Atlanta will become Group 1 Automotive’s second-largest market with the billion-dollar purchase of Hennessy’s Automobile Companies’ 10 dealerships. +
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 latest annual Blue Sky Report from Kerrigan Advisors finds U.S. dealers bought and sold 458 franchises in 2025, beating the previous record of 438 set a year earlier. +
Kerrigan Advisors’ seventh annual Dealer Survey finds changing attitudes toward technology and dealership performance, including a long-awaited shift in valuation sentiment. +
Canada’s Go Auto has acquired all three of Car Pros Automotive Group’s dealerships in the state of Washington, reducing Car Pros’ footprint to its six California stores. +
The latest report from Kerrigan Advisors shows the number of dealership buy-sells could exceed 2024’s record of 438 by year’s end as strong sales and earnings propel consolidation. +
Hudson Automotive Group has acquired all 15 Baton Rouge, La.-area All Star Automotive dealerships, which collectively account for 17% of the market’s new vehicle sales. +
Ken Ganley Automotive has acquired Lexus of Cleveland and Lexus of Akron-Canton from Ascent Automotive, adding its first Lexus franchises within miles of its Northeast Ohio headquarters. +
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. +
