By Ira Silver, CPA, CGMA In 2016, thanks to a rebounding and robust economy, the auto industry saw its seventh straight year of record sales in the U.S. with 17.55 million purchases in all.... Read more
By Leonard A. Bellavia, Esq., Bellavia Blatt & Crossett, P.C. Our auto dealer clients are being told that the retail landscape as they know it is about to radically change with the adven... Read more
By Burl Haigwood, Business Performance Consultant, Evolve Performance Group Two years ago, I joined the crusade to help business owners, CEOs, CFOs, and CHROs (i.e., CXOs) discover the busin... Read more
Prime Motor Group recently acquired Volvo of Southborough in Massachusetts. It is the beginning of an expansion strategy for the New England-based dealership group, a strategy greatly aided... Read more
By George M. Taylor, III It is not unusual for a dealership lawyer to first learn of a sale transaction when he or she receives a signed Letter of Intent (LOI) from the client. There is a se... Read more
By J. Duncan Douglas, Partner Engineering and Science In the complicated world of buying and leasing automotive dealerships, the owner and tenant each have a stake and a responsibility in ma... Read more
After decades of advising dealers on how to run their businesses, John Buelow is now a dealership principal himself. A few months ago, he acquired Flagship Ford in Baldwin, Wisconsin from An... Read more
By Tony J. Allison, CPA, and Brian P. Brueggeman, Crowe Horwath LLP In multiple-owner dealerships, ownership transition inevitably occurs. Given the unpredictability of life events, dealersh... Read more
