Gail Kachadourian Howe

Four dealership groups expanded their presence with import and domestic stores across four states in third- and fourth-quarter acquisitions.

Dream Motor Group is looking to buy more dealerships in the South, CEO Joe Agresti said.

Helfman CDJR-Fiat lost about six vehicles, representing about $300,000, each year to customer I.D. fraud before General Manager Steven Wolf and his staff started working with the Houston Police Department to fight these crimes.

Audi Bedford has jumped to No. 1 on Automotive News' Best Dealerships to Work for list, rising from sixth overall last year.

Penske Automotive CFO Shelley Hulgrave said 60 percent of the auto retailer's current scheduled service appointments in its western U.S. regionare taken after-hours using artificial intelligence-based systems.

A strong performance from the auto retailer's North American automotive and commercial truck operations were offset amid lower earnings from its United Kingdom automotive operations, higher interest expenses and lower equity earnings from its investment in Penske Transportation Solutions.

Ciocca's purchase of Apple Automotive, which includes 10 franchised dealerships in York County, Pa., is expected to close in February.

Hendrick Automotive Group on Wednesday said Jeffrey Brown will step down as CEO of Ally Financial Inc. to become president of the privately held dealership group Feb. 1.

Publicly traded auto retailer Penske Automotive Group said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it, in partnership with Sweden's Hedin Mobility Group, does not intend to make an offer for Pendragon's dealership and fleet businesses. Lithia Motors Inc. this week significantly upped its offer to acquire the U.K. retailer.

AutoNation Inc. last week said it followed rivals Lithia Motors and Penske Automotive Group Inc. into the bidding war for Pendragon.

The Penske Automotive Group stores hit this week with severe hail — Round Rock Hyundai/Genesis of Round Rock, Round Rock Honda and Round Rock Toyota — are all on the same campus on North Interstate 35, north of Austin.

Graham Ourisman Automotive, a partnership between Graham Holdings and Ourisman Automotive Group, added a Toyota dealership in Virginia to its portfolio.

The stores trading hands between MileOne Autogroup and Atlantic Coast Automotive Group sell Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Chevrolet, Nissan, Hyundai, Acura and Ford brands and are in the Virginia cities of Chesapeake and Newport News.

Days after Lithia Motors Inc. said it had agreed to a deal to acquire Pendragon's dealership and fleet businesses, Pendragon's board of directors rejected a joint offer from a Penske Automotive Group subsidiary and Hedin Mobility Group.

With the UAW launching its strike against all Detroit 3 automakers and halting production at three vehicle assembly plants, dealers are putting monthslong contingency plans into action.