John “Senior” Koufakis, founding father of Star Auto Group in Queens, N.Y., died July 8, in accordance along with his family. He was 94.

Koufakis made his foray into the auto retail enterprise inside the Nineteen Seventies, when he opened a used-car lot with one mechanic, an auto physique specialist and himself as a product sales specialist.

Star Auto Group now represents automotive producers Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Fiat, Toyota, Hyundai, Genesis, Nissan and Subaru.

From 1988 to 2009, Koufakis was on the Bigger New York Automobile Sellers Affiliation board of directors. He was chairman of the group’s membership committee from 1996 to 2001.

Koufakis and his partner, Georgia, had three children. Georgia died in 2009 on the age of 83.

Their sons — John, Steven and Michael — all have a hand in managing the Star automotive enterprise.

Koufakis may be survived by daughters-in-law Shailja, Eileen and Lynne, 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.