One of the largest automotive dealership groups in Indiana has expanded to the Chicago market with the purchase of a family-owned dealership in Palatine. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.
In a deal that closed Dec. 15, the Vicari family sold Arlington Toyota at 2095 N. Rand Road to Andy Mohr Automotive Group.
The Vicari family — including second-generation siblings Scott, Gary and Tracey — has owned Arlington Toyota since its founding by Tony Vicari in 1983. They sold the business with 100 employees to retire, according to Ryan Kerrigan, managing partner of Kerrigan Advisors, who represented the seller in the transaction.
The dealership name will not change, Kerrigan said, and there are no plans for upgrades to the 13-acre property, which includes 800 feet of freeway frontage and a 125,000-square-foot showroom and maintenance facility.
“The buyer wanted to expand with Toyota, so it made its first purchase in this market,” said Kerrigan. “Toyota is a very sought-after franchise for auto dealers — their dealerships are typically very successful and profitable.”
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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