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When AJ Hiers was young, his father would take him to a Chevrolet dealership in Melbourne, FL owned by famous Indy 500 winner Jim Rathmann to look at the Corvettes. When the opportunity to a... Read more
By Bob Holder, CPA, Eide Bailly In its 2018 Report to the Nations, The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners stated 40 percent of occupational frauds are first detected through tips and 5... Read more
Riley Ford Inc, a dealership in Chazy, a town of just over 4,000 in upstate New York. saw sales grow by nearly 16 percent in 2018, far outpacing the overall market. The fact it has won the F... Read more
By Joan B. Kaye, Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager, Key Private Bank Auto dealer owners are often so busy running their business they fail to take a pitstop to prepare for their... Read more
Russ Hubler acquired his first dealership on January 10. Becoming a dealer principal is a tradition in the Hubler family – his grandparents, parents, and siblings are all dealers. He is sett... Read more
By James Mitchell, Cushman & Wakefield The typical conversation about the purchase or sale of a dealership focuses on determining blue sky, but often overlooks the elephant in the room:... Read more
By Don Ray, Portfolio I was asked recently by a friend who is a dealership buy/sell consultant (broker) for my estimation of the net pretax proceeds from a retrospective commission (retro) F... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher New light vehicle sales growth declined in February. The government shutdown, bad weather, and rising interest rates got the blame. The retail market is... Read more
Editor and publisher Alysha Web has decades of experience covering the automotive industry in both the U.S. and China. Previously she was the China bureau Chief for Automotive News and continues to be a contributing writer to Wards Auto. Click here for contact information.