Penske Automotive Group Buys Another BMW Store

Ken Zino of AutoInformed.com on Penske

We are half kidding as we think PAG exists to support Roger’s love and participation in racing.

Penske Automotive Group* (NYSE: PAG) today announced that it has acquired Erhard BMW of Bloomfield, located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan This is the Group’s 48th BMW dealership world-wide. The acquired dealership is expected to generate approximately $100 million in annualized revenue.

Year-to-date, Penske Automotive Group has added ~$1.2 billion in expected annualized revenue through retail automotive and commercial truck dealership acquisitions. It also a way of adding automotive talent in a tight labor market. Whether PAG can retain that talent remains to be demonstrated.

“This dealership has a strong legacy of serving BMW enthusiasts in the metropolitan Detroit market for over 50 years. We are thrilled to expand our presence and relationship with the BMW brand and welcome Erhard BMW of Bloomfield, the largest BMW dealership in Michigan, to the Penske Automotive Group team,” said President Rob Kurnick.

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*Penske Automotive Group headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is a “diversified international transportation services company and one of the world’s premier automotive and commercial truck retailers. PAG operates dealerships principally in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Japan and is one of the largest retailers of commercial trucks in North America for Freightliner. PAG also distributes and retails commercial vehicles, diesel and gas engines, power systems and related parts and services principally in Australia and New Zealand.” PAG owns 28.9% of Penske Transportation Solutions, a business that manages a fleet of more than 350,000 vehicles “providing innovative transportation, supply chain and technology solutions to North American fleets.”

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2 Responses to Penske Automotive Group Buys Another BMW Store

  1. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: PAG) today 26 Jan 2022 announced that its Board of Directors has increased the Company’s dividend by 2.2%, or $0.01 per share, to $0.47 per share. “The increase in the dividend reflects our Board of Directors’ confidence in the Company’s strong cash flow and the continued strength of our diversified business model,” said Penske Automotive Group President, Robert H. Kurnick, Jr. The dividend is payable March 1, 2022, to shareholders of record on February 10, 2022.

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