Bob Howard Luxury Auto Group Acquires Colorado Tractor Dealership The Bob Howard Luxury Auto Group acquired Universal Tractor Co. in Lakewood, CO, from the McCarty family in a deal brokered by Performance Brokerage Services. Bob Howard Luxury Auto Gr

Kerrigan Advisors just released their 2023 Blue Sky Report that found dealership transactions were up 6% compared to the year before. A total of 397 dealerships were completed and included the third largest transaction in auto retail history—the sa

Group 1 Purchases UK’s Inchcape Group 1 Automotive entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the U.K. automotive retailing business and related owned real estate from a subsidiary of Inchcape for approximately $439 million in an all-cash tra

As we look to tell the stories about people and the products that support auto dealerships, Digital Dealer is shining the spotlight on companies that help dealers do their job more effectively. We recently interviewed Search Engines MD’s Cody Jerry

It continues to be a buyer’s market for new car customers. An analysis by Kelley Blue Book (KBB) found new-vehicle transaction prices (ATP) in March 2024 were $47,218, down 1% a year ago 5.4% from the market peak in December 2022. S KBB officials

After a complaint by Gayle Benson with the state of Louisiana was withdrawn, the breakup of the Ray Brandt Auto Group is complete. The deals closes a four year legal battle between Ray Brandt’s widow Jessica and his grandchildren over an estimated

The banks are tightening up, your near-prime and subprime sources have all but dried up. Interest rates are still high. You were so proud of yourself last year when you knocked that deal out of the ballpark with $10,000 over MSRP with 84 months finan

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to note the opening of temporary channels at the port  The Port of Baltimore is the busiest in America for shipments of cars. And the deadly accident that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge wil

Deacon Jones Purchases First Luxury Import Brand Deacon Jones Automotive recently acquired Sale Auto Mall Stores, located in Kinston, NC. This move marks a significant expansion for Deacon Jones Automotive, based in Smithfield, NC, to solidify its po