About Us

In 1981, Layton Ford became Ed Kenley Ford and thereafter a new dealership was constructed at 1888 North Main in Layton, Utah. Completed in 1988, the dealership is on 8.5 acres and features a spacious and customer-friendly atmosphere including the E.K. Truck Corral, packed with custom-accessorized Ford Trucks. Rounding out the dealership is an award-winning Service Department and Ford Certified sales and service staff.

Ed Kenley Ford maintains an extensive, $9 million inventory of nearly 400 units including 300 new cars and trucks and an average of 80, quality pre-owned cars. Because of Ed Kenley Ford's emphasis on trucks, an average of 250 new trucks, including the popular F-Series, and E-series, Excursions, Expeditions and Explorers, make up the new unit inventory.

From ownership on down, the almost 100 employees at Ed Kenley Ford are committed to community involvement as a way of showing appreciation. As you learn about our history and the guiding philosophies of our founder, Edward A. Kenley, we feel you'll become more comfortable with entrusting the professionals at Ed Kenley Ford with your next purchase or service requirement.

Layton native Ed Kenley realized his dream in 1981. After working his way up to become sales manager at another dealership, Ed decided he wanted to become a dealer himself and began an extensive search throughout the country for just the right opportunity. Little did he know that the best opportunity was right at home in Layton, Utah, in the town where we was born and raised.

Tragically, Ed Kenley's life was cut short in an automobile accident in 1993, but in 12 short years, he created a lasting legacy that survives and thrives today. Some of Ed's accomplishments and community involvement included, Board member, Layton Chamber of Commerce and the Oakridge Country Club; Chairman, Utah Automobile Dealers Association and President, Northern Utah Auto Dealers; Member, Layton Chamber Military Affairs Committee, Weber State University President's Society and the Wildcat Club. In 1992, Ed was named the Utah State Chamber of Commerce Total Citizen for Layton and Time Magazine chose him for the "Time Quality Award Dealer for Utah."

Ed and his wife and business partner, Jewel Lee, "Julie" Kenley, established the Anya Kenley Scholarship for the Arts at Weber State University in 1990 in honor of their daughter whose life was also cut short by cancer at the age of 16.

As a husband, father, businessman, and ardent community supporter, Ed Kenley is sorely missed but his legacy and memory continues stronger than ever. Perhaps the best insight into his life that carries forward through his business today, which is run by his wife and son, are the comments in an editorial written at his passing in the Standard-Examiner (Ogden) which states, "As his business prospered, his sense of community heightened. And one associate has said that Ed Kenley was the kind of uninhibited guy who could openly tell people how much he loved them."