Gail Kachadourian Howe is a Staff Reporter at Automotive News. She covers dealership buy-sells, auto retailing, and the Penske Automotive Group, with a strong background in finance and insurance. Howe's work has been featured in Crain's Detroit Business, Automotive News Europe, Crain Currency, Crain's Chicago Business, and Automotive News.
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Gail Kachadourian Howe's articles primarily focus on the automotive industry, including dealership operations, sales and marketing, finance and insurance, electric vehicles, technology, business acquisitions and customer service. Her coverage emphasizes press releases and data citations from the private sector.
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By: Gail Kachadourian Howe
Lithia Motors Inc. sold a Ferrari store and bought a Kia dealership on the same day in May.
By: Gail Kachadourian Howe
Publicly held groups were among store buyers and sellers in Automotive News' recently tracked buy-sell deals.
By: Gail Kachadourian Howe
Auto loan delinquencies are ticking up and PayNearMe's Steve Kramer says lenders are leaving money on the table by ignoring a strategy that e-commerce has used for years. Volkswagen could expand its Golf lineup in the U.S. if tariffs cooperate. Plus, Canada's largest auto workers union is heading into contract talks with a message for the Detroit Three: don't even think about concessions
By: Gail Kachadourian Howe, Paige Hodder
Dealership buy-sell deals rose 31 percent in Q1 2026 to 94 transactions, with California the most active state and Chevrolet stores the most traded. Public retailers sold more than they bought.
The number of dealerships bought and sold in the first quarter was significantly higher than the same period last year.
By: Gail Kachadourian Howe
The latest tracked dealership buy-sells, all in June, happened across seven states.
By: Gail Kachadourian Howe
The sellers are focused on their stores in another Nebraska market following the transaction.
By: Kachadourian Howe
Megadealer Terry Taylor sold two North Carolina Nissan dealerships, and four top 150 retailers were involved in transactions in Automotive News' latest tracked dealership buy-sells
By: Kachadourian Howe
Motorsports and automotive retail giant Rick Hendrick 's dealership group on June 30 purchased three exotic- and luxury-brand stores in North Carolina, including two Ferrari dealerships.
By: Kachadourian Howe
Three top 150 retailers were among the buyers in eight dealership buy-sell transactions recently tracked by Automotive News.
