SALT LAKE CITY and MARYSVILLE, Wash. -

Ken Garff Automotive Group now owns Utah’s former Henry Day Ford dealership, and further west Rairdon Automotive Group recently acquired a Honda store in Marysville, Wash., from the O'Brien Auto Group.

Ken Garff Automotive announced Monday that the Day family is departing from the automotive business after 84-plus years.

“We wholeheartedly welcome the Henry Day dealership, its employees and customers into the Ken Garff family,” Garff Enterprises chief executive officer John Garff said in a news release. “We know each other well, and our businesses complement each other perfectly.”

According to Garff, there aren’t any arrangements to make staffing cuts at the newly acquired store. “We have no plans for a reduction in force,” he explained. “Instead, we see growth opportunities as we combine strengths and services of both companies to benefit our customers.”

In addition to changing the former Henry Day Ford dealership’s name to Ken Garff West Valley Ford, the store will supply costumers with increased vehicle options, as well as offer GarffCare and its AdvantageCare pre-paid vehicle maintenance package.

“We are excited to join teams and continue to bring excellent service to our customers,” said Ken Garff West Valley Ford general manager Winston Bennion. “The West Valley community is wonderful, and we will continue to deliver the excellent service they have received from Henry Day's team.

“Our teams are all still in place, so customers can continue receiving the superior service they've always expected,” said Bennion.

Meanwhile, the Washington State dealership that Rairdon Automotive purchased from O'Brien Auto at the end of May is the group’s 11th location.

Now named Rairdon's Honda of Marysville, the newly acquired store is also the group’s third Honda dealership, joining Rairdon Automotive’s Honda of Burien and Honda of Sumner.

“We founded our company 25 years ago in the Smokey Point/Marysville market,” said Greg Rairdon, founder and CEO of Rairdon Automotive Group. “It’s a great opportunity for us to add our third Honda dealership where we got our start.”