List of the top 10 car dealership groups in the US by total units sold (PDF)

  1. AutoNation Inc.
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 637,884 

  2. Lithia Motors Inc.
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 618,585

  3. Penske Automotive Group Inc
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 553,971

  4. Group 1 Automotive
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 347,415

  5. Sonic Automotive Inc.
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 323,563

  6. Hendrick Automotive Group
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 275,507

  7. Asbury Automotive Group Inc.
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 215,116

  8. Morgan Auto Group
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 155,850

  9. Ken Garff Automotive Group
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 148,003

  10. David Wilson Automotive Group
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 90,980

List of the top 10 car dealership groups in the US by NEW units sold

  1. AutoNation Inc.
    2020 Rank: 1
    2021 Rank: 1
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 262,403

  2. Lithia Motors Inc.
    2020 Rank: 3
    2021 Rank: 2
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 260,738

  3. Penske Automotive Group Inc
    2020 Rank: 2
    2021 Rank: 3
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 195,384

  4. Group 1 Automotive
    2020 Rank: 4
    2021 Rank: 4
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 146,072

  5. Asbury Automotive Group Inc.
    2020 Rank: 6
    2021 Rank: 5
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 109,910

  6. Hendrick Automotive Group
    2020 Rank: 5
    2021 Rank: 6
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 103,949

  7. Sonic Automotive Inc.
    2020 Rank: 7
    2021 Rank: 7
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 103,486

  8. Morgan Auto Group
    2020 Rank: 11
    2021 Rank: 8
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 60,951

  9. Ken Garff Automotive Group
    2020 Rank: 9
    2021 Rank: 9
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 58,787

  10. David Wilson Automotive Group
    2020 Rank: 10
    2021 Rank: 10
    Total Units Sold in 2021 (New and Used ): 50,425

List of the top 10 car dealer groups by the number of dealerships added in 2021

    Number of Car Dealerships
Rank Dealership group in 2020 in 2021 added (+) % Added
1 Asbury Automotive Group Inc 91 162 71 78%
2 Lithia Motors Inc. 209 278 69 33%
3 Sonic Automotive Inc. 100 156 56 56%
4 Group 1 Automotive Inc. 167 202 35 21%
5 Penske Automotive Group Inc. 260 287 27 10%
6 AutoNation Inc. 235 256 21 9%
7 Ken Garff Automotive Group 50 61 11 22%
8 Bob Johnson Auto Group 14 23 9 64%
8 Ed Morse Automotive Group 20 29 9 45%
10 Morgan Auto Group 45 53 8 18%
10 Keating Auto Group 20 28 8 40%
10 Shottenkirk Automotive Group Inc. 14 22 8 57%