The retail footprint of Lithia & Driveway just keeps growing. On Tuesday, the company announced the acquisition of Rock Honda, a Top 20 Honda New Volume Dealer in the U.S. The company highlighted the purchase of this high-performing Honda dealership in the Inland Empire continues its “fast-paced growth trajectory” and expands the reach of its […] [Read More]

Dealership sales personnel often can be challenged to find the right family vehicle — especially when some family members have four legs and fur because dog-loving drivers often bring their sidekicks along on adventures. To help stores that have customers with canines to consider, Autotrader is celebrating National Dog Day, which is Thursday, For the […] [Read More]

Fuccillo Automotive Group has sold its Fuccillo Nissan of Clearwater to Morgan Auto Group, according to Kerrigan Advisors, which represented and advised Fuccillo. This is the fifth Florida dealership sold by Kerrigan on behalf of Fuccillo since December 2019. The transaction is the 121st dealership sale that Kerrigan has led since 2015 and its ninth in […] [Read More]

Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG) and Walser Automotive Group made positive headlines on Thursday and Friday in connection with their workplaces and philanthropic efforts. At Walser, the group highlighted its campaign is driving more than $100,000 to nonprofits in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area as well as the Wichita, Kan., region. According to a news […] [Read More]

In addition to announcing its first EchoPark Automotive retail hub location in Nevada this week, Sonic Automotive said Thursday that starting Sept. 1, it will increase its minimum employee wage to $15 an hour. The retailer has approximately 8,500 teammates working at its franchised dealerships and EchoPark locations across the country. “Our people are our greatest asset, […] [Read More]

When Urban Science released statistics and insights from its 2021 Mid-Year Automotive Franchise Activity Report (FAR), analysts said “an interesting observation is that California has returned to the list of most active states adding the dealerships.” The report indicated a small uptick in dealership rooftops nationwide and an increase in sales throughput. But it’s the […] [Read More]

There’s a strong connection between the auto industry and motorsports — particularly among dealership groups — and one Michigan auto retailer is adding to it this weekend. With its sponsorship of driver Josh Bilicki of Rick Ware Racing, Sunday’s Firekeepers Casino 400 at the Michigan International Speedway will mark the first time that Zeigler Auto Group […] [Read More]

The certified pre-owned vehicle market continues to rocket toward what would be the 10th record year in the past 11. CPO sales through seven months are up more than 4% from 2019, which was the best year ever for certified, and are beating 2020 figures by 15%. That’s according to a Cox Automotive analysis of […] [Read More]

Sonic Automotive said Tuesday it has opened an EchoPark Automotive delivery center in Austin, which marks the seventh Texas location for Sonic’s standalone used-car program. The retailer plans on opening approximately 25 EchoPark locations a year (including 20 delivery centers and five medium or large retail hubs) from 2021 to 2025. The company anticipates covering 25% […] [Read More]

Lithia is tackling Dallas expansion with the help of a former New York Giants linebacker.  In an update Tuesday, Lithia & Driveway said it added two open points in Texas, including one in which it teamed with former NFL star Jesse Armstead. For its new Grapevine Honda store in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, Lithia partnered with […] [Read More]