Driving the news: Crossroads Automotive Group has acquired McLaughlin Ford in Sumter, South Carolina, expanding its network to 15 Ford dealerships nationwide and marking the group's entry into the state.
For context: The acquisition ends nearly 50 years of McLaughlin family ownership at the Sumter store.
Crossroads plans to build a new state-of-the-art facility, expanding sales, service, and customer amenities. Until construction is complete, operations will continue at the current location.
The group now operates one of the largest Ford dealer networks in the country, with customers gaining access to over 2,400 new Fords across its footprint.
Big picture: Crossroads’ network of Ford stores creates procurement leverage, inventory flexibility, and access to volume-based manufacturer incentives that single-point dealers likely don’t have.
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