Profiles of selected dealerships
The Diehl Auto Group acquired a Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership in Salem, Ohio in June of this year. It is the group’s fifth Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram store, though not all are operated und... Read more
Owning a dealership wasn’t Eric Ellenberger’s first career choice. He enjoyed his job working as a district manager for Radio Shack in Peoria, IL, but he could see the electronics chain was... Read more
After working in a dealership for three decades, including currently as a dealer principal, Mack Huckaby was thinking of slowing down a bit. Then he learned that the GMC Cadillac store down... Read more
Discouraged by a lack of successors, Mark Ward was prepared to sell his dealerships. That changed recently, however. His son-in-law and youngest daughter want to be in the family business no... Read more
The Starling Automotive Group of Florida just acquired a Chevrolet store in South Carolina. Make that another Chevrolet store. The Group now owns four Chevy franchises. The stores will compl... Read more
Doggett Auto Group LLC recently acquired the Lone Star Ford dealership in Houston from Sonic Automotive Group. Doggett Auto Group is a new legal entity, part of Doggett Equipment Services Gr... Read more
When Jeff Spreen acquired an Acura dealership in Riverside, CA, it was against the advice of his peers. They told him to “run away,” Spreen tells Automotive Buy Sell Report. But he saw stren... Read more
Cherie Watters, chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the O’Gara Coach auto group in Beverly Hills, CA, has thought about owning her own dealership for decades. She still th... Read more
