Bill and Susan Hoehn are known across San Diego County for their involvement in the community and the family business, Hoehn Motors. They are pleased to represent the automobile industry in San Diego and excited about the reimagined San Diego Automotive Museum.
Hoehn Motors has been a thriving automobile group with 11 high-line automobile franchises for the last 45 years in San Diego. This fourth-generation business was started by Bill’s grandfather and now carried through to the younger generation, with Ted Hoehn and Adrienne Hoehn steering the business into the future. Their family values enrich their community and make Hoehn Motors a vibrant and life-enhancing place to work. Honesty, integrity, and service are the foundation of not only their lives but also their company. They are both very committed to their civic duties.
Since settling in San Diego 45 years ago, Susan and Bill have always maintained an active interest in many community groups as well as national and local philanthropy efforts. Bill was recently honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his many years of service to the YMCA. He has served on the boards of many local and international organizations, including World Vision, Plant with Purpose, Fuller Seminary, and The Rancho Santa Fe Foundation. He also previously served as Chair of the Bishop’s School Board.
Susan has been involved in community service her entire life, starting as a teenager in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Philanthropy was a value instilled in Susan by her mother and grandmother, founders and presidents of many Memphis philanthropic institutions. She is actively engaged with organizations such as the La Jolla Music Society, The Old Globe, Ronald McDonald House Charites San Diego, Junior League, The Bishop’s School, and National Charity League. She is the current chair of the Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund and has been honored as a Woman of Dedication by the Salvation Army and was the honoree of the Women Go Red award by the America Heart Association. She is on the Salvation Army’s Strategic Planning Committee to build the $100 million Rady Center for the homeless in downtown San Diego.
Susan and Bill were selected as Honorary Chairs of the Salvation Army for their continued work on behalf of the organization. They have been Honorary Chairs of the Ronald McDonald House Charities San Diego Giving Circle celebration for the last seven years and received the Honorees of the Scouts of America Leadership Award. Susan and Bill have been very involved and supportive of The San Diego Rescue Mission, Salvation Army, The Village Church, InterVarsity Fellowship, Young Life, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Plant with Purpose, and Mercy Ships for many years.
Susan and Bill met and married in Memphis 48 years ago. They are both outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy hiking, skiing, biking, golf and gardening. They find quality family time at their home in Sun Valley, Idaho, have three children, Rebecca, Adrienne, and Ted, and five grandchildren. They feel blessed to have come to San Diego and to be involved with such a wonderful community.
