Acquisition issues hold back Penske’s profitable used-car operation — for now
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Andrew Friedlander, Associate Editor
Roger Penske is quite pleased with his used-car operation’s performance in the third quarter. After all, on a same-store basis revenue from used-vehicle sales companywide was up 7.5% year-over-year and gross profit rose 5.7%, with gross per vehicle retailed up 8.5% same-store and 12.2% overall. But the chairman and CEO of Penske Automotive Group knows […]
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