Dave Cantin Group

Truly great teams learn to collaborate, trust each other, and work effectively in a variety of challenging settings. Last week's retreat in Jackson Hole, WY, was a fantastic opportunity for the DCG team to strengthen our bonds and hone our collective skills. Workshops, 1:1s, meetings with inspiring entrepreneur Jesse Itzler, and lots of time outdoors helped us become better people and a trusted M&A advisory company. Stay tuned for more content from the event! @davecantin @jesseitzler

Sometimes, the company you keep says it all. DCG is proud to be ranked #3 among leading M&A advisors. More than the ranking itself, we are grateful for the trust of our clients and the partnerships that make this work so meaningful.

1am and nobody had left. Seven years in, nearly 2,000 people were still there representing 200 dealer groups, OEM presidents, power bankers and 30+ advisory firms. What started as a party has become one of the most concentrated rooms of influence during NADA week, intentionally curated and executed down to the detail. Check out the full story behind the night at the link in our bio.#nada2026 #davecantingroup

What percentage of your gross profit came from fixed ops and F&I last month? You might be leaving money on the table. The largest dealer groups are reorganizing their business models around the service drive: • Roger Penske is publicly arguing for smaller showrooms and more bays. • Group 1's fixed absorption is near 95%. • Sonic broke $90M in a single month of fixed ops gross profit. This is a story about the market’s direction. And it has real implications for how your dealership performs — and what it's worth. Ready to take a closer look at your dealership's value in today's market? Contact DCG to get started. Visit the link in our bio to read DCG’s 2026 Market Outlook Report (MOR) for more insights. Sources: Q1 2026 public dealer group earnings presentations and filings; Dave Cantin Group Market Outlook Report, February 2026. #AutomotiveRetail #DealerGroupEarnings #MergersAndAcquisitions

Dave Cantin Group was proud to support the FLADA 2026 Hall of Fame at the highest level through our Platinum partnership. Congratulations to honorees Tom Bush Jr., Frank DeLuca, Lawrence Dimmitt III, Scott Fink, Roger and Judi Holler, William Lehman, Irving Matthews, and Michael Maroone, along with Outstanding Business Leader Warren Henry Zinn. DCG team members Nate Klebacha, Joe Beaver, Ray Mikicuik, and Luke Murphy were gratified to celebrate Florida’s dealer community.

Thank you, Alysha Webb and, WardsAuto for the coverage on DCG's recent transaction of Sylvester Chevrolet Inc to Matthews Auto Group, managed by Talon Fee. Regional consolidation continues to shape automotive retail. For many single-point dealers, the right partner can bring scale, shared resources, and long-term competitive strength in an increasingly complex market.

Giving salespeople tools to have conversations beyond price point transfers trust from your ads to your showroom. That trust retention is what holds gross profit over the long term. @davecantingroup [Watch the full episode at the link in our bio]

"There's a real opportunity to have doing the right thing with a customer affect the bottom line in a way that it hasn't before" Being a transparent dealership wins and retains customers. Watch Brian Gordon and Brian Baker from @davecantingroup break this down and more with the link in our bio.

Dave Cantin Group (DCG) is proud to support the Florida Automobile Dealers Association (FLADA) as a Platinum Partner for the Dealer Hall of Fame, an event that brings together the most influential voices in the business. From the evening reception to the Hall of Fame Gala and after party, May 7 in Orlando will spotlight the leaders who continue to shape the future of automotive retail. Joe Beaver, Kevin Wagstaff, Brandon Werley, Luke Murphy, Scott Chuhinko, Ray Mikicuik, and Nate Klebacha will be there celebrating this year's honorees. #FLADA #FLADAHallOfFame2026 #DaveCantinGroup

Dealers are facing more pressure than ever to bring transparency, consistency, and accountability into the sales process, and that can have a direct impact on dealership valuations. In the latest episode of CBT News’ Inside M&A, Jim Fitzpatrick spoke with Brian Gordon, President of Dave Cantin Group, and Brian Baker, President of Automotive at Stream Companies, about the FTC’s latest guidance and what it means for today’s dealership environment. For dealers, compliance cannot live in one department. It has to run through every layer of the organization. Brian Gordon spoke to the long-term nature of that work: “This is not something that in month one or month two might get resolved. This is about the culture of an organization.” That culture matters to customers, regulators and buyers. Dealers that treat compliance as a core business function can create more certainty in a transaction. Those that do not may create questions around process, risk and ultimately value. Brian Baker connected that certainty directly to buyer confidence: “There is true value in certainty... when you enter a dealership, and there is a defined approval workflow... the level of comfort that that brings to people from the outside.” @carbiztoday Watch the full CBT News Inside M&A episode: link in bio.

The right partnership does more than support growth. It challenges you to think differently, innovate faster and keep raising the bar. That is what Kaltroco brings to DCG as we continue to invest in our clients’ success and lead the industry in best-in-class M&A advisory. #DaveCantinGroup 📷L-R: Brian Traugott, Kenneth Hammond, Kenny Nickens, George Kang, Dave Cantin, Daniel Osheroff, Nathan Klebacha, Brian I. Gordon

This CNBC (@CNBC ) story underscores that reality and includes DCG’s advisory role in Matthews Auto Group’s acquisition of Sylvester Chevrolet Inc, a transaction led by DCG Managing Director Talon Fee.� DCG President Brian Gordon pointed to a shift the market is increasingly seeing: family-owned dealers are thinking more intentionally about succession, and regional groups are stepping in to carry businesses forward.�That is why working with an advisor is essential. Read the full CNBC article: link in bio. #Automotive #SuccessionPlanning #DaveCantinGroup