By Richard H. Kotzen, CPA, Crowe Horwath LLP Several forces are working together to drive today’s robust merger and acquisition (M&A) market in the automotive industry. The first article... Read more
By Sandi Jerome, Sandi Jerome Computer Consulting When a dealer sells the dealership it is most often a sale of the assets; the parts inventory, vehicles, and goodwill – but what abou... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher What were the multiples on that deal? Here I am referring to that number that is used to estimate the value of a dealership taking into account various i... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher John Jomehri had managed, and been part owner of, dealerships in Southern California for decades. He always envisioned owning his own store in the same... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher What multiple is a particular brand’s dealership selling for? That is the question that the numerous reports on dealership buy sell attempt to answer. Bu... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher Family-owned dealerships changing hands again loom large in this week’s issue, but on two very different scales. The theme of familiarity and reputation... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher The Russ Darrow Group of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin recently acquired a Mazda dealership in northwest Milwaukee. It brings the Group’s Mazda store count... Read more
AutoNation Inc.’s plan to acquire Barrier Motors Auto Group, a luxury vehicle dealer group in Bellevue, Washington, will give the nation’s largest dealership group a larger presence i... 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.