Affordability, satisfaction put EchoPark in the ‘catbird seat’
EchoPark location in Birmingham, Ala. Image courtesy of Sonic Automotive.
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Daryl Lubinsky, Correspondent
Sonic Automotive thinks of its EchoPark used-vehicle business as “the Costco … of the pre-owned world.” Sonic’s president Jeff Dyke made that comment during Sonic’s fourth quarter 2025 earnings call on Wednesday. Although he didn’t immediately explain what he meant by the Costco comparison, he said later that EchoPark’s combination of being a low-cost provider […]
Below is a Q&A with Brady Dolan, chief operations officer at Dolan Toyota, which is Auto Remarketing’s Franchise Dealer of the Year, a Used Car Week award sponsored by ADESA. Dolan Toyota, among other dealers, will be recognized during UCW’s Used Car Awards luncheon on Tuesday and in the December issue of the magazine. Auto […]
We begin this dealership M&A roundup in the suburbs of Philadelphia, where the Hill family has sold Hill Buick GMC to RDS Automotive Group and Hill Cadillac to Piazza Auto Group, according to a news release from Haig Partners, which advised the sellers. Both dealerships are located in Newtown Square, Pa. “These dealerships have been […]
Auto Remarketing and Used Car Week are showcasing the dealers who are changing what it means to be an auto retailer through a new program called “Game Changers in Auto Retail,” presented by Conversica. The inaugural honorees will be recognized on site next at UCW during an awards program and several will participate in a […]