Tropical Storm Helene forces power outages at dealerships in Southeast; Ganley store could lose hundreds of Kias

Helene hits KEN GANLEY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP — A water-ravaged 2024 Kia Sorento sits in the lot at Ken Ganley Kia New Port Richey, in Florida, where CEO Ken Ganley estimates up to 700 vehicles could be lost. “We did have cars that caught fire,” Ganley said. (KEN GANLEY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)

September 27, 2024 05:22 PM

Tropical Storm Helene left some auto dealerships in the U.S. Southeast in the dark Sept. 27 after roaring ashore overnight in Florida's Big Bend region as a deadly Category 4 hurricane.

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