By Carl Schell, Keypoint Intelligence

So far this year in the United States, 12 acquisitions have been announced where one dealer bought another, with mega dealers completing six. Compared to the first half of 2023, those figures were 16 and 5, respectively, so we’re down some here and we’re slightly ahead there (research as of June 5, 2024).

The acquisitions we’ve selected for this mini list were all announced in January. Not sure if you believe in coincidence or if you like irony or symmetry…and no, while my favorite month is January, that had nothing to do with it either—just the way it worked out, I swear.

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