Stand-alone used-car dealerships are trendy these days. Sonic was an early adopter with Echo Park. In the past few weeks, AutoNation announced it would create stand-alone used car dealership... Read more
A few months ago, Bowers Automotive Group acquired a Volkswagen franchise in Dalton, Georgia. He’s not sure if the Group paid a good price for the store, Bowers Group President Brad Cobb tel... Read more
Carrie Way, the new owner of Crest Automotive Group, has been working in dealerships for much of her life. As a teenager, she worked in her father’s dealership greeting clients as they drove... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher The Rusnak Auto Group in June opened a huge new Mercedes-Benz dealership in Arcadia, in the San Gabriel Valley northeast of Los Angeles. The showcase fac... Read more
By Marc Ciagne and Julie Strasberg, Person to Person Quality Most auto dealers are familiar with the concept of Mystery Shopping – the practice of using trained evaluators posing as would-be... Read more
Until 2011, the Beyer Family Automotive Group was focused on selling and servicing fleet vehicles. Then it acquired several dealerships that were more heavily into retail sales. That forced... Read more
I visited Newport Lexus in Newport Beach, Calif. last week. Four Chinese dealership executives were in town and wanted to learn about best practices for both new and used car sales. They cou... Read more
Elm Creek Autogroup recently acquired the Bounds Autoplex in Livingston, Tex. It was the first multi-franchise acquisition for Elm Creek, based in Plano, Tex. But it may not be the last. “Ou... Read more
