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Melissa Burden
Director of Retail Coverage for Automotive News
mburden@crain.com
313-446-1637
Melissa Burden leads Automotive News’ auto retail team of six reporters and an editor covering dealership buy-sells, public auto retailers, finance and insurance, retail technology, used cars, and service and parts. Melissa has been with Automotive News since 2018 and has covered the automotive industry for more than 10 years. She has nearly 25 years experience in business journalism, also having worked at several Michigan newspapers. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University.

Latest from Melissa Burden

Dealership buy-sell database updates: Details on 11 deals across 10 states

Automotive News tracks dealership mergers and acquisitions. Lithia and Potamkin Automotive Group are among the groups selling.

Dealership buy-sell database updates: Details on 10 transactions in 7 states

The latest dealership buy-sell transactions tracked by Automotive News include stores purchased by #1 Cochran and Golling Automotive Group.

Dealership buy-sell database updates: Details on new transactions across 8 states

The deals involve Chevrolet dealerships trading hands, plus stores with brands including Kia, Ford and Lexus.

Dealership buy-sell database updates: Details on transactions across 9 states

Automotive News tracks hundreds of dealership buy-sell deals each year. Here are the latest.

Column: Yeehaw! Best Dealerships To Work For event celebrates winning stores

The Best Dealerships To Work For event was held in Nashville to celebrate an expanded group of stores that create great places to work and retain employees.

AN's Best Dealerships program now honors 150

The 2024 Best Dealerships To Work For ranking expanded to 150 stores and features new category winners.

CDK says DMS restoration process from cyber ransom attack has begun, reiterates 'several days' to end outages

CDK Global, in a note to customers, referred to the cyberattacks for the first time as a ransom event.

Four dealership groups buy stores in Q3, Q4 deals

Four dealership groups expanded their presence with import and domestic stores across four states in third- and fourth-quarter acquisitions.

Column: Best dealerships offer employee perks, growth opportunities

Many of the top dealerships across the country offer employee benefits and perks such as paid parental leave, four-day workweeks, stock investment opportunities, career development, paid training and more.

Ford, Chevy and Buick-GMC-Cadillac dealerships sell across 4 states

A new group bought its first dealership, another expanded to four stores in Oklahoma, a Michigan dealer acquired a Ford location, and a group on top 150 dealerships bought two stores in New York.

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