The nation's sixth-largest new-vehicle retailer said new and used sales volumes and fixed operations gross profit have performed at or above expectations and are getting better by the week.

CEO Mike Jackson describes the safety measures now in place at the largest U.S. dealership group.

Berkshire Hathaway Automotive saw lower first-quarter revenue and vehicle sales as the operating businesses of Warren Buffett's larger Berkshire Hathaway Inc. began to feel significant impacts from the coronavirus pandemic in March.

Prime Automotive Group, with 56 dealerships in eight states, saw it sales plummet in late March and April as the coronavirus pandemic kept U.S. consumers at home.

Hendrick Automotive Group's sales and service business has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but the nation's fifth-largest new-vehicle retailer said it did not lay off or furlough any of its more than 10,000 employees.

The dealer giant has furloughed more than half of its global work force — including 5,300 in the U.S. — and terminated about 500 employees to help quell disruption from the coronavirus pandemic.

After a 50 percent plunge in new- and used-vehicle sales in the final two weeks of March, AutoNation is now seeing a recovery in its biggest markets.

Sonic terminated about 1,200 employees and furloughed about 1,700 as part of cost-cutting actions taken to mitigate the financial impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.

The auto retail giant, which posted a net loss in the quarter, said it's seeing new- and used-vehicle sales rebound as more states lift stay-at-home orders.

A backlash in Louisiana illustrates what's at stake for dealers as they navigate how to manage employees during a dangerous and unprecedented disease outbreak.

Penske Automotive Group's retail automotive revenue and overall revenue declined in the first quarter during the coronavirus impact, after starting strong in January and February.

David Smith says the current quarter will be the worst in the dealership group's history. Things will get better from there.