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. +
Waning dealership profitability could have a cooling effect on a dealer M&A market that was red-hot in 2024. Alysha Webb talks with experts and offers her latest forecast for Auto Remarketing. +
Kerrigan Advisors tracked 330 dealership transactions involving 544 franchises in the first nine months of 2024, putting M&A on track for a fifth consecutive year of growth. +
Jump IQ, an AI-powered dealership valuation tool, earned top honors as the Dealership Solution of the Year in the AutoTech Breakthrough Awards. +
After experiencing record highs for more than two years, a cooling market will likely accelerate consolidation, according to a special Automotive News report. +
