It was on kayaking trip in South Carolina that the seeds of Jon Gray’s eventual acquisition of a Nissan franchise in Costa Mesa, California, were planted. Gray and his wife, and John Garff,... Read more
Personal relationships are often an important element of a buy sell. That was the case with the Melloy Auto Group’s recent acquisition of Hanson Honda in Farmington, N.M. Steve Melloy has kn... Read more
The Douglass family has been in the car business for nearly three decades, but until very recently they were a single-point family, owning and operating a Nissan dealership in Texas. That ju... Read more
When the Hoffman Auto Group acquired BMW of Watertown last October, it sent out a press release announcing the change and introducing the new management. That included a photo of five member... Read more
By Leonard A. Bellavia, Esq., Senior Partner, Bellavia Blatt & Crossett, P.C. A recent article published by Automotive News about incentives Nissan pays “favored” dealers to acquire deal... Read more
By Alysha Webb, Editor and Publisher When Brian Kelly acquired Thomas Ford in Beverly, Mass., it was the fulfillment of a 30-year old wish, said Kelly, president of Kelly Auto Group. He want... Read more
Properly defining the parts purchase in your buy sell can save you money and sometimes save the deal
By Mark Payne, President, Total Dealer Solutions Over the years I have conducted many parts physical inventories for Dealership Buy/Sells. Unfortunately, by the time they call me, the contra... Read more
