UPDATED — At least ten (updated from eight) cases of manufacturers using the Right of First Refusal since January 2013, including at least three lawsuits, shows dealers wanting to sell their...

UPDATED — At least ten (updated from eight) cases of manufacturers using the Right of First Refusal since January 2013, including at least three lawsuits, shows dealers wanting to sell their...
A couple of days ago, on April 30, Southern Motors Chevrolet filed a lawsuit against General Motors for blocking its purchase of Fuller Chevrolet, located in Rincon, GA. According...
…the Marubeni America Corp. It’s another lawsuit resulting from a manufacturer’s exercise of the right of first refusal in which they nix one buyer and bring in another buyer for… Continue Reading
to data compiled by The Banks Report. Also in the first quarter report, Audi continues to be aggressive in using the Right of First Refusal to… This content is...
...purchase of the Van Tuyl Group in March. Meanwhile, automakers continue to leverage the Right of First Refusal to scuttle deals. The industry hit the mid-point… This content is...
of those purchases come within the first 90 days after the vehicle purchase. Dealers get less than 5% of that business, however. Reynolds surveyed 150 dealers last year (measuring the… Continue Reading
July 23, 2019 — Late yesterday afternoon, AutoNation announced long-time CFO and vice president Cheryl Miller as its new CEO and president. She’s replacing Carl Liebert. On the...
…it and then using it to enhance the customer experience. The goal is to become smarter about customer interaction — it’s the ultimate promise of CRM, “The right message to… Continue Reading
January 2, 2017 — M&A activity among automotive retail vendors for the year ended quietly with only four deals completed in the fourth quarter. Nevertheless, the 31 acquisitions...
Lithia Motors’ pending acquisition of the DCH Automotive Group for $362.5 million looks like a it should be a homerun, but there a few manufacturers who likely are going...