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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2023

Publicly Traded Auto Groups Report Increased Supply

Incentive spending and discounts needed for some vehicles, they say.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 9, 2022

Several Auto Retailers Announce Expansions

Sonic Automotive, Group 1 Automotive, the Lou Fusz Automotive Network, Barnes Crossing Auto Group, and Ed Morse Automotive Group all expanded their businesses recently.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2022

Board Reaches Decision on Subaru of New England in Sale Dispute

The Motor Industry Vehicle Board in New Hampshire ruled that Subaru of New England “unreasonably withheld consent of sale” of Prime Subaru Manchester to Group 1 Automotive Inc.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2022

Group 1 Automotive to Keep Focus on Acquisition

Group 1 Automotive Inc. will focus on growth through acquisition in the U.S. and UK, says Daryl Kenningham, incoming president and CEO.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2019

AutoNation, Sonic Set Records as Publics Grow PVR

All six of America’s big publicly traded dealership groups enjoyed year-over-year gains in F&I profit per vehicle retailed in Q3, led by record highs at AutoNation and Sonic Automotive.

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Newsby Tariq KamalAugust 1, 2019

AutoNation Nears $2,000 PVR as Big Groups Grow F&I

The nation’s six largest publicly traded dealer groups all increased F&I profit per vehicle retailed in the second quarter, led by AutoNation’s $1,926 per copy and Lithia Motors’ segment-leading 11% improvement.

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2019

Group 1 Debuts Digital Sales and F&I Platform

Group 1 Automotive has launched AcceleRide, a fully online buying process that includes vehicle configuration, trade-in valuation, and financing options, at 79 U.S. dealerships.

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Newsby Tariq KamalApril 22, 2019

Carvana Crashes Used-Vehicle Dealer Rankings

Carvana broke into the top 10 in its first appearance on Automotive News’ list of the nation's Top 100 Used Retailers, more than doubling its output to more than 94,000 units and outpacing the Asbury, Larry H. Miller, and Ken Garff groups.

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NewsSeptember 5, 2017

Group 1 Assesses Hurricane Harvey Impact

A preliminary assessment by Houston-based Group 1 Automotive found that employees were able to protect most of the company’s inventory in its Houston and Beaumont, Texas, stores from the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey.

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NewsMay 3, 2017

Group 1: Earnings Hurt by 'Extreme Weakness' in Oil-Dependent States

Not even another strong performance in U.S. new-vehicle margins, a record quarter in the group's U.K. market, and a profitable quarter in Brazil were enough to offset "extreme weakness" in Group 1's energy price-impacted markets.

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