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. +

Penske Automotive announced the acquisition of four Toyota and Lexus dealerships in California and Texas, including the nation’s highest-volume Toyota store. +

Each of America’s six largest publicly traded dealer group say gross profit per new vehicle retailed declined on a year-over-year basis in the third quarter, some by double digits. +

Automotive News’s latest quarterly report shows Sonic Automotive leading the “Big 6” publicly traded dealership groups with an average of $2,718 in F&I gross profit per vehicle. +

Group 1 Automotive reported a 5% increase in F&I profit per vehicle in the first quarter, leading the six biggest publicly traded U.S. auto groups, five of which reported year-over-year gains. +

Five of the Big 6 publicly traded dealer groups are generating at least $2,000 in F&I gross profit per vehicle retailed, according to the latest quarterly report from Automotive News. +

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. +