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. +
Group 1 Automotive has acquired a Mercedes-Benz dealership located in an uptown Atlanta neighborhood known for its high-rise office and condo towers and wealthy residents. +
AutoCanada announced the sale of 13 of its 17 U.S. franchised dealerships to multiple unnamed purchasers in a series of deals worth more than $60 million. +
The third-generation owners of Bosak Auto Group have divested their auto retail holdings through separate deals with Victory Automotive and the Garff Family of Dealerships. +
Coughlin Automotive has acquired Bob Chapman Ford of Marysville, Ohio, from fourth-generation owner Joe Chapman, adding the state’s first Ford dealership to its growing network. +
Ancira Automotive Group has acquired Patriot Buick GMC, a dealership known for serving the Killeen, Texas, community and families stationed at nearby Fort Hood for 34 years. +
Sonic Automotive has become the nation’s largest-volume Jaguar Land Rover retailer with the acquisition of four California dealerships from US Auto Trust. +
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. +
Asbury Automotive has sold its Larry H. Miller Ford, Chevrolet and CJDR stores in Provo, Utah, to Salt Lake Valley Auto Group, adding to its divestiture of the group it acquired in 2021. +
Houston’s Vaughan Automotive has acquired the former Larry H. Miller Toyota of Lemon Grove, expanding into the Golden State as Asbury Automotive parts with its last California store. +
