In 1941 George Augustine Henry Oakes established 'The Garage' in Ootacumund, Tamil Nadu which was primarily involved in selling automobile spare parts. 'The Garage' was later acquired by, Mr. W.W.Ladden who then changed the name of the Company to George Oakes Limited.

In 1945 the legendary industrialist, Mr. S. Anantharama Krishnan and his fast growing Amalgamations group acquired the Company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Simpsons & Co. Ltd. Later that year George Oakes Limited acquired Gordon Woodroffe Motors Limited and moved its headquarters to Chennai. During this period the Company was the sole distributor of Ford cars in South India.

For over 50 years, adhering to its philosophy of offering customers the very best, George Oakes has taken up for distribution only those brands, which conform to the highest quality standards. Today it holds agency lines of 18 top notch brands. Further, to constantly improve the level of service to its customers- fleet operators, garage owners and the traders, the Company has continuously expanded its branch network.

The high degree of integrity displayed in distribution and the courteous service extended to customers, have helped it carve an enviable niche for itself. George Oakes is committed to sustain the tremendous reservoirs of faith both manufacturers and customers have reposed in it - living up to its hard earned reputation of being " the trusted name in automotive spares".