Publicly Traded Auto Groups Report Increased Supply
Incentive spending and discounts needed for some vehicles, they say.
Incentive spending and discounts needed for some vehicles, they say.
Sonic Automotive, Group 1 Automotive, the Lou Fusz Automotive Network, Barnes Crossing Auto Group, and Ed Morse Automotive Group all expanded their businesses recently.
The Motor Industry Vehicle Board in New Hampshire ruled that Subaru of New England “unreasonably withheld consent of sale” of Prime Subaru Manchester to Group 1 Automotive Inc.
Group 1 Automotive Inc. will focus on growth through acquisition in the U.S. and UK, says Daryl Kenningham, incoming president and CEO.
All six of America’s big publicly traded dealership groups enjoyed year-over-year gains in F&I profit per vehicle retailed in Q3, led by record highs at AutoNation and Sonic Automotive.
The nation’s six largest publicly traded dealer groups all increased F&I profit per vehicle retailed in the second quarter, led by AutoNation’s $1,926 per copy and Lithia Motors’ segment-leading 11% improvement.
Group 1 Automotive has launched AcceleRide, a fully online buying process that includes vehicle configuration, trade-in valuation, and financing options, at 79 U.S. dealerships.
Carvana broke into the top 10 in its first appearance on Automotive News’ list of the nation's Top 100 Used Retailers, more than doubling its output to more than 94,000 units and outpacing the Asbury, Larry H. Miller, and Ken Garff groups.
A preliminary assessment by Houston-based Group 1 Automotive found that employees were able to protect most of the company’s inventory in its Houston and Beaumont, Texas, stores from the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey.
Not even another strong performance in U.S. new-vehicle margins, a record quarter in the group's U.K. market, and a profitable quarter in Brazil were enough to offset "extreme weakness" in Group 1's energy price-impacted markets.
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