2024 Top 150 Dealership Groups

See who made our 2024 list of the top 150 dealership groups based in the U.S., ranked by 2023 new-vehicle sales. Read our analysis and highlights.

Acquisitions fuel growth for top 150 dealership groups list

Automotive News reveals its 2024 list of the top 150 dealerships groups based in the U.S.
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Automotive News Top 150 Dealership Groups

Dealership groupCity, StateTotal number
of dealerships
Total unitsTotal group revenue
all departments**
1. Lithia Motors Inc.†‡Medford, OR344729,799$31,042,383,701
2. AutoNation Inc.†Fort Lauderdale, FL271591,265$26,948,900,000
3. Penske Automotive Group Inc.†‡Bloomfield Hills, MI318587,483$29,527,413,000
4. Group 1 Automotive Inc.†‡Houston, TX199406,985$17,873,800,000
5. Asbury Automotive Group Inc.†Duluth, GA160277,016$14,802,690,000
6. Sonic Automotive Inc.†Charlotte, NC133315,473$14,355,500,000
7. Hendrick Automotive GroupCharlotte, NC93260,497$12,800,582,791
8. Morgan Auto GroupTampa, FL65201,927$8,157,372,876
9. Ken Garff Automotive GroupSalt Lake City, UT70149,395$6,464,067,037
10. Staluppi Auto GroupNorth Palm Beach, FL2886,329$3,552,748,509
*Includes used unit sales from franchised dealers and used-only stores
**Includes new, used, fleet, wholesale, F&I, body shop, parts and service departments.
† Publicly held
‡ Figures include data for dealerships outside the United States
Source: Automotive News Research & Data Center

Vehicle sales* by top 10 groups

Vehicle sales* by top 150 groups

Top 10 dealership share increases

The top 10 groups in 2023 said they owned 1,681 stores, or 9.3 percent of franchised dealerships in the U.S. Here is the percentage since 2011.

Top 150 dealership share climbs

The top 150 groups in 2023 said they owned 4,602 stores, or 25.4 percent of franchised dealerships in the U.S. Here is the percentage since 2011.
*fleet and retail

5 largest gains in the rankings

2022
rank
2023
rank
Rank
change
1. Safford Automotive Group8738
49
2. Anderson Automotive Group7144
27
2. Murgado Automotive Group11386
27
4. Castle Automotive Group144119
25
5. Brandon Steven Motors8968
21

5 largest declines in the rankings

2022
rank
2023
rank
Rank
change
1. Baxter Auto Group3358
25
1. Rosenthal Automotive Organization92117
25
3. Golling Automotive Group118141
23
3. Peterson Auto Group127150
23
5. Romano Auto Dealerships124146
22

Top 5 average new retail units per dealership

Average new retail units per dealershipTotal number of dealerships
1. Idea Auto Group4,1902
2. One Automotive3,4003
3. KDW Automotive3,3542
4. Wilson Automotive3,09016
5. Rick Case Automotive Group2,40412

Top 5 average revenue per dealership

Average revenue per dealershipTotal number of dealerships
1. Idea Auto Group$380,918,9462
2. One Automotive$255,972,0223
3. KDW Automotive$236,494,4632
4. Sam Pack Automotive Group$232,951,2876
5. World Class Automotive Group$231,142,7636

5 largest gains in the dealership/rooftop count

Total
number of
dealerships
in 2023
Total
number of
dealerships
in 2022
Change
1. Lithia Motors Inc.† ‡344296
48
2. Asbury Automotive Group Inc.†160146
14
3. AutoNation Inc.†271260
11
4. Anderson Automotive Group188
10
5. #1 Cochran Automotive3728
9

5 largest declines in the dealership/rooftop count

Total
number of
dealerships
in 2023
Total
number of
dealerships
in 2022
Change
1. Sonic Automotive Inc.† 133163
30
2. Group 1 Automotive Inc.† ‡199204
5
3. Russ Darrow Group Inc.2326
3
3. Rosenthal Automotive Organization1316
3
5. Rick Case Automotive Group1214
2
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