By Stuart McCallum and Steven A. Schumacher, CPA, ASA, Crowe Horwath LLP Maintaining dealership value is an important goal for all owners. Business practices that enhance dealership value sh... Read more
By Ira Silver CPA, CGMA, Principal, MBAF LLC The buyer’s offer has been made, the seller’s response has been given, negotiations have ensued back and forth, and an agreement has been reached... Read more
By Ronald Sompels, CPA, and Richard Kotzen, CPA Owners who are considering selling their dealerships should be aware of and prepared for a thorough review and analysis of information (which... Read more
Record sales made 2015 a great year to own an automotive dealership. Those sales supported healthy real estate valuations. This year, sales are forecast to once again be strong. But there ar... Read more
An interview with Willie Beck, SVP, Capital Automotive Real Estate Services, Inc. Capital Automotive Real Estate Services Inc. had a good 2015. CARS, as it usually goes by, isn’t becoming co... Read more
By Richard Kotzen, CPA Sales of auto dealerships continue to accelerate, with a growing number of longtime dealers deciding to take advantage of today’s active merger and acquisition market.... Read more
By Kenneth R. Rosenfield, CPA These days, most dealership acquisitions are via the purchase of assets. Even back in the “glory days” of the first consolidations, many of the institutional an... Read more
By Gus N. Paras, attorney, The Scali Law Firm In our experience, buy sell agreements often involve the purchase of the dealership real estate. If that is the plan, there are some important c... Read more
