Three auto retailers ranked on ' top 150 dealership groups list completed first- and second-quarter acquisitions, while a regional group bolstered its presence in Ohio in February.
Three of the largest auto dealerships in the country, including a publicly traded retailer, expanded their footprints with first- and second-quarter acquisitions, while a regional group bolstered its presence in Ohio in February.
Here's a look at the deals involving luxury, import and domestic dealerships in Kansas, Ohio and California.
Three transactions involved auto retailers ranked on—Automotive News'—list of the top 150 dealership groups.
Baxter Auto buys Audi store
Baxter Auto Group bolstered its presence in Kansas with the purchase of a luxury dealership from another large auto retailer last month.
Baxter Auto, of Omaha, Neb., on May 8 bought Audi Shawnee Mission in Merriam, Kan., southwest of Kansas City, from Holman Inc. Holman originally acquired the Audi store—when it bought Kuni Automotive—in 2016.
The dealership's name remains, Baxter Auto confirmed. The group now has two Audi dealerships in its portfolio, the company said.
It marks Baxter Auto's first acquisition—since it bought a Toyota store in Colorado—from Asbury Automotive Group Inc. in March 2022, the company confirmed. In October, Baxter Auto—sold four Stellantis dealerships.
Baxter Auto ranks No. 33 on—Automotive News' list of the top 150 dealership groups based in the U.S., retailing 21,889 new vehicles in 2022. Holman, of Mount Laurel, N.J., ranks No. 26 on that list with sales of 23,902 new vehicles in 2022.
Kerrigan Advisors, a sell-side firm in Incline Village, Nev., represented Holman in the Kansas transaction.
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