From Toyota of Newnan to the Next Chapter: Rob Gallik on Growth, Leadership and the Future of Tameron Automotive Group
In this episode of Beyond Blue Sky, Gabe Robleto sits down with Rob Gallik, Co-Owner of Tameron Automotive Group, to discuss his 27-year career in auto retail, the mentors and opportunities that shaped his path to ownership, and the recent sale of Toyota of Newnan to AutoNation. Gallik shares how he and partner Danny Braden identified the opportunity at Toyota of Newnan, grew the dealership into one of Metro Atlanta’s most valuable Toyota stores, and ultimately decided that 2026 was the right time to sell and redeploy capital toward the next phase of Tameron Automotive Group’s growth.
The conversation also explores Gallik’s experience working with Kerrigan Advisors on the sale process, including the preparation, buyer outreach and competitive process involved in marketing and selling such a significant asset. He also discusses his long-term optimism about auto retail, his approach to developing talent from within, the value of operating partners with skin in the game, and why people, process and strong manufacturer relationships remain central to dealership success.
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Kerrigan Advisors is the leading sell-side advisor and thought partner to auto dealers nationwide. Since its founding in 2014, the firm has led the industry with the sale of over 450 franchises generating more than $11 billion in client proceeds, including three of the largest transactions in auto retail history – the sale of Jim Koons Automotive Companies to Asbury Automotive Group, Leith Automotive to Holman, and Hennessy Automotive Companies to Group 1 Automotive (planned and expected to close in Q4 2026). The firm advises the industry’s leading dealership groups, enhancing value through the lifecycle of growing, operating and, when the time is right, selling their businesses. Led by a team of veteran industry experts with backgrounds in investment banking, private equity, accounting, finance and real estate, Kerrigan Advisors is the only firm in auto retail exclusively dedicated to sell-side advisory, providing its clients with the assurance of a conflict-free approach.
Kerrigan Advisors monitors conditions in the buy/sell market and publishes an in-depth analysis each quarter in The Blue Sky Report®, which includes Kerrigan Advisors’ signature blue sky charts, multiples and analysis for each franchise in the luxury and non-luxury segments. To download a preview of the report, click here. The firm also releases monthly The Kerrigan Index™ composed of the seven publicly traded auto retail companies with operations focused on the US market. The Kerrigan Auto Retail Index is designed to track dealership valuation trends, while also providing key insights into factors influencing auto retail. To read the 2025 Kerrigan Dealer Survey, click here. To read the 2026 Kerrigan OEM Survey, click here. Kerrigan Advisors is also the co-author of NADA’s Guide to Buying and Selling a Dealership. Additionally, Kerrigan Advisors publishes a podcast, Beyond Blue Sky – A Kerrigan Conversation, where Kerrigan Advisors’ clients and industry leaders share the mindset, strategy and personal stories behind a once-in-a-generation transaction.
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