An Atlanta-based dealership group has added two more stores in the metro area.

ALM Automotive Group acquired Hennessy Mazda and Hennessy GMC in suburban Morrow, Ga., from Hennessy Automobile Companies, according to Kerrigan Advisors, which represented the seller in the transaction.

ALM, owned by Khush Bhatia, operates 19 dealerships in Georgia and the Carolinas, 14 of them in the Atlanta area. Its new acquisitions are located in the south part of the metro area, eight miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The company already owns Chevrolet and Kia stores in nearby Union City.

Hennessy Automobile Companies, founded in 1964, is a family-owned dealership group also based in Atlanta that operates 10 locations, all within the Atlanta market.

In a news release. Kerrigan Advisors said the nearest Mazda competitor is more than 30 miles away and closest GMC store is 18 miles away, giving the Morrow stores “a distinct competitive advantage.”

“These are two growth-oriented franchises operating in one of the country’s most dynamic metro markets,” Kerrigan Advisors managing director Ryan Kerrigan said.

Founder and managing director of Kerrigan Advisors Erin Kerrigan said dealerships in the South are in high demand from buyers.

“This transaction is a perfect example of that trend,” she said, “particularly in high-growth suburbs of major metro markets like Atlanta, a market with strong fundamentals and lasting appeal. We expect to see more consolidation in growth markets in the Southeastern U.S., given the tremendous buyer demand in this key region.”