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Mid-size Sport Activity Vehicle. The volume model in metro Atlanta. xDrive available across the line.
Hank Aaron drew this lot in 1999. The Nalley family has stewarded it since 2008 as part of SONS Auto Group. The only BMW dealer south of downtown Atlanta — 7.5 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson, an 8-minute drive up I-85 — and the closest to where the city actually flies in and out of.
BMW of South Atlanta is the only BMW dealer south of downtown Atlanta — and the only one in metro Atlanta close enough to Hartsfield-Jackson to credibly run a service-while-you-fly program. The store sits on the lot Hank Aaron developed in 1999, on the same address ever since, owned and operated by SONS Auto Group since 2008.
BMW STEP-certified technicians work every car. Genuine BMW parts only. Full i Series EV service — i4, iX, i5, i7 — including high-voltage battery work an independent shop typically cannot perform. The full 2026 BMW lineup is on the lot: sedan, Sport Activity Vehicle, M Performance, and i Series electric.
BMW of South Atlanta carries every current 2026 BMW series — gas, plug-in hybrid, and pure-electric. Below are six anchor models that explain how the lineup is structured. Build & price for any configuration is published live at bmwusa.com; current Union City inventory is at our inventory page.
Mid-size Sport Activity Vehicle. The volume model in metro Atlanta. xDrive available across the line.
Compact SAV. Newly redesigned. The pick if you want xDrive at lower MSRP than X5 without losing the BMW driving feel.
Electric Gran Coupe. Available as eDrive40 (RWD), xDrive40, or M60 xDrive. The 2026 M60 replaces the prior M50 with more power and range.
Electric Sport Activity Vehicle. xDrive standard. Available as xDrive45, xDrive60, or M70 — high-voltage warranty work performed in-house at Union City.
Electric 7 Series. Long-wheelbase chauffeur car. Available 31-inch BMW Theater Screen rear cabin. Available as eDrive50 (RWD), xDrive60, or M70 xDrive.
M Performance flagship sedan. 4.4L twin-turbo V8 plus electric motor. M xDrive standard. The most powerful M5 ever — sold and serviced in Union City.
Out-the-door price documented in writing on the first call, valid for the specific vehicle and stated terms. Documentation fee is in line with Georgia market practice and disclosed up front — no surprise add-ons introduced at the F&I desk. Optional protection products (paint & fabric, GAP, extended service contract, wheel & tire) are available, never required, and priced separately on request. Ask for the OTD number on any vehicle, every time.
Specifications & performance: Horsepower, 0–60 mph, and EPA range figures shown are BMW-tested or EPA-rated preliminary values for the trim referenced and may vary based on model year, options, equipment, and operating conditions. Performance figures are BMW AG / BMW of North America manufacturer estimates and may differ at delivery; professional driver on closed course where applicable. EPA range estimates per fueleconomy.gov for the model year and trim listed. Always refer to the window sticker (Monroney label) and BMW USA build & price for binding specifications. Federal EV tax credit eligibility changes; verify current eligibility at fueleconomy.gov/tax credits.
Every technician at BMW of South Atlanta has graduated the BMW Service Technician Education Program (STEP) — the factory-run apprenticeship that BMW of North America requires for warranty work. Independent shops can rotate tires and change oil; STEP techs are the ones who diagnose iDrive, recalibrate driver-assist cameras, and pull fault codes BMW's diagnostic systems generate.
An authorized BMW dealer is the practical place to service an i4, iX, i5, or i7. High-voltage battery diagnostic and warranty work, drive unit replacement, and EV-specific cabin filter intervals are jobs an independent shop typically cannot perform — they require BMW factory diagnostic tools and STEP-EV certification per BMW NA service standards.
The reason families come back for a third and fourth BMW is that the same techs are in the bay, the same advisor calls them by name, and nobody is upselling work that doesn't need doing. — SONS Auto Group · Service philosophy
Three distinct warranty layers can apply to a BMW serviced at this store. Each covers separately:
Photography: BMW of North America · BMW Certified Pre-Owned program
Specific coverage terms, exclusions, and claim procedures are governed by the issuing warranty document. Always refer to the vehicle's BMW NA warranty booklet or the service contract for binding terms.
SONS Auto Group is family-owned. Brothers Clay, Slater, and Street Nalley run the group, continuing a family auto-retail line their father, C.V. "Jim" Nalley, began in metro Atlanta. Pricing decisions are made in our walls, not by a publicly-traded auto-retail chain headquartered in another state. We keep the documentation fee transparent, we don't run the surprise add-on packages, and we publish out-the-door numbers in writing before you walk in.
Independent third-party verification at CarEdge: BMW of South Atlanta scores 80.1/100 on dealer-pricing transparency, a Grade B based on verified out-the-door quotes. CarEdge's data shows we do not typically add mandatory dealer add-ons. The customer rating-of-record is published at DealerRater and our Google business profile.
All pricing subject to applicable taxes, government fees, finance charges, and any options added after the original quote. Final pricing depends on vehicle inspection, trade-in verification, lender approval, and selected protection products. Advertised pricing does not include emission testing fees where applicable.
BMW of South Atlanta is the only BMW dealer in metro Atlanta close enough to Hartsfield-Jackson to credibly offer a service-while-you-fly concierge program. The mechanics, per our published Airport Concierge Service: drive to the Park'N Ticket facility at Hartsfield-Jackson, tell the attendant your BMW is scheduled for service with us, and we'll transport the car to our dealership while you're away. When you land, your BMW is waiting at Park'N Ticket — serviced, washed, ready. Complimentary airport parking is included.
The store sits on I-85 South with direct access to the airport corridor. Here is how the metro actually opens up from the lot.
Schedule airport-concierge service in advance with your BMW service advisor. Booking ahead lets us coordinate pickup and return with your flight schedule.
The Hall of Fame outfielder developed 4171 Jonesboro Rd as a BMW dealership in 1999. The lot has operated continuously as a BMW franchise on that address ever since. SONS Auto Group acquired and re-flagged the store in 2008 and has operated it on the same lot continuously since.
Continuity matters because long-tenure auto retail is rare. Many metro Atlanta BMW franchises have changed hands or rebranded since 1999. This one has not. Customer reviews on Google and Edmunds reference third and fourth BMW purchases from this store, with the same advisors named by first name across years.
Metro Atlanta has five authorized BMW retailers. Here is the comparison on the metrics that decide where Southside families actually buy and service — distance to ATL, ownership tenure, doc-fee transparency, and i Series capability.
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The pick
BMW of South Atlanta Union City · I-85 S |
Global Imports BMW Buckhead · Atlanta |
Nalley BMW of Decatur Decatur · I-285 E |
United BMW Alpharetta · GA-400 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Hartsfield-Jackson | 7.5 mi | ~17 mi | ~22 mi | ~29 mi |
| Ownership group | SONS Auto Group · since 2008 | Privately held | Asbury Automotive (public) | Penske Automotive (public) |
| Park'N Ticket airport program | Yes | — | — | — |
| Full i Series service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lot continuity | Since 1999 · Hank Aaron lot | Established Atlanta location | Established Decatur location | Established Alpharetta location |
| Doc fee posture | In writing, first call | Standard | Standard | Standard |
Union City · I-85 S
Buckhead · Atlanta
Decatur · I-285 E
Alpharetta · GA-400
Vs. Global Imports BMW (Buckhead). If you live in Buckhead or Midtown, Global Imports is the geographically obvious pick. If you live south of I-20 — College Park, East Point, Stockbridge, Newnan, Peachtree City, Fayetteville, or Henry County — the I-285 traffic into Buckhead is the actual cost. South Atlanta is meaningfully closer for southside addresses.
Vs. United BMW (Alpharetta). United serves the GA-400 corridor and is the right pick north of I-285. For Southside customers who fly out of Hartsfield-Jackson regularly, the airport math is meaningful: roughly 29 miles to the airport vs 7.5 miles changes whether the Park'N Ticket service-while-you-fly program is feasible.
Vs. Nalley BMW of Decatur. Nalley serves I-285 East and Decatur — same i Series capability as the rest of the network. The choice between Nalley Decatur and South Atlanta comes down to which side of Downtown you commute on. Note: Nalley BMW (Decatur) is part of Asbury Automotive Group — a separate public company from SONS Auto Group, despite the shared Nalley family name origin.
BMW of South Atlanta operates as the authorized BMW of North America franchise dealership at 4171 Jonesboro Road, in Union City. The store is part of SONS Auto Group, the Nalley family-owned group founded by brothers Clay, Slater, and Street Nalley. SONS started by purchasing four Hank Aaron dealerships — including this one — and now operates dealerships across Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. The Nalley auto-retail line traces back to their great-grandfather's Gainesville business in 1918. Their father, C.V. "Jim" Nalley, consolidated nine Atlanta-area dealerships into the Asbury Automotive Group in the 1990s before the sons branched out to start SONS.
Service Director, fixed-ops manager, and senior advisors have multi-year tenure on this lot. Customers regularly reference the same advisor by name across multiple BMW purchases — a relationship pattern that's harder to find at high-turnover dealerships.
BMW STEP-certified technicians, Genuine BMW parts, BMW Service Loaner program for warranty work, video inspection updates from the bay, and direct text-thread communication with the assigned advisor. Bilingual English–Spanish service drive.
Sales runs Mon–Fri 9–7:30 and Saturdays 9–7. Service runs Mon–Fri 7:30–6 and Saturdays 8–4. We're closed Sunday. Full contact details, current hours, directions, and online scheduling are available on the Contact page.
Yes. BMW of South Atlanta is the only authorized BMW retailer south of I-20 in metro Atlanta. The next-closest BMW dealers are Global Imports BMW in Buckhead (~17 mi north of our lot), Nalley BMW of Decatur (~22 mi northeast), and United BMW in Alpharetta (~29 mi north). For Southside addresses — College Park, East Point, Stockbridge, Newnan, Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Henry County, Coweta County — we are the geographically rational pick.
Yes — i4, iX, i5, and i7. BMW STEP-certified technicians perform high-voltage diagnostic work, drive-unit replacement, battery warranty service, and EV-specific maintenance intervals. An independent shop typically cannot perform the warranty-eligible work on these vehicles; an authorized BMW dealer is the practical place to service them.
EV cabin filter replacement, brake-fluid intervals adjusted for regenerative braking, and the BMW digital service record all stay in the BMW network when service is done at an authorized dealer. That matters at trade-in time.
Park'N Ticket is the airport valet operator at Hartsfield-Jackson. Because BMW of South Atlanta is 7.5 miles (about 8 minutes via I-85 N) from the airport, we offer an Airport Concierge Service: drive to the Park'N Ticket facility, tell the attendant your BMW is scheduled for service with us, and we transport the car to our dealership while you're away. When you land, your BMW is waiting at Park'N Ticket — serviced, washed, ready. Complimentary airport parking is included. Schedule airport-concierge service in advance with your BMW service advisor.
This program is not generally feasible for BMW dealers in Buckhead, Alpharetta, or Decatur — the round-trip drive plus airport-corridor traffic eats the day. 7.5 miles makes it work.
Yes. The dealership is owned and operated by SONS Auto Group — the Nalley family-owned group, founded by brothers Clay, Slater, and Street Nalley. SONS started by purchasing four Hank Aaron dealerships — including this one in 2008 — and now operates dealerships across Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. The Nalley auto-retail line traces back to their great-grandfather's Gainesville, Georgia business in 1918.
Family ownership is not a marketing point — it changes how pricing and documentation decisions get made. SONS keeps the doc fee transparent, doesn't run surprise add-on packages, and publishes out-the-door numbers in writing on the first call.
The Hall of Fame outfielder developed the lot at 4171 Jonesboro Road as a BMW dealership in 1999. The address has operated continuously as an authorized BMW franchise since that year. The lot is, in plain terms, the dealership Hank Aaron drew. SONS Auto Group, the current owner, re-flagged the store in 2008 and has stewarded it ever since.
You ask for the out-the-door number. We document it in writing — the negotiated vehicle price, Georgia TAVT, title, plate transfer, and our documentation fee, totaled on the specific vehicle and terms quoted. The figure is honored on those terms subject to vehicle availability, accurate trade-in disclosure, and lender approval. Optional protection products (paint & fabric, GAP, extended service contract) are presented separately, priced individually, and never represented as required.
Independent third-party verification: CarEdge grades BMW of South Atlanta 80.1/100 on pricing transparency (Grade B, well-above-average) based on verified OTD quotes, and confirms we do not typically add mandatory dealer add-ons. Trade appraisals are documented in writing after physical inspection, valid for 7 days subject to vehicle condition.
Reviewed by John Garces, General Manager of BMW of South Atlanta, with the store's Finance & Insurance team. Pricing, documentation fee, optional protection product, and warranty distinction language reviewed for accuracy against current store practice and BMW of North America program documentation as of the date above.
All specifications reflect current 2026 BMW model-year information cross-checked against BMW of North America press releases, BMW USA build & price, IIHS, NHTSA, and EPA fueleconomy.gov on April 28, 2026. Performance figures are BMW AG / BMW NA preliminary or as-tested values; refer to the window sticker for binding specifications. Federal EV tax credit eligibility verified at fueleconomy.gov on the date above and is subject to change.
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