Country Hill Motors, a locally-owned, family-operated, and independent used car dealership serving the greater Kansas City area, was founded in 1984 by Josh Buterin, who was joined in business several years later by John Zaslavsky. Throughout the 198

Capitol City Honda is a locally-owned family business in Olympia, Washington, the state capital of Washington and sixty miles south of Seattle. Ed McCarroll, a native of Canada, proudly became a U.S. citizen in 1953 and was a partner in several car d

Dealers are required to seek the approval of their manufacturer in order to relocate their franchise to a more desirable location. In most states, the manufacturer has full discretion as to whether to approve or deny that request. In some states, the

Wilson Auto Group, with stores in Mississippi and Tennessee, has won every major customer satisfaction award from the manufacturer, including being recognized as the #1 in Dodge Sales in Mississippi for over 10 years, while consistently remaining pro

DD26 could have been subtitled, The Marketeers Strike Back. I believe I counted 104 sessions, 62 of which (60%) were dedicated to marketing and/or advertising of some sort. Out of the 148 vendors who supported the event, 85 self-identified as compani

Can the trend in dealership subscription services affect dealership valuation? Scot Eisenfelder shares his opinion in this video blog.

Whether you are a single-point dealership, small group, mid-sized group or mega group of dealerships, the opportunity to add $1,000,000 to your bottom line is absolutely achievable. For smaller groups, the profit improvement may span a couple of year

Buy/sell activity remained very robust in 2018 – the fifth consecutive year of over 200 transactions. Underlying today’s robust buy/sell market is the growing U.S. economy. GDP increased 4.5% in the third quarter and wages rose at 2.9%, the h