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What is a Dealer-Owned Alliance? How Automotive Cooperatives Are Changing Dealer Profits

Cynthia Stark
Sep 10, 2025
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Discover how dealer-owned alliances like AutoTrust help dealers reduce costs, earn equity, and boost profit margins.

Margins Are Tighter. Competition Is Fiercer.

Dealers are starting to rethink their role in the F&I ecosystem. And the smartest ones are doing something bold: they’re taking ownership.

The Shift Toward Dealer-Owned Alliances

Enter the new model that flips the script: AutoTrust Dealer Alliance LLC is a dealer-owned cooperative that provides franchise dealers with the same leverage as large public dealer groups. Operating like "Costco for auto dealers," we aggregate the collective volume and purchasing power of many to unlock substantial price discounts and incentives, then put these savings back into our dealer members’ pockets! 

By uniting dealers under a common umbrella, we negotiate preferred pricing directly with providers such as F&I providers, lenders, advertisers, and more. Then, we return the margin back to the dealer members who earned it.

You’re not just a customer—you own equity that builds value over time, creating wealth beyond annual profit distributions.

As an AutoTrust member, you:

  • Lower costs
  • Boost profitability
  • Receive annual profit distributions
  • Grow real enterprise value through equity ownership

It’s simple: Own. Earn. Win.

What Dealer Ownership Could Mean for Your Profitability

We estimate that the average dealer who switches to the AutoTrust model could generate $200,00+ in additional profit per rooftop each year. That’s potentially over $1 million in five years—without selling a single extra vehicle.

This is profit you’re already earning—it’s just currently being paid to someone else.

On top of that, members get real cash payments based on the collective performance of the cooperative. No additional work required—just upside from the business you’re already generating.

As dealers are running lean, the new alliance model is a true game changer.

Contact AutoTrust Dealer Alliance for a personalized dealer profit analysis and see how much margin you could reclaim.

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