The automotive sector continues to be a driver for black business leadership. The black-owned dealerships found on our Auto 40 rankings are among the most successful franchises of the top domestic and foreign car manufacturers.

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RANK COMPANIES REVENUES ($M)
1 RLJ McLarty Landers Automotive Holdings L.L.C. * 1,810.092
2 Wade Ford Inc. 674.107
3 Boyland Auto Group L.L.C. 653.885
4 March Hodge Automotive Group 560.769
5 Mills Auto Group 474.000
6 Famba Automotive Inc 456.000
7 Prestige Automotive Group 306.550
8 Pittman Enterprise 299.967
9 Martin Management Group** 287.900
10 Jackson Automotive Group 282.425
11 Paramount Cos. 262.000
12 Sutton Auto Team 228.849
13 Fitzpatrick Dealership Group 210.700
14 BMW of Sterling 209.375
15  The Baran Co. L.L.C. *** 161.566
16 J. Davis Automotive Group Inc.****  138.588
17 The Matthews Automotive Group 135.961
18 Avis Ford Inc. 128.739
19 Ross Automotive Group 124.896
20 Taylor Chevrolet† 110.146
21 Turner Chevrolet 100.765
22 Barnett Auto Group 92.635
23 Courtesy Auto Group 92.500
24 Jorgensen Ford Sales Inc. 87.360
25 JMC Auto Group L.L.C. 81.778
26 Bical Auto Mall†† (Formerly Kristal Auto Mall) 78.000
27 Stadium Auto Mall Sales Inc. ††† 73.200
28 Bob Ross Auto Group 66.226
29 BMW of Bridgewater 60.431
30 Joe Morgan Honda  54.702
31 BMW of the Hudson Valley  50.000
32 Jackson Acura 49.096
33 Legacy Ford†††† 45.000
34 Lexus of Huntsville 44.939
35 Paradise Ford 44.548
36 Cross Creek Subaru Inc. 41.826
37 All- Star Honda  37.227
38 Hub City Ford 35.000
39 RR Automotive Group 34.000
40 Middletown Ford 32.563
     
  As of Dec. 31, 2018. Prepared by B.E. Research.  
     
  *DBA RML Automotive   
  **Formerly Martin Management Co.   
  ***DBA Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead   
  ****DBA Gulfgate Dodge Chrysler Jeep Inc.  
  †Formerly Bill Perkins Automotive Group  
  ††Formerly Krista Auto Mall Corp.  
  †††DBA Quality Automall  
  ††††Formerly Legacy Automotive Group  

Summary

YEAR STAFF REVENUE ($M)
2018 8,629 8,718.312
     
In Millions. As of Dec. 31, 2018. Prepared by B.E. Research.

5 Year Trend

YEAR 2018
Employees 8,629
Revenues 8,718.312
YEAR 2017
Employees 10,082
Revenues 9,500.993
YEAR 2016
Employees 11,104
Revenues 9,615.323
YEAR 2015
Employees 10,156
Revenues 8,721.118
YEAR 2014
Employees 9,221
Revenues 8,356.507


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