Dealer Steve Faulkner acquired J Wilderman Autoplex in Mount Carmel, Ill., a single rooftop selling Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles, and Patriot Chevrolet-Buick-GMC in nearby Princeton, Ind.

With the acquisition, Kelly Auto Group now has eight rooftops.

Chief Automotive Group doubled its store count with the acquisition of Bay Cars, currently a three-store complex in Panama City, Fla. Terms of the March 1 deal were not disclosed.

The move by the U.K.’s largest publicly traded auto retailer caps a multiyear divestiture effort and marks a new beginning for the buyer.

Subaru sold 160,426 vehicles in the first quarter of 2021, a jump of 23 percent over the first quarter of 2020, which was ravaged by the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The group has acquired Kistler Ford in Toledo and changed the store's name to Yark Ford.

The Mercedes store is the 20th dealership and 16th brand for the group.

LMP Automotive has closed on another dealership as it ramps up acquisitions.

While the SUV is seen as critical to the brand globally going forward, it should also get sales in the Americas region back on track.

The transaction marks the fourth dealership for the private group owned by Edward Glazer, an owner and co-chairman of the NFL team.

Subaru, the once-struggling niche brand, was beginning to find its footing when the twin disasters struck. It adapted and has grown since then.

For the automaker and its retailers in the United States, the addition of the Artura plug-in hybrid is more than just a new supercar with a list of impressive performance specs.

By the end of 2026, all of McLaren Automotive's vehicles will be hybridized. The Artura plug-in hybrid, the first vehicle built on the McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture, is the key model in the automaker's transition.