Kendall D. Garff

Dave Cantin Group and Kaiser Associates’ Market Outlook Report Highlights Seven Key Themes, Forecasts Auto Industry Settling into Post-Covid Groove

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Partnership, Kendall D. Garff, Policy, Politics, COVID-19, OEM, Research, Noise, Volatility, DCG, EV, Opportunity, Automotive News, NADA, Partner, Grind, News, Original equipment manufacturer

Drawing on market-backed data and interviews from industry experts, the first-of-its-kind, multi-perspective report delivers insights on themes shaping the coming year in automotive.

Key Points: 
  • Drawing on market-backed data and interviews from industry experts, the first-of-its-kind, multi-perspective report delivers insights on themes shaping the coming year in automotive.
  • The MOR fills an industry gap for a report that encompasses the state of entire automotive landscape, detailing its impact on dealers, consumers and OEMs.
  • “The last four years have caused monumental changes in the auto industry,” said Dave Cantin, CEO of the Dave Cantin Group, a leading advisory firm to automotive retail groups and their owners.
  • M&A Trends and Forecast: Continued Opportunity - The 2024 auto dealership M&A climate will stabilize, but continue to exceed pre-Covid levels.

Napleton Auto Group Improves Top Ranking Among National Dealer Groups as Most Responsive to Website Customer Inquiries

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Monday, September 18, 2023
General Automotive, Marketing, Communications, Automotive, Berkshire Hathaway, Penske Corporation, Walter Napleton Stone, Kendall D. Garff, Internet, Telephone, AutoNation, Multimedia, Penske Automotive Group, Pied Piper of Hamelin, Herb Chambers, Asbury Automotive Group, Murray Auto Group, Piper, ILE, Car dealership, Sales, Sewage treatment, Lithia

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230917964138/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230917964138/en/
    Compared to typical auto industry performance, fifteen of the seventeen dealer groups scored higher than the overall auto industry average.
  • Victory Automotive Group, Napleton Auto Group and AutoNation also improved substantially from 2022 to 2023.
  • For the top scoring dealer group, Napleton Auto Group, 80% of their dealerships scored over 80, while only 9% scored under 40.
  • The 2023 Pied Piper PSI® Dealer Group Internet Lead Effectiveness® (ILE®) Study was conducted between May 2023 and July 2023 by submitting website inquiries directly to a sample of 1,614 dealerships nationwide representing seventeen national dealer groups.

KIA AMERICA DONATES $150,000 TO MAUI WILDFIRE RELIEF EFFORTS

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
Volunteering, American Red Cross, Good, K5, KFA, Kendall D. Garff, Wildfire, PHEV, Gasoline, Hope, Fire, Multimedia, HEV, Veteran, Photography, Organization, Disaster, NBA, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, SUV, Red Cross, Island, Hunger, Pharmaceutical industry, Food industry, Nursing, Car rental, Kia, Kia Sportage

The American Red Cross and the Hawaii Community Foundation will receive $100,000 and $50,000, respectively, to support relief efforts on the island.

Key Points: 
  • The American Red Cross and the Hawaii Community Foundation will receive $100,000 and $50,000, respectively, to support relief efforts on the island.
  • Kia America is matching the $50,000 donation to further recovery efforts in the area.
  • Kia America and Ken Garff Automotive combined donation is $200,000 to Maui Wildfire relief efforts.
  • "The fires in Hawaii are devastating not only to the local community, they also impact the entire nation and Kia is dedicated to supporting those in need through our 'Accelerate The Good' program," said Sean Yoon, president & CEO, Kia North America and Kia America.

How Quick and Easy Is It to Schedule Service for Your Car? Top Auto Dealer Groups Ranked

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Monday, June 5, 2023
General Automotive, Aftermarket, Automotive, Berkshire Hathaway, Group 1 Automotive, STE, Kendall D. Garff, Group 1, PSI, AutoNation, Multimedia, Lexus, Pied Piper of Hamelin, Herb Chambers, Hyundai, Transport, Piper, Jeep, Ganley, Land Rover, Automotive industry, Retail, Car dealership, Real estate, Music, Sewage treatment, Penske Corporation, Walter Napleton Stone, Acura, Audi, Suburb

“The auto industry has long focused on the experience of customers who bring their vehicle in for service, but what really happens leading up to the appointment?

Key Points: 
  • “The auto industry has long focused on the experience of customers who bring their vehicle in for service, but what really happens leading up to the appointment?
  • STE fills-in that gap.”
    The study was completed between January 2023 and May 2023, when Pied Piper phoned each of the 1,739 dealerships owned by the seventeen largest auto dealer groups, posing as a service customer attempting to schedule a service appointment.
  • 62% of the total score is determined by efficiency measurements, while 38% of the total score is determined by quality measurements.
  • An auto dealer’s relationship with a service customer typically starts with a customer phone call to schedule a service appointment.

Kerrigan Advisors Represents Earnhardt Auto Centers in Sale of Two Arizona Dealerships

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
Aftermarket, Finance, Automotive, General Automotive, Consulting, Marketing, Communications, Business, Professional Services, 177th Fighter Wing, Kia, Automotive industry, Blue Sky, Toyota, Kendall D. Garff, Kerrigan, Volkswagen, Accounting, Sale, Knowledge, Earnhardt, VW, Growth, Tex Earnhardt, Car dealership, Financial services, Financial adviser, Phoenix

With this transaction, Kerrigan Advisors has now sold six dealerships on behalf of the Earnhardt family.

Key Points: 
  • With this transaction, Kerrigan Advisors has now sold six dealerships on behalf of the Earnhardt family.
  • The transaction marks the 177th dealership sale led by the firm since 2015, and the 5th Arizona dealership sold by Kerrigan Advisors since 2020, making Kerrigan Advisors the most active dealership sell-side advisor in the state.
  • It was a sincere pleasure and honor to once again represent the Earnhardt family in the sale of their valuable dealerships and property, said Erin Kerrigan, Founder and Managing Director of Kerrigan Advisors.
  • Kerrigan Advisors helped us find the right buyer in this market, said Derby Earnhardt, Co-Owner of Earnhardt Auto Centers.

Top Global Brands Trust Qualtrics to Create Personalized Experiences for Customers and Employees in Q3, Fueling Record Company Financial Results

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Friday, October 22, 2021
Software, Human Resources, Marketing, Consulting, Data Management, Communications, Professional Services, Technology, Experience management, Safety, Kendall D. Garff, XM, Abrazo Community Health Network, ServiceNow, NBA, SAP, Workforce, Organization, Human, Partnership, Patient, MercadoLibre, Sky, DoorDash, DISH, Lists of television programs, Carahsoft, NASCAR, Marketing, University, AI, Vaccination, ASM, Growth, L.L.Bean, PostNL, Nasdaq, HR, Dish Network, IBM, University of Southampton, J.D. Power, Emotion, Kyoto University, Management, Risk management, Sport

Theyre building deeper relationships at scale by understanding the people who matter most, which are their customers and employees.

Key Points: 
  • Theyre building deeper relationships at scale by understanding the people who matter most, which are their customers and employees.
  • Every company is competing for customers and employees in a world where loyalties can hinge on one poor experience.
  • Bean and IBM subsidiary Red Hat are turning to Qualtrics to gather insight into the hearts and minds of their customers and employees and invest in experience transformations.
  • In Q3, Qualtrics expanded its relationship with Ken Garff to provide that insight and action and to help them create unrivaled experiences.

DCG Acquisitions Closes On Noteworthy Sale Of Tarbox Toyota Hyundai, Now Nucar Tarbox Toyota And Nucar Tarbox Hyundai

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Monday, October 4, 2021
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DCG facilitated the acquisition of Tarbox Toyota Hyundai by DCD Automotive Holdings.

Key Points: 
  • DCG facilitated the acquisition of Tarbox Toyota Hyundai by DCD Automotive Holdings.
  • The dealerships are now Nucar Tarbox Toyota and Nucar Tarbox Hyundai.
  • "Through creative thinking and problem-solving, DCG ensures a beneficial and painless process for all parties involved in an acquisition," Cantin continued.
  • DCG encompasses three full-service areas, DCG Mergers & Acquisitions and DCG Capital specializing in automotive acquisitions, capital services for automotive dealers, succession planning, and managing the sale and purchase of automotive dealerships.

Kerrigan Advisors Represents Earnhardt Auto Centers in Sale of Two Phoenix Area Dealerships

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Thursday, September 2, 2021
Professional Services, Marketing, Communications, Automotive, Other Automotive, Finance, Dodge, Automotive News, Bloomberg, Economist, Earnhardt, Kia, Congress, American Honda Motor Company, NADC, Time, NADA, Kerrigan, Bank of America, The Double Dealer (magazine), Hyundai, Op-ed, CNBC, SunTrust Banks, Woman, The Wall Street Journal, News, Blue Sky, Industry, Bank, Kendall D. Garff, Audi, Sale, Bank of America Private Bank, Accounting, Tex Earnhardt, Family, AICPA, Car dealership, Financial adviser, Financial services

Kerrigan Advisors represented Earnhardt Auto Centers in the sale of Earnhardt Kia in Phoenix, Arizona and Rodeo Hyundai in Surprise, Arizona to Ken Garff Automotive Group.

Key Points: 
  • Kerrigan Advisors represented Earnhardt Auto Centers in the sale of Earnhardt Kia in Phoenix, Arizona and Rodeo Hyundai in Surprise, Arizona to Ken Garff Automotive Group.
  • We were pleased to advise Earnhardt Auto Centers, one of the nations leading dealership groups, in the sale of their valuable Kia and Hyundai franchises, said Erin Kerrigan, Founder and Managing Director of Kerrigan Advisors.
  • Kerrigan Advisors identified the perfect buyer for our stores, one that appreciated the value of entering the Phoenix market with great import brands, said Hal Earnhardt, Co-Owner of Earnhardt Auto Centers.
  • Kerrigan Advisors also publishes The Kerrigan Index, the only monthly index tracking the seven publicly traded auto retail companies.

Ken Garff Automotive Announces Conference Call for Noteholders to Discuss Q1 2021 Financial Results

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Friday, May 21, 2021
Finance, Banking, Professional services, Other Automotive, Automotive, Kendall D. Garff, Garff

b'Ken Garff Automotive, LLC announced that it will host a conference call for current noteholders, prospective qualified institutional purchasers, and the trustee to discuss Q1 2021 financial results at 11 am MT on Friday, June 4, 2021.\nInstructions for the conference call will be made available to representatives of the trustee, noteholders, and prospective qualified institutional purchasers who currently have access to the Company\xe2\x80\x99s private data room.

Key Points: 
  • b'Ken Garff Automotive, LLC announced that it will host a conference call for current noteholders, prospective qualified institutional purchasers, and the trustee to discuss Q1 2021 financial results at 11 am MT on Friday, June 4, 2021.\nInstructions for the conference call will be made available to representatives of the trustee, noteholders, and prospective qualified institutional purchasers who currently have access to the Company\xe2\x80\x99s private data room.
  • Other noteholders and qualified institutional purchasers should contact Jim Campbell, CFO of Ken Garff Automotive, LLC to obtain access to the Company\xe2\x80\x99s financial statements and information concerning the conference call.\nKen Garff Automotive, LLC is a private operator of automotive dealerships in the United States.
  • We have locations in six states with concentrations of stores in the West and Midwest regions of the United States.
  • Our mission is to become the most esteemed automotive group as we treat people right and create lifetime customers.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210521005525/en/\n'

Ken Garff Automotive Announces Conference Call for Noteholders to Discuss Q4 and Full Year 2020 Financial Results

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
General Automotive, Fleet management, Other Automotive, Automotive, Kendall D. Garff, Garff, Garf

Ken Garff Automotive, LLC announced that it will host a conference call for current noteholders, prospective qualified institutional purchasers, and the trustee to discuss Q4 and full year 2020 financial results at 11 am MT on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • Ken Garff Automotive, LLC announced that it will host a conference call for current noteholders, prospective qualified institutional purchasers, and the trustee to discuss Q4 and full year 2020 financial results at 11 am MT on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
  • Instructions for the conference call will be made available to representatives of the trustee, noteholders, and prospective qualified institutional purchasers who currently have access to the Companys private data room.
  • Other noteholders and qualified institutional purchasers should contact Jim Campbell, CFO of Ken Garff Automotive, LLC to obtain access to the Companys financial statements and information concerning the conference call.
  • Ken Garff Automotive, LLC is a private operator of automotive dealerships in the United States.