Cloninger Ford of Hickory located in Hickory, NC — serving Rutherford College, Lenoir, Morganton, and Shelby, NC - is the best new Ford and used car dealer meeting all your automotive needs in the Catawba Valley! No matter if you're buying a new or pre-owned vehicle, securing financing, getting service, or purchasing parts, you'll get nothing less than our very best customer service. Our dealership has helped Hickory-area auto shoppers since 1969, when you might have known us as Armstrong Ford.