DCH Auto blends tradition with new twists

Shau-wai Lam, chairman of DCH Auto Group, said, “Most of our philosophy has been passed down from generation to generation.” As DCH grew, that philosophy became part of a formal mission statement. Shau-wai and Marie Lam are pictured with son Brian Lam.

By:

Jesse Snyder

January 07, 2013 05:00 AM

DCH Auto Group

Headquarters: South Amboy, N.J.

Dealerships: 29 stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and California

Chairman: Shau-wai Lam

Dah Chong Hong Ltd., a Chinese food and textile distributorship, survived World War II by relocating to avoid military occupation -- first from Shanghai to Hong Kong, then to Macao and only returning to Hong Kong after the war ended in 1945.

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