Wadette Bradford is a “gearhead”. As a high school student in Tuskegee, Ala., she took an advanced mechanics class as her elective. And in English class? “I would always write my essays abou... Read more
By Alysha Webb, editor and publisher Rich LaLonde just acquired Kia of North Grand Rapids. It is his third Kia franchise in Michigan, and his ambitions for the store are big. “Our plan is to... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher Florida is one of the hottest dealership markets in the country. Finding a dealership to buy there isn’t easy. Jeff Johnson and Bill Doraty wanted to do... Read more
Katherine Johnson Cannata, dealer principal at Wyatt Johnson Auto Group in Clarksville, Tenn., never assumed she would take over the family business. Indeed, the Clarksville native left to g... 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
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher When the market downturn hit in 2008, Tom’s Truck Center didn’t suffer the way many dealerships did. Indeed, the business, which includes truck and car d... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher Morrie Sage was a visionary. In the mid-1950s he became a minority holder in a Ford dealership in downtown Los Angeles. But Sage believed that, despite... Read more
