New auto dealerships: ranked by 2005 revenues.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE 25 largest car dealerships This article is about car dealerships. For the indie pop band, see Dealership (band). A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new cars and/or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or in L.A. County generated $5.1 billion in 2005 revenues for sales, parts and service. That's up 21 percent over the prior year. Thirteen dealerships on the list reported higher revenues for 2005. Perennial perennial, any plant that under natural conditions lives for several to many growing seasons, as contrasted to an annual or a biennial. Botanically, the term perennial leader Longo For other uses, see Longo (disambiguation). The Longos is the oldest street gang in Long Beach, California,[1] made up of several smaller cliques from the 53 gangs active the in the area. Toyota Toyota (toi-ō`tə, Jap. tōyō`tä), city (1990 pop. 332,336), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a major industrial center dominated by the Toyota Motor Company, which produces passenger vehicles and auto parts there. in El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, saw the largest revenue increase, up $95 million from the previous year. No. 9 South Bay BMW/Mini/Lotus moved up three spots on the strength of the largest percentage increase in revenues from 2004-2005. The Torrance Torrance, industrial and residential city (1990 pop. 133,107), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1921. It has large aircraft and electronics industries. Among its many manufactures are aircraft, electronics, communications equipment, aluminum products, steel, and dealership's revenue increased by 42 percent to $202 million. Other dealerships with large revenue gains include No. 19 Land Rover See LANRover. Encino, which reported revenues of $127 million, up 36 percent. Marina Marina “a piece of virtue.” [Br. Lit.: Pericles] See : Virtuousness del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
Eight dealerships reported revenue declines in 2005. No. 7 Norm Reeves Honda honda a quick release metal eyelet for the end of a lariat. When the restrained animal is no longer required it is not necessary to slacken off the loop and pull it over the head—a very great advantage when working with wild cattle or unbroken horses. Superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. fell three spots as revenue declined to $223 million, down $51 million or 18 percent. No. 6 Power Toyota Cerritos Cer·ri·tos A city of southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Population: 52,600. saw the second-largest decline, with revenues of $228 million, down $14 million or 6 percent. Overall, the 25 largest dealerships in L.A. County sold nearly 150,000 new and used vehicles in 2005. THE PACESETTER LONGO TOYOTA El Monte's Longo Toyota, with 2005 revenues of $685 million, is not only the largest dealership in L.A. County, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have the largest in the nation. Longo Toyota sold more than 27,000 new and used vehicles in 2005, with new car sales accounting for most of the volume. The dealership surpassed 2,700 units sold during the mouth of July July: see month. , breaking its monthly sales record. "We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are seeing sales increase with gas prices going up," said Tom Rudnai, president of Longo Toyota and Longo Lexus Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. Lexus brand name vehicles are sold in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, Africa, and Latin America; in the United States, Lexus is the highest-selling make of luxury cars. . "Eight cylinders are not selling as well, but we're more than making up for it. Hybrids are selling extremely well." The dealership, which normally has about 4,000 vehicles in stock or in transit transit, in astronomy, passage of a body across a meridian or passage of a small body across the visible disk of a larger one. (The passage of a large body across a smaller one is called an eclipse or occultation. , currently has 2,200 vehicles sitting on the lot at any given time. "We're running on a single-day supply on the Camry, Corolla corolla: see petal. , Prius, Yaris Yaris may refer to one of three Toyota-related articles:
n. 1. A descendant or heir. 2. also ci·on A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting. ," Rudnai said, who said the dealership is always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to expand. Rudnai said Longo would like to add on about 900 vehicles to its 2,500-pace parking structure and grow other facilities including the Scion dealership and business offices. For 2006, Rudnai expects the dealership to have another record sales year. Five years ago, the dealership posted its first 2,000-vehicle sales month; now it's looking forward to selling at a pace of 100 vehicles per day. "We see retailing 3,000 cars per month right around the corner," Rudnai said.
NEW AUTO DEALERSHIPS
Ranked by 2005 revenues
Rank Dealership (Ranking in 2005) Revenues
* name (millions)
* address * 2005
* 2004
1 Longo Toyota (1) $685
3534 N. Peck Road $589.8
El Monte 91731
2 Galpin Ford (2) 381.8
15505 Roscoe Blvd. 362.4
North Hills 91343
3 Longo Lexus (3) 375.1
3530 N. Peck Road 333.2
El Monte 91731
4 Mercedes-Benz South Bay 283.2
3233 Pacific Coast Highway NA
Torrance 90505
5 Universal City Nissan 247.6
3550 Cahuenga Blvd. West 256.9
Los Angeles 90068
6 Power Toyota Cerritos (5) 227.9
18700 Studebaker Road 241.5
Cerritos 90703
7 Norm Reeves Honda Superstore (4) 223.4
18500 Studebaker Road 274.8
Cerritos 90703
8 Galpin Jaguar Lincoln Mercury (6) 211.1
15500 Roscoe Blvd. 217.1
Van Nuys 91343
9 South Bay BMW/Mini/Lotus (12) 202.1
18800 Hawthorne Blvd. 142.4
Torrance 90504
10 Penske Motorcars (7) 193
2010 E. Garvey Ave. South 189.6
West Covina 91791
11 Downtown L.A. Motors Mercedes-Benz 189
1801 S. Figueroa St. NA
Los Angeles 90015
12 W.I. Simonson Inc. (8) 186.1
1626 Wilshire Blvd. 179.8
Santa Monica 90403
13 Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills 183.1
9250 Beverly Blvd. NA
Beverly Hills 90210
14 Cerritos Nissan (11) 182.1
18707 Studebaker Road 153.2
Cerritos 90703
15 Puente Hills Toyota/Scion (9) 168.9
17070 Gale Ave. 171.6
City of Industry 91748
16 Lexus of Cerritos (10) 166.3
18800 Studebaker Road 160
Cerritos 90703[R]
17 South Bay Toyota (13) 145
18416 S. Western Ave. 126.7
Gardena 90248
18 Beverly Hills BMW (14) 131
8825 Wilshire Blvd. 115.7
Beverly Hills 90211
19 Land Rover Encino (19) 127.3
15800 Ventura Blvd. 93.3
Encino 91436
20 Miller Toyota 116.3
9077 W. Washington Blvd. NA
Culver City 90232
21 Cerritos Buick Pontiac GMC Hummer (17) 114
10901 E. 183rd St. 95.8
Cerritos 90703
22 Glendale Nissan (15) 103.5
727 S. Brand Blvd. 111.5
Glendale 91206
23 Valley Dodge 87.1
6110 Van Nuys Blvd. 95.5
Van Nuys 91401
24 Power Ford Valencia (18) 85.6
23920 Creekside Road 93.6
Valencia 91355
25 Marina del Rey Toyota 85.4
4636 Lincoln Blvd. 71.5
Marina del Rey 90292
Rank New Used New Car Makes Sold
Vehicles Sold Vehicles Sold
* 2005 * 2005
* 2004 * 2004
1 23,689 3,655 Toyota, Scion
20,366 3,648
2 8,599 3,738 Ford
8,334 3,566
3 7,083 897 Lexus
6,525 882
4 3,621 1,416 Mercedes-Benz
NA NA
5 6,403 2,790 Nissan
7 3,021
6 7,181 2,071 Toyota, Scion
7,635 2,448
7 6,445 3,233 Honda
6,377 3,026
8 4,562 638 Jaguar, Lincoln, Mercury,
5,050 462 Volvo, Mazda, Aston Martin,
Mazda, Volvo
9 3,189 763 BMW, Mini, Lotus
2,109 639
10 2,475 728 Mercedes-Benz, Maybach
2,449 874
11 2,625 1,079 Mercedes-Benz
NA NA
12 2,474 390 Mercedes-Benz
2,550 441
13 2,129 313 Mercedes-Benz
NA NA
14 4,562 1,810 Nissan
4,340 1,281
15 4,845 1,196 Toyota, Scion
5,309 1,275
16 2,609 947 Lexus
2,532 1,050
17 4,023 1,640 Toyota, Scion
3,550 1,644
18 1,757 466 BMW
1,618 379
19 1,476 357 Land Rover
1,161 367
20 3,659 670 Toyota, Scion
NA NA
21 1,936 722 Buick, Pontiac, GMC,
1,825 758 Hummer
22 2,539 1,833 Nissan
2,571 2,253
23 2,095 711 Dodge, Subaru
2,455 721
24 1,430 1,314 Ford
1,667 1,452
25 2,283 1,259 Toyota
1,936 1,219
Rank Services Top Local Executive
* name
* title
* phone
1 sales, parts, service, Tom Rudnai
body shop president
(626) 580-6000
2 sales, lease, rental, Herbert F. Boeckmann II
parts, services, president
accessories (818) 787-3800
3 sales, parts, service Tom Rudnai
president
(626) 580-6200
4 sales, service Charles Alfano
general manager
(310) 534-3333
5 sales, service Leonard Schrage
vice president
(818) 769-8100
6 sales, parts, service Anthony Woods
general manager
(562) 860-6561
7 sales, parts, service Brad Mugg
general manager
(800) 295-7182
8 sales, lease, parts, Herbert F. Boeckmann II
service, accessories president, owner
(818) 894-3800
9 sales, parts, service Peter Boesen/Frederick E. Hitchcock
general manager/president
(310) 939-7300
10 sales, repair, parts Ron Brown
president
(866) 430-4444
11 sales, service Elay Sung
general manager
(800) 762-8198
12 sales, parts, service Chris Pass
general manager
(310) 829-4511
13 sales, service, parts Bruce Schulman
general manager
(310) 659-2980
14 sales, parts, service Peter Fice
general manager
(562) 402-2277
15 sales, parts, service Greg Mortenson/Frederick E. Hitchcock
manager/president
(626) 964-7100
16 sales, parts, service Michael Hong
general manager
(562) 865-7447
17 sales, parts, service David Ortiz
v.p., general manager
(310) 323-7800
18 sales, repair, parts, Seth Waskow
service, rental general manager
(310) 358-7800
19 sales, parts, service Cyrus Mazaherian
general manager
(818) 990-9870
20 sales, service, parts Jeremy Lutz
general manager,
(888) 741-8127
21 sales, parts, service Bernie Wolfe
area vice president
(562) 733-3800
22 sales, parts, service Morris Schrage
president
(818) 240-6000
23 sales, service, parts Howard Sellz
president
(818) 787-0800
24 sales, parts, service Gary Pilikyan
general manager
(661) 255-6600
25 sales, service Norris J. Bishton Jr.
president
(310) 821-8979
NA--Not Available
Note: The information on this listed was provided by representatives of
the dealerships and obtained from the Ward's Dealer 500. A number of
dealerships may have qualified for this list but failed to submit
information. To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate
as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
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Researched by David Nusbaum
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