Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

Regular updates on issues important to the Auto Dealer industry

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Revolution or Evolution: COVID-19 Pushing Auto Dealers into the 21st Century

Are we witnessing a revolution in the auto industry similar to that of Blockbuster and online streaming, or simply an evolution into more tech-savvy dealerships? The current COVID-19 pandemic has auto dealers scrambling to find ways to maintain sales as stay at home orders are keeping customers from the dealership.  To move vehicles off the lot, dealerships have been pushed into a new era of online car sales. While many auto dealers have only somewhat dipped their toe into the digital space, they have now been pushed off the deep end.

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Looking Back to Look Forward

Lessons for the Auto Dealer Industry

Auto dealers are a resilient, adaptable group by nature.  It’s one of the reasons many have been able to survive economic hardships or sluggish industry conditions in the past.  While we haven’t witnessed the unique totality of the conditions that are present today, auto dealers can adopt some of the principles from the Great Recession to try and mitigate the challenges during the survival mode portion that we currently face.

Auto Dealership Valuation 101

The valuation of automobile dealerships can be more complex than other valuations due to their unique financial statements, varying cost structures and profitability of departments, different terminology, and hybrid valuation methods. 

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Mercer Capital provides business valuation and financial advisory services to companies throughout the nation in the auto dealer industry.