The Cooperative Model

Carvana's growing footprint of franchised Stellantis dealerships raises questions about the long-term balance of power in U.S. auto retail.

Two days after AutoTrust announced it had united more than 300 franchise dealers in its first year, founder and CEO Dave Mondragon outlined the macro pressures reshaping the industry, and what it takes at the store level to compete.

The car business has spent decades letting outside companies get rich off dealership scale. That era ends for the dealers who decide it should. You can keep fighting alone. Keep absorbing. Keep funding everyone else’s margin. Or you can finally own the upside you’ve been handing away.

Discover how dealer-owned alliances like AutoTrust help dealers reduce costs, earn equity, and boost profit margins.

Tired of being at a competitive disadvantage next to large public dealer groups? Learn how AutoTrust’s dealer-owned alliance model gives power, equity, and profit back.