Dennis & Co. Auto Group, with the acquisition of a Chevrolet-Cadillac retailer in New York in February, has added six dealerships to its portfolio since mid-2021.

Dennis & Co. of West Nyack, N.Y., on Feb. 8 purchased Barton Chevrolet-Cadillac in Newburgh, N.Y., from Rob Barton. The dealership — which simply previous to the sale had settled a lawsuit with a former worker — was renamed Unity Chevrolet-Cadillac of Newburgh.

“This location and the addition of Chevrolet and Cadillac to our group is an ideal mixture,” Brian Dennis, president of Dennis & Co. and chairman of the New York State Auto Sellers Affiliation, stated in a press release.

The Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership transaction follows a number of acquisitions in 2021 for the group Dennis owns.

On Dec. 17, Dennis & Co. purchased Alfa Romeo of Manhattan-Maserati of Manhattan and Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram-Fiat of Manhattan in New York from Jonathan Sobel. These dealership names stay the identical, Dennis stated.

“We’ve intensive expertise with Stellantis with two shops within the Bronx and had been taken with getting into the Manhattan market with these manufacturers,” Dennis wrote in an e mail to Automotive Information.

In August, the corporate bought Buick-GMC of Mahwah in New Jersey from Tony Fernandez. That retailer identify additionally stays unchanged.

In Might, the group purchased Carmody Ford in Greenwich, N.Y., from John Carmody. That dealership was renamed Greenwich Ford. Dennis & Co. is increasing that retailer’s service division, including drive-through service lanes, and is creating a brand new physique store.

Dennis & Co. additionally has expanded by new dealership open factors. In June, it opened Volkswagen of Nanuet in New York after being awarded the purpose by the producer. The 30,000-square-foot dealership contains a double-stacked electrical car show.

With all of the acquisitions, Dennis & Co. now has 10 franchised dealerships in New York and New Jersey representing 14 manufacturers. It additionally has a used-vehicle dealership and two collision facilities, in response to its web site.

“Our deal with buyer satisfaction and expertise, in addition to investing in coaching and creating alternatives for our workers, has, in flip, supplied us the chance to speed up our progress,” Dennis stated in a press release. “We sit up for implementing our processes and digital technique at our lately acquired areas and aggressively pursuing future dealerships inside our core markets.”

Lawyer Stevan LaBonte represented the client within the Manhattan dealership acquisitions, whereas Joseph Bellavia of Protegrity Advisors represented the vendor within the Chevrolet-Cadillac dealership transaction. Leonard Bellavia of the Bellavia Blatt regulation agency suggested the vendor in that sale, whereas LaBonte suggested the client.