Walser Brings Ford Back After 20 Years. Ford Had Less Say in It Than You’d Think
Walser's largest acquisition returns Ford to its lineup after 20 years. The bigger story is how little control Ford had…
Mergers and Acquisitions
Capital Automotive Just Bought Back 49 Dealership Lots. Here’s Who Actually Owns the Ground Under Your Local Dealer.
Drive past a dealership and it’s natural to assume the name on the sign owns...
Copart Just Dropped $1.9 Billion on ACV. It Didn’t Pay for the Auctions.
Copart announced a $1.9 billion deal for ACV Auctions on the same day it reported a flat fiscal year. The…
Honda and Nissan Couldn’t Agree on Who’s the Boss. So They Just Agreed to Share a Brain Instead.
Most corporate marriages don’t fail because the couple can’t build the car. They fail because...
Honda and Nissan’s Merger Collapsed — So They’re Quietly Merging Their Computers Instead
In February of 2025, one of the biggest corporate marriages in automotive history died in...
Britain Has No Law Against This: Arnold Clark Just Ate a 65-Year Family Dealership Whole
There’s a SEAT and CUPRA dealership in Uddingston, Scotland that changed its name this month....
Roger Penske Is Buying Back the Company That Bears His Name — and Wall Street Never Really Owned It Anyway
Roger Penske and Mitsui & Co. did not wake up this week and decide they...
Pep Boys Sold to Mavis for $700M — But Icahn Kept the Real Estate
Icahn Kept the Dirt and Sold the Garages: Inside the $700 Million Pep Boys Handoff...