Lithia has expanded is footprint in the Southeast with a series of dealership purchases over the past several weeks, adding a total of four franchised stores in Florida and Georgia. +

Lithia Motors has acquired Mercedes-Benz of Jackson (Miss.) and Mercedes-Benz of Collier (Tenn.) from the Higginbotham family in a deal brokered by the Presidio Group. +

Executives at Lithia Motors and Sonic Automotive tell WardsAuto’s Jim Henry they are not satisfied with the gains in service and parts revenue they and their competitors reported in the fourth quarter. +

Lithia & Driveway announced the acquisition of Acura, Honda and Subaru franchises from Duval Motor Company. +