Our Shop Is Your Shop
It all started with a dream over 39 years ago: to build a world–class auto repair shop brand that will always put its customer’s needs before anything else. This commitment carries on way beyond the cars we service every day. Our shop brand is built on the core values of trust, fairness, and transparency.
Foreign Affairs Auto was founded in 1982 by husband and wife, Frank and Gloria Ortiz. Our humble beginnings started in single–bay repair shop deep inside an industrial warehouse district. Frank performed the repairs while Gloria attended to our customers. Over the last three decades, Foreign Affairs Auto has genuinely become one of South Florida’s most respected auto repair shops. We have continued to invest and expand our operations in order to service most European automobile makes such as BMW, Mercedes–Benz, Audi, and Porsche.
Today, our continued focus remains you — our customer. The day–to–day operations are run by Frank & Gloria's son, Jonathan Ortiz. He is joined by a talented team of managers, technicians, and service staff.
Our company logo emphasizes our commitment to You & Your European Car. We sought to find a unique symbol that strongly represented what we stand for as an auto repair company.
The American Bison inspires a message of trustworthiness and symbolized stability, strength, consistency, and confidence.
Our logo contains a Bison in abstract. The American Bison inspires a message of trustworthiness and symbolized stability, strength, consistency, and confidence.
Foreign Affairs Auto believe we proudly represent and offer our customers all of these special qualities through our automotive services.
History TimelineThe cornerstone of Foreign Affairs Auto has been fundamentally laid down by founders, Frank and Gloria Ortiz. A Hand-painted sign marks the beginning of our dedication to you.
The tiny office on the left was our first location in Lake Worth, Florida.
In 1985, Foreign Affairs Auto moved its service facility to an industrial district near Downtown.
In 1989, we realized the need to relocate to a larger facility. Shortly after, Foreign Affairs Auto found its new home in the heart of West Palm Beach Florida.
Celebrating its 16th anniversary, Foreign Affairs Auto purchased a beautiful piece of real estate on Military Trail in West Palm Beach to further accommodate its customers and offer its
Foreign Affairs Auto completely revamped the indoor showroom and customer waiting rooms to better service their clients, accommodate its customers and offer its highline sales and service.
In early 2008, Foreign Affairs Auto officially launched its Pre-Owned Sales Department inspired by the vision of being able to provide for our clients throughout all stages of the automobile ownership experience.
We continue to reinvest in our auto repair shop to always provide our clients the perfect place to service their European Car.
Foreign Affairs Auto staff photo after the unveiling of our Logo Rebranding.
Foreign Affairs Auto is proud to share some of our clients' ratings and reviews. Our team strives to offer the best auto repair services in Palm Beach County, and we believe our hard–earned Google rating and client feedback below is a testament to our success in that endeavor.
