Indirect vehicle leasing leader contributes to credit unions’ increasing share of leasing market, achieves single-year record for lease originations through credit union partners, and enjoys exponential growth in dealer partnerships

San Diego, CA – January 26, 2022 – Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) achieved $2…

ID Drive, the industry’s most advanced data capture and driver license authentication solution, protects auto dealers, helps identify qualified buyers

FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. & FOOTHILL RANCH, CA – January 18th, 2022

700 Credit, LLC, the automotive industry’s leading provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, and soft pull products, and eLEND Solutions, an automotive FinTech…

Kerrigan Advisors projects over 350 completed transactions for 2021; historic market velocity driven by high valuations and unprecedented capital access resulting from record revenue and profitability

Incline Village, NV – December 16, 2021 – The auto dealership buy/sell market is on track for another record year as it continued its momentous pace in the third quarter according to the just-released Third Quarter 2021 Blue Sky…

Sale of third highest volume Honda dealership in Illinois to Gerald Auto Group  

Incline Village, NV –December 8, 2021 – Kerrigan Advisors represented Continental Motors in its sale of Continental Honda of Countryside, Illinois to Chicago-based Gerald Auto Group. This sale marks the third transaction for Continental Motors that Kerrigan Advisors has represented since 2019 and the 143^rd dealership sale led by the…

Sale of eight dealerships to Asbury Automotive Group marks the largest dealership group transaction in Denver’s history

Incline Village, NV – December 7, 2021 – Kerrigan Advisors, the premier sell-side advisor and thought partner to auto dealers nationwide, represented Stevinson Automotive, the largest privately-owned dealership group based in Denver, Colorado, in the sale of its eight dealerships to Asbury Automotive Group. The transaction…

Virtual, safe and efficient vehicle appraisal and selling now available to Georgia consumers through 12 new virtual, and four bricks and mortar, locations; extends AutoBuy’s capacity to deliver fresh vehicle inventory to auto dealers

West Palm Beach, FL – November 30, 2021 - AutoBuy, the auto remarketing disrupter that makes it easy and safe for consumers to sell their vehicles virtually,…

Positive momentum in auto retail and buy/sell market will continue in 2022, according to the recently-released 2021 Kerrigan Dealer Survey: 61% of dealerships expect an increase in their valuation, 79% expect profits to rise and 77% expect to acquire more dealerships over next 12 months

Incline Village, Nevada, November 29, 2021 – Auto dealers’ optimism about the valuation of their dealerships has doubled year-over-year, according to the…

A new eLEND Solutions report reveals that auto dealers are offering digital retailing a warm, but partial, embrace: nearly half have advanced their DR ‘end point’ since COVID lockdowns, but 64% end digital path-to-purchase before F&I

Irvine, Calif., – November 16, 2021 – A new report from automotive…

Priority 1 sale marks the 21^st group sale Kerrigan Advisors has represented since 2015

Incline Village, NV – November 11, 2021 – Kerrigan Advisors represented Baltimore, Maryland-based Priority 1 Automotive Group in its sale to AutoNation on November 8, 2021. The acquisition is one of the largest completed by AutoNation since 2018, and the largest on record in the Mid-Atlantic region. Kerrigan Advisors, which focuses exclusively…

Leader in indirect vehicle leasing for credit unions marks 100,000 active leases, worth nearly $3.8 billion, as credit union members increasingly opt for leasing’s flexibility and affordability 

San Diego, CA – November 10, 2021 – Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA), the leader in indirect leasing for credit unions, announced today that its portfolio has exceeded 100,000 active leases through its credit union…

AutoBuy’s innovative remarketing model and efficient, virtual appraisal process for consumers results in steady stream of fresh inventory for auto dealers, driving record growth: 180% sales growth, $2 billion in inventory appraised to date, and expansion into four more states

West Palm Beach, FL – November 1, 2021 - AutoBuy is delivering fresh, high-quality…

Auto dealership buy/sell market on path to most active year in history – 320 transactions June 2020 to June 2021 – as limited inventory and more efficient practices send dealership profits soaring 164%; historic access to capital fuels demand, and blue sky valuations tick up more than 40% from pre-COVID levels.

Incline Village, NV - September 20, 2021 – The auto dealership buy/sell market has hit yet another historic high, with 320…

Sale of Earnhardt Kia and Rodeo Hyundai marks 11^th Top 150 Dealership Group Kerrigan Advisors has advised since 2015

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV – September 2, 2021– Kerrigan Advisors represented Earnhardt Auto Centers in the sale of Earnhardt Kia in Phoenix, Arizona and Rodeo Hyundai in Surprise, Arizona to Ken Garff Automotive Group. These transactions are Ken Garff’s first dealership acquisitions in the Arizona market. A long-time…

 Florida dealership sold to Morgan Auto Group, marking the 121^st Kerrigan-led dealership sale since 2014

Incline Village, NV - August 23, 2021 – Kerrigan Advisors, a leading sell-side advisory firm and thought leader to auto dealers in the US, represented and advised Fuccillo Automotive Group in its sale of Fuccillo Nissan of Clearwater to Florida’s Morgan Auto Group. With this transaction,…

Transaction marks 119^th Kerrigan-led dealership sale since 2014

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV – July 28th, 2021– Kerrigan Advisors, a leading sell-side advisory firm to auto dealers in the U.S., represented owner Ron Bubar in the sale of Grand Junction Subaru and Grand Junction Volkswagen in Grand Junction, Colorado to Sonic Automotive (NYSE: SAH).

The transaction marks the 118th and 119th dealership sale that Kerrigan Advisors has…

 Leader in indirect vehicle leasing for credit unions posted its 9^th consecutive record month, with more leases processed in May and June than in any other months in its history

San Diego, CA – July 15, 2021– Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) today announced that vehicle leasing through its credit union partners continues to gain momentum, after posting its 9^th consecutive month of record lease originations in June. After…

Transaction marks the 117th Kerrigan-led dealership sale since 2015

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV – June 22, 2021– Kerrigan Advisors, a leading sell-side advisory firm to auto dealers in the U.S., represented Lithia Motors (NYSE: LAD) in the sale of Audi Valencia to Ghreiwati Auto Group, owner of Surf City Nissan and Corona Nissan of Southern California.    

This transaction marks the 117th dealership that Kerrigan Advisors has advised…

A perfect, and unique, combination of market factors - record auto sales and grosses, soaring valuations, waning pandemic crisis and potential new tax laws - fueled acquisition activity to 66 completed transactions in Q1, and an unprecedented 300 completed over the past 12 month period, according to the First Quarter 2021 Blue Sky Report^® by Kerrigan Advisors

Incline Village, NV - June 21, 2021 – The auto…

 CULA caps record-setting start to year by powering vehicle leasing for Metro Credit Union, the only credit union to offer the benefits of vehicle leasing in New Hampshire

San Diego, CA and Chelsea, MA–June 17, 2021 – Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) has further expanded its vehicle leasing footprint through its partnership with Metro Credit Union, which launched vehicle leasing in New Hampshire this month.…