Kerrigan Advisors’ latest quarterly auto dealership buy-sell report finds a market accelerated by big groups spending big money in big markets. +
A nonbinding proposal from Penske’s largest shareholders would take one of the “Big 6” publicly traded dealer groups private at $210 per share. +
Kerrigan Advisors’ latest survey of OEM executives finds 59% see AI as a meaningful driver of current profitability and future earnings growth. +
Kerrigan Advisors’ Q1 Blue Sky Report finds multistore deals and soaring valuations helped drive a record 478 transactions over the past 12 months. +
The Presidio Group’s latest report finds the average dealer’s pretax profit and adjusted net income improved in Q3 while the M&A market kept pace with the year-ago quarter. +
Kerrigan Advisors’ Blue Sky Report for the second quarter shows merger and acquisition activity in the dealership sector improved on a year-over-year basis in the first half of 2025. +
Presidio Group analysts say U.S. dealership buy-sell activity was roughly on par with last year for the first two quarters of 2025, but blockbuster deals could portend a busier second half. +
The Presidio Group’s latest survey names Toyota the most desirable franchise and finds U.S. dealers remain upbeat about profitability and values despite growing concerns over tariffs. +
Kerrigan Advisors’ latest Blue Sky Report finds single point dealerships represented 79% of buy/sells in the first quarter, up from 68% in 2023, but total transactions fell by 14%. +
U.S. auto dealers sold 697 franchises in an all-time record of 438 transactions last year, according to Kerrigan Advisors’ year-end Blue Sky Report, a 10% increase from 2023. +
