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Sonic's Jeff Dyke and RFJ's Rick Ford
Dealership megadeal reunites old friends

What ultimately put the industry's latest megadeal in motion? The Rick Ford, Jeff Dyke connection.
Karl Malone dealership
Karl Malone, McGrath Imports and Paul Thigpen buy dealerships

Karl Malone Auto Group, McGrath Imports and Paul Thigpen and Anthony Miller purchased GM dealerships during the third quarter.
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Sonic Automotive to acquire 33-store RFJ Auto Partners in $700M deal

Sonic said the $700 million purchase, which is expected to add $3.2 billion in annual revenue, includes 33 franchised and used-vehicle dealerships in seven states.
‘Explosive profitability' ignites buy-sells

The number of dealerships sold in the second quarter shot up, as did store valuations, according to two industry reports. Experts expect an even busier end to the year.
Dealers ‘chomping at the bit' for Detroit event

Doug North, president of North Brothers Ford in Westland, Mich., and chairman of Motor Bella, an outdoor event that replaced the North American International Auto Show this year, gets to see his efforts of nearly the past three years finally come to life.
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LaFontaine, Flow Automotive, Sewell Family and dealer Dominguez Drawe acquire stores

Here's this week's roundup of auto dealership buys and sells from around the U.S.
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Lithia enters Georgia, expands in California

Combined, the two acquisitions will add an expected $320 million to Lithia's annual revenue.
Melvin Cooper, dealer operator of Watsonville Auto Group, says the truck center services 80 trucks a month.
How buying truck service center helped Calif. dealer diversify, grow

Melvin Cooper took over a distressed medium- and heavy-duty truck shop and made it a critical component of his group's success.
Jenkins Auto and Jim Schmidt groups make acquisitions; used-car store owner buys franchised store

Jenkins Auto Group of Ocala, Fla., has purchased three Florida dealerships in two recent transactions with Steve Lamb and Jewel Lamb of Crystal Automotive and Motorcycle Group.
Lithia's Canada entrance ‘just the start'

Canada had been described as Lithia Motors Inc.'s No. 1 expansion target. The publicly traded dealership group made its first acquisition there last week.
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3 domestic-brand dealerships change hands in single-store deals

Two of the transactions included dealers who bought their first franchised dealerships.
Sonic expands in Colorado again with Audi-VW acquisition

With the acquisition, the auto retailer has seven Audi franchises and four Volkswagen franchises in its portfolio.
4 dealerships change hands in single-store acquisitions; Morgan Auto, Island Auto expand

Morgan Auto Group and Island Auto Group each bought stores this month as part of single-store transactions, while Dunhill Auto Group in July bought its second franchised dealership and a new dealer bought his first store in July in Indiana.
Ken Garff Automotive buys 2 Texas dealerships, set to acquire 6 more in Western states

After the Arizona, Colorado and Wyoming transactions close, Ken Garff will have 62 dealerships across several states.
Lithia continues expansion with Calif., Texas acquisitions

Lithia Motors Inc.'s latest purchases include buying a Honda dealership and a Kia store, along with partnering to open a new Honda location.