By Loyd Rawls Most owners and leaders of privately-held dealerships are wondering what’s going on with the publicly-held dealership groups as they engage in consolidation. These consolidator... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher The Federal Reserve last December increased its target interest rate by 25 basis points. In March, it once again boosted the rate by 25 bps. Money is a b... Read more
By Steven P. Gibson, Dealer Risk Services, Inc. The current market of dealership purchasers includes the normal mix of the mega-dealers and the smaller “hometown” dealers looking to expand t... Read more
By Kenneth R. Rosenfield, CPA The past few months in the automotive retail industry have been very challenging, to say the least. Among the issues the industry is facing: A new President, l... Read more
By Don E. Ray, Portfolio When I’m working with auto dealers to evaluate a potential dealership acquisition, I always evaluate the performance of each dealership department. While evaluating... Read more
If you are, or have been a successful car dealer, will those skills and that knowledge translate into successfully running a Harley-Davidson dealership? It can, but be prepared for a differe... Read more
By Stephen Dietrich, Greenberg Traurig LLP I have recently been having conversations with different groups of owners, operators, or investors in the dealership space. The topics of these con... Read more
By Ben Redman and Thomas England, DHG With such an abundance of consolidation, buying, selling, brokering and new investor entry, the automotive space has presented exciting opportunities ov... Read more
