Greg Miller, who stepped down as CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group in March 2015, has acquired Bob Baker Toyota in San Diego, Calif. The dealership will be renamed Greg Miller Toyota and will be operated under his new enterprise, Greg Miller Automotive San Diego.
In 2012, California’s capital was the site of a yearlong battle between state lawmakers and buy here, pay here dealers. Two new laws designed to protect consumers are now on the books, and dealers say they’re causing headaches on both sides of the sale.
The Silicon Valley Auto Dealers Association has filed an appeal with the San Jose planning department over a proposed CarMax facility, claiming it will “cannibalize” used-car sales.
The magazine’s legal expert explains why California’s attack on buy-here, pay-here dealers was unwarranted and unneeded.
