Canada’s Go Auto made its second U.S. acquisition in a week and has more growth on the horizon.
The Edmonton, Alberta, group on Dec. 10 bought Sunrise Ford Fontana and Sunrise Ford of North Hollywood in Southern California from another Canadian auto retailer, Knight Automotive Group. The store names will remain.
“This milestone is just the beginning,” Go Auto President Phil Abram said in a Dec. 11 LinkedIn post. “We’re full speed ahead on growing across North America and are actively seeking great dealerships and top talent who want to grow their careers with us.”
Go Auto on Dec. 3 acquired three Washington state dealerships from Car Pros Automotive Group. The stores in that deal were Car Pros Kia Tacoma, now Go Kia Tacoma; Car Pros Hyundai Renton, now Go Hyundai of Renton; and Car Pros Kia Renton, now Go Kia Renton.
Go Auto expects to continue to grow in the U.S. and Canada.
Duncan Cochrane, Go Auto senior vice president, said in an email that the group is “very actively pursuing several acquisitions at the moment that we anticipate could close in the Q1 or early Q2 of next year.”
Go Auto owns more than 70 stores in Canada, Washington and now California. The group entered the U.S. in 2023 with its purchase of a joint Toyota and Mercedes-Benz dealership near Seattle in Bellingham, Wash.
Knight Automotive’s website shows the group owns Knight Claremont Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram, Elk Grove Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram, Elk Grove Acura and Audi Elk Grove-Elk Grove Volkswagen, all in California, and Terrace Toyota and Terrace Chrysler in British Columbia, Canada.
Knight Automotive representatives couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
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