Welcome to Karl Knauz BMW, located in the 30+ acre Knauz Autopark situated at Routes 41 & 176.  Our particular dealership has been serving the greater Chicago area and Lake County areas such as Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Northfield, and all of Chicago's North Shore since 1971.

Karl Knauz BMW team of BMW Certified Service, Parts, Collision Center Technicians, Sales and Finance experts are extensively trained to assist you with your service, purchase or lease of a BMW sedan, coupe, convertible, crossover or SAV such as the Z4, Z3, Alpina, V7, M3, M5, M6,X5M, X6M 3-series, 328, 328i, 328xi, 328xit, 328cic, 328ci, 325, 325i, 325xi, 325ci, 325cic, 325xit, 330, 330i, 330xi, 330xit, 330cic, 330ci, 335, 335i, 335xi, 335cic, 335ci, 335d, 5-series, 535, 535i, 535xi, 535xit, 528, 528i, 528xi, 525, 525i, 525xi, 525xit, 530, 530i, 530xi, 530xit, 540, 540i, 540it, 550, 550i, 550 Gran Turismo, 7-series, 740i,740iL 745, 745i, 745li, 750, 750i, 750li, 740, X3, X5,X5 35d and X6.

It was 76 years ago when, Karl Knauz the father of the current chairman, Bill Knauz, created the dealership that would bear his name for generations to come. Karl Knauz after years of being a chauffeur opened a gas station in Lake Forest. Did he imagine that this modest begininng would come to be one of the most recognized dealerships in the country. The franchises they have now have put their trust in the Knauz family, (with some going all the way back to 1959). They have weathered the good times and the bad, and done so by taking care of customer's using 'The Golden Rule".

The Knauz families have a long history in this area:

Starting in 1934, Karl Knauz began the dealerships with a single dealership, then added a second dealership in 1941, which we still had until this past January when we retired the dealership to make room for our newest franchise. The 60's saw the arrival of another followed in 1971 by the arrival of BMW. In 1986, the Knauz family purchased the parcel of land the Autopark currently resides in May of 1995, in the first franchise (BMW) was moved to the Autopark with the construction of the current home of BMW.  This building also houses our Collision and Detail centers and our corporate offices. The next few years were filled with further expansion with the addition of more franchises, the almost doubling of the BMW service department. While the past couple of years have been filled with opening the Knauz North Pre-Owned center approximately one mile north of the Autopark ,  the Knauz Autopark strives to meet your automotive needs today and for years to come.