The acquisition expands Mills’ presence in South Carolina. It also has Stellantis, Alfa Romeo-Maserati and Ford-Lincoln stores in the state, according to its website.
A month before the Jaguar-Land Rover dealership acquisition, Mills Automotive acquired a rare Bentley dealership.
Mills Automotive on June 13 bought Bentley High Point in North Carolina from Geoff Eade, according to DCG Acquisitions, a Dave Cantin Group company. Robert Turbyfill, a managing director of DCG Acquisitions, represented Mills in that transaction.
The dealership’s name remains. High Point is southeast of Winston-Salem and southwest of Greensboro, N.C.
On Jan. 1, there were just 48 Bentley franchises in the U.S., according to Automotive News‘ annual dealership census.
In addition to Bentley, Mills Automotive has Stellantis, Ford-Lincoln, Ford, Nissan, Hyundai, Toyota and Volkswagen stores in North Carolina, according to its website.
This year’s acquisitions also included a Honda dealership in Louisiana.
Mills Automotive on March 28 acquired Superior Honda in Harvey, La., from the Holcomb family, a Honda spokeswoman confirmed. The dealership was renamed Honda of Harvey. Harvey is south of New Orleans, just across the Mississippi River.
The 2022 acquisitions follow Mills Automotive’s August 2021 purchase of Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Hyundai-Genesis dealerships in Hampton, Va., from Tysinger Motor Co.
Mills is a 2021 Automotive News All-Star, Automotive News Notable Champions of Diversity honoree in 2021, and 2013 Automotive News 40 Under 40 honoree.
NAMAD has said Mills Automotive is the largest Black-owned dealership group in the U.S. owned by a single principal.
