Megadealer and billionaire Red McCombs, born in 1927, remains active in the auto business.
Dealers have sued auto makers before, but Norm Braman might be the richest to do so. His group had total revenues of $1.4 billion last year.
Vandergriff Chevrolet dealership is in the heart of Texas truck country. The four-county Dallas-Ft. Worth area accounted for 109,596 truck registrations in 2011.
The 11-store Ancira Enterprises is one of the first Hispanic dealership groups in the U.S.
Early on, the most stores on the list were Chevrolet and Ford dealerships. Today, the leaders are Toyota and Honda.
Scott Fink boasts a 32% close rate and an “army” of 28,000 loyal owners in Florida.
Here’s a quick look at some regular members of the annual list of top dealers.
Hagen Durant voices one problem about the “new” General Motors: inventory imbalances.
Scottsdale Ferarri in particular and the auto mall in general draw auto-loving locals, “even if they can’t afford a Ferrari,” says Roger Penske.
