decade in the Top 100

The Road That Brought Us Here

Every fall, the Preston Ford story picks up speed. For over a decade, we've ranked among the Top 100 Ford Dealers nationwide, and this year brought more reasons to be proud. Readers of Coastal Style Magazine's Best Of 2026 named Preston Automotive Group and Preston Ford the Best Car Dealership and Best Automotive Repair in both Dorchester and Talbot Counties, and honored founder Dave Wilson Sr. as Best Businessman, a reminder that the only ranking that truly matters to us is the one earned in this community.

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Best Car Dealership

Preston Automotive Group & Preston Ford, Dorchester and Talbot Counties

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Best Automotive Repair

Preston Automotive Group & Preston Ford, Dorchester and Talbot Counties

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Best Businessman

Founder Dave Wilson Sr.

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"My father spent over fifty years building something this community could trust, one customer at a time. That trust is still what carries us forward. A race like this isn't won alone. It belongs to our team, and to the community that's stood beside us every step of the way."

David Wilson Jr., President/ceo, Preston Automotive Group
One of the largest Ford inventories in the region

Find the Ford Built for Your Life

At Preston Ford, we help you find the vehicle that fits the life you're living, and the one you're building toward. With one of the largest Ford inventories in the region, your next Built Ford Tough® vehicle is waiting right here.

"It's that special time of year when our associates and the entire Delmarva community come together as one team, united by a common goal to achieve what many would call impossible: earning a spot among the Top 35 Ford dealers in America out of nearly 2,900 nationwide."

David Wilson Jr., President, Preston Automotive Group

That common goal starts with understanding what your life actually looks like: weekend adventures, morning drop-offs, job sites that don't wait. From the Ford Bronco to the Ford Explorer to the Ford F-150 to the electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, there's a Ford built to move with you. And for the businesses that keep our community running, our Ford Commercial Vehicles, from Ford Transit vans to Ford Super Duty trucks, are built to keep you working, whatever the job calls for.

More ways we've got you covered

Preston Pre-Owned

And if a new ride isn't in the cards right now, our newly opened Preston Pre-Owned makes it easier than ever to find a quality used vehicle that fits your budget.

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We Buy Cars

Already have a vehicle to part with? Our We Buy Cars program means you don't even need to buy from us to trade in. Just bring it by, and we'll make you an offer on the spot.

Get Your Offer

Preston Delivers

Can't make it to us at all? No problem. Preston Delivers brings the dealership straight to your driveway.

Learn More

Mobile Service

Mobile Service with Ford Pickup & Delivery makes owning a Ford as easy as buying one.

Schedule Service

Whatever you're looking for, a family SUV, a commercial vehicle, or that dream truck, we'll be right there with you until it's in your driveway. Because at Preston Ford, we're more than a dealership. We're the people who care about where your road leads next.

Preston Cares

Fueled by Giving

Our success has always been powered by something greater than sales. It's powered by people. Through our Preston Cares initiative, we proudly give back to the communities that have supported us from the very beginning, and 2026 has been a year of showing up for our neighbors, month after month.

$85,350
Given back to these causes in 2026
$15,150

Sea of Hope Foundation

Supporting families facing pregnancy and infancy loss

$11,500

Raymond A. Wood Foundation

For brain tumor survivors

$12,550

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Protecting the waters we call home

$16,050

Nemours Children's Hospital

Raised in July in support of childhood cancer awareness

$30,100

Fighting Food Insecurity

Raised in July for children in our community facing food insecurity

JUL

Showing Up for Kids

In July, we raised $16,050 for Nemours Children's Hospital in support of childhood cancer awareness and $30,100 to help children in our community facing food insecurity.

AUG

Top 100 Honors

In August, we were honored to receive a Top Volume Award and be named a Top 100 Ford Dealer in the nation, a recognition we credit entirely to the trust this community has placed in us.

SEP

Global Food Drive

And this September, we're proud to take part in Ford's Global Food Drive, continuing our fight against hunger close to home.

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In Loving Memory

Carson's Legacy

Few things have shaped our purpose as deeply as the memory of Carson Wilson, the beloved son of David and Amanda Wilson. Carson's courageous spirit and joyful heart continue to inspire everyone at Preston Automotive Group, and his legacy has become a lasting reminder of why giving back matters so much.

That legacy carries his name forward in the Hopeins Foundation, born from the Wilson family's long-standing Wilson Family Foundation and renamed in his honor, a name rooted in both hope and inspiration. This summer, the Hop In Car Wash opened in Carson's honor, a small piece of his legacy woven into our everyday lives.

Hop In & Get Involved

That same spirit of giving shows up every month, as Preston Cares features a new Preston Frog color, each one representing a local cause close to our hearts. And as the holidays approach, two of our favorite traditions return. Through our annual Bears That Care Bike Drive, deserving children get new bikes this holiday season, a program whose success relies on volunteer support and community involvement. And with our Turkey Drive, we give away turkeys to families right here in our community, a small way to show how thankful we are for the neighbors who support us all year long.

There are countless ways to get involved, from volunteering with the Bike Drive to helping spread the word. Join us with Preston Cares, and let's keep making a difference right here at home.

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Help us race to the Top 35

Join the Race.
Drive the Difference.

Your next Ford is more than a ride; it’s the start of your next great story. Join us at Preston Ford, Preston Ford of Denton, or the Preston Ford Commercial Vehicle Center and help us race to the Top 35! Let’s make history together because “Cars and Trucks Cost Less in Preston!”