Few adventures capture the spirit of freedom and discovery quite like a road trip. Whether you’re driving along coastal highways, weaving through mountain passes, or venturing across open desert landscapes, road trips offer a unique way to experience the world. They provide flexibility, intimacy with your surroundings, and the joy of uncovering hidden gems that aren’t always accessible by plane or train.

But while…

When you’re on the road, the last thing you expect is for your truck to break down in the middle of a busy highway, a remote country road, or even during a crucial delivery. Trucking is a demanding profession that relies heavily on timing, reliability, and safety. Any unexpected…

When your dealership implements projects or initiatives to improve productivity, improve CSI, or respond to industry dynamics, it requires changes. Regardless of oil embargos, high interest rates, product shortages or economic downturns, our industry has always been resilient due to our ability to institute change management in our businesses.



The following is merely a reminder of how to implement change…

Compared to nine months ago, credit unions are more optimistic about auto finance – 77% vs 57%; majority expect significant increase in vehicle prices and affordability issues to drive an increase in vehicle leasing

San Diego, CA – August 25, 2025 – A new survey from Credit…

Kerrigan Advisors Second Quarter 2025 Blue Sky Report® reveals most active twelve-month period of dealership buy/sell transactions in industry history, with over 450 deals completed; Blue sky values are on the rise as tariffs shift franchise valuations and OEMs absorb costs

Incline Village, NV – August 19,…

Kerrigan Advisors Represents Blue Grass Motorsport in Sale of Porsche, Audi and JLR Dealerships in Louisville, Kentucky

Sale of Louisville’s single-point Porsche, Jaguar Land Rover and Audi retailer in Kentucky to Germain Motor Company marks Kerrigan Advisors’ 302^nd dealership sale,…

It’s incumbent on dealership leaders to put meaning to each employee’s job function and in turn make sure they understand how their work contributes to the greater good of the company, regardless of their position.



All too often we celebrate and recognize those on the "front line" and not those in a support position. Each position in a dealership has a connection to customer satisfaction and profitability. Whether its someone in accounting, a…

Digital modernization and proactive inventory management remain key as aged inventory and rising prices challenge profitability, with Lotlinx customers outperforming market benchmarks 

DETROIT (July 22, 2025) — Lotlinx, the auto industry’s first and only VIN Performance platform built to help dealers maximize profitability, announced today its…

MINI of Downtown Los Angeles, part of the Car Pros Automotive Group; 2025 MINI Countryman John Cooper Works.

Part of the Car Pros Automotive Group, the newly remodeled, stand-alone MINI facility sets the standard for elevated customer…

Auto dealers today are under constant pressure to operate more efficiently, forecast more accurately, and make faster, data-driven decisions. From inventory management to customer engagement, traditional methods of running a dealership are being re-evaluated in favor of smarter, scalable approaches rooted in automation and intelligence, which means successful dealers are constantly forced to keep pace with ongoing change. 

Predictive modeling is now…

In today’s workplace, supporting employee well-being requires more than reactive benefits and one-size-fits-all coverage. With financial stress on the rise and employees increasingly worried about healthcare affordability and long-term security, dealership employers must adopt a more proactive, comprehensive approach to benefits communication. A key opportunity lies in one of the most misunderstood benefits to help employees: life…

Nearly 70% of consumers surveyed would lease again for lower payments, shorter terms and flexibility in uncertain economy, and nearly 90% found leasing a good option versus a loan

San Diego, CA – July 8, 2025 – Affordability is the top reason consumers are leasing vehicles, according to a new Credit…

Transaction represents the most valuable Jaguar Land Rover sale in automotive retail history; sale of four dealerships marks Kerrigan Advisors’ 76^th top luxury franchise sold

Los Angeles, CA – July 7, 2025 – Kerrigan Advisors, the leading sell-side advisor and thought partner to auto…

After 35 years in the car business, working with OEMs and their ever-rotating carousel of “preferred vendors,” I’ll admit that the very first thing that pops into my head when I hear about a newly announced partnership isn’t excitement. It’s a question: “So, who sits on whose board, or who shares a tee time at Torrey Pines?”



I’m not trying to be cynical (well, maybe just a lil), but after decades of watching solutions come and go, I’ve learned to be skeptical when…

I remember about ten years ago, marketing vendors kept hitting me with the same line: “We stole the best minds from Google!” Supposedly, these folks knew Google’s algorithms inside and out. I even joked with one guy, “If everyone’s hired the Google team, how’s Google still in business?”



Fast forward to today, and here we go again except now it's artificial intelligence instead of search engines. Suddenly, every vendor is boasting they’ve got ex-OpenAI,…

Sale of three dealerships in Utah, the second fastest growing state in the US and a top auto retail market, marks Kerrigan Advisors’ 294th dealership sold nationwide

Salt Lake City, UT – June 30, 2025 – Kerrigan Advisors, the premier sell-side advisor and thought partner to…

The automotive dealership model is facing yet another modernization opportunity—this time driven by artificial intelligence, specifically generative AI and GPT-style technologies. These tools, which allow users to query complex data systems using natural language and automate time consuming repetitive tasks, are increasingly being explored across commercial vehicle operations for their potential to increase efficiency, simplify analysis, and improve…

As economic uncertainty continues to weigh on consumers, vehicle affordability continues today as a driving issue in the auto retail sector. High interest rates, lingering inflation, and constrained supply chains have converged to create a complex marketplace—one where both consumers and dealers are navigating a delicate balancing act between price sensitivity and profit margins.

In response, dealers are looking to leverage AI and machine learning as a strategic tool to maintain…