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1Partners & Customers
8About Lithia Motors
Lithia Motors (NYSE: LAD) retails, finances, and services new and used vehicles. It also provides other related services and products, such as the sale of parts and accessories, extended service contracts, aftermarket automotive products, and collision repair services. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in Medford, Oregon.

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Latest Lithia Motors News
Sep 27, 2023
The car dealership said late on Tuesday that US car retail giant AutoNation has made a rival takeover proposal for the firm. Pendragon, owner of the Stratstone brand, has posted higher half-year profits (Peter Byrne/PA / PA Archive By C ar dealership Pendragon has posted higher half-year profits as the group finds itself at the centre of a three-way takeover tussle. Its half-year figures, which come just hours after it revealed a rival bid approach from US car retail giant AutoNation, show pre-tax profits rising 10.6% to £36.4 million in the six months to June 30. The owner of the Stratstone and Evans Halshaw dealership brands said like-for-like revenues lifted 15.5% in a “strong” first half, which it said came “despite what remain challenging economic conditions, with pressure from higher interest rates and ongoing elevated levels of cost inflation”. On Tuesday evening, Pendragon said AutoNation had put in an unsolicited takeover proposal worth around £447 million or 32p a share in cash. Pendragon had said last week that it would sell its UK motor and leasing businesses to US motor group Lithia Motors for £250 million, valuing Pendragon at 27.4p a share. Read More We will provide a further update at the appropriate time But Pendragon shareholder Hedin, which owns a 28% stake, then launched a joint unsolicited bid with Penske, which owns Britain’s bigger motor dealer, Sytner. Pendragon rejected an initial 28p a share approach from the pair but then received a further proposed bid worth 32p a share and said it would consider the sweetened offer. The offer from AutoNation has matched the latest offer from Hedin and Penske and is also in cash. On Wednesday, Pendragon said it was looking at all three proposals “in consultation with shareholders”. “We will provide a further update at the appropriate time,” it added. AutoNation is the largest car dealer in the US, with a Nasdaq stock market valuation of around 25.8 billion US dollars (£20.8 billion). It was founded by entrepreneur Wayne Huizenga in Florida in 1996 and has grown to span about 300 dealerships across America. The bidding battle marks the culmination of a lengthy period of takeover interest for Pendragon. It was approached by Swedish motor company Hedin Group last September with a possible takeover offer worth £400 million, or 29p per share. The group, owned by Anders Hedin, was handed an extension to firm up a bid but it did not result in a sale. It came after Pendragon was forced to reject a bid of more than £400 million from an unnamed international company in August last year after being unable to get hold of one of its biggest shareholders. It said at the time that it had managed to get the support of four of the five shareholders but could not get through to the fifth. Register for free to continue reading Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events.
Lithia Motors Investments
2 Investments
Lithia Motors has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was in Shift Technologies as part of their Debt on September 9, 2018.

Lithia Motors Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/13/2018 | Debt | Shift Technologies | $70M | No | 4 | |
9/13/2018 | Series D |
Date | 9/13/2018 | 9/13/2018 |
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Round | Debt | Series D |
Company | Shift Technologies | |
Amount | $70M | |
New? | No | |
Co-Investors | ||
Sources | 4 |
Lithia Motors Portfolio Exits
1 Portfolio Exit
Lithia Motors has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Shift Technologies on October 13, 2020.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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10/13/2020 | Reverse Merger | 4 |
Date | 10/13/2020 |
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Exit | Reverse Merger |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Acquirer | |
Sources | 4 |
Lithia Motors Acquisitions
22 Acquisitions
Lithia Motors acquired 22 companies. Their latest acquisition was CarStore on September 18, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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9/18/2023 | Acquired | 2 | ||||
9/18/2023 | Acquired | 2 | ||||
9/18/2023 | Acquired - II | 2 | ||||
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11/29/2022 |
Date | 9/18/2023 | 9/18/2023 | 9/18/2023 | 9/18/2023 | 11/29/2022 |
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Note | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired - II | ||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Lithia Motors Partners & Customers
8 Partners and customers
Lithia Motors has 8 strategic partners and customers. Lithia Motors recently partnered with PFAFF Automotive Partners on August 8, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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8/31/2021 | Partner | Canada | Lithia & Driveway (LAD) launch into Canada with Pfaff partnership 31 , 2021 -- Lithia and Pfaff Automotive Partners today announced a new partnership , the first step in LAD 's expansion into Canada . | 1 | |
11/26/2019 | Partner | ||||
3/27/2019 | Partner | ||||
12/20/2018 | Partner | ||||
10/11/2018 | Partner |
Date | 8/31/2021 | 11/26/2019 | 3/27/2019 | 12/20/2018 | 10/11/2018 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Canada | ||||
News Snippet | Lithia & Driveway (LAD) launch into Canada with Pfaff partnership 31 , 2021 -- Lithia and Pfaff Automotive Partners today announced a new partnership , the first step in LAD 's expansion into Canada . | ||||
Sources | 1 |
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