From SIP Trunking, the three companies in the Automotive Retail industry with the lowest Price to Earnings to Growth (PEG) Ratios get a revue. Lower peg ratios indicate more improvement, stock and expected growth. Of those ranked, the lowest include:

If you are attending the NADA Convention in Orlando this month, I recommend you do two things during your visit. First, I hope you attend my workshop on “Key trends in buy/sells.” If you are a reader of my articles, I think you will find the work

As the year comes to a close, 2012’s buy/sell activity surprised me. I had expected a large number of dealerships to trade hands this year, particularly given the aging demographic of the dealer community and the rise in blue sky values. Instead, f

I was recently struggling through a seminar on the subject of building high performance business teams. This is a subject in which I have keen interest because everyone who is seeking succession is also endeavoring to build a high performance organiz

Existing dealerships should not sit on the sidelines As of last week, Kia Motors America has again announced that it intends to add new dealerships across the U.S. In particular, Kia appears to be focused on the “top 10” metropolitan markets in t

The common rap about the family business is: “Don’t get caught in the crossfire of interfamily turmoil.” As an employee, advisor or vendor, you can easily become a victim of the collateral damage. And we all know that we don’t have to be bloo

The buy/sell market has picked up considerably from the low it hit in 2009. That said, we at Presidio are surprised at the current level of transaction activity. In stark contrast to the big uptick we saw in 2011, buy/sell activity declined considera

“What are your goals?” is the common question I present to clients and prospects. “We want to grow,” is the common response I get from dealers who have found a way to make decent money in indecent times. And as though we were talking about bu

Here we go again. Another manufacturer threatening to sell vehicles directly to the consumer. This time it is BMW who has stated publicly that it is considering selling its i series electric vehicles over the Internet. It is being reported that BMW e