Dave MondragonFounder & CEO

Large dealer groups acquire dealerships primarily to achieve scale. Greater scale improves purchasing power, lowers operating costs, increases margins, and accelerates returns on acquisitions.

Companies with national reach can negotiate better pricing, market more efficiently, and operate with advantages that smaller independent dealers struggle to match.

AutoTrust helps independent dealers combine their purchasing power so they can receive many of the same economic advantages enjoyed by large public dealer groups without selling their businesses.

Most dealers already know how to run profitable operations. The bigger opportunity is increasing profitability by improving purchasing leverage and negotiating stronger commercial terms.

AutoTrust does not purchase dealerships. Instead, it aggregates dealer volume into a cooperative that negotiates better pricing, financial products, and supplier agreements on behalf of members.

Because the company is dealer-owned, the financial benefits are returned to participating dealers rather than outside investors.

The company has grown rapidly and reached hundreds of committed dealership rooftops, allowing it to negotiate meaningful national partnerships and begin delivering financial returns to members.

The focus is expanding dealer membership, adding strategic partners, increasing dealer earnings, and continuing to strengthen negotiating leverage across the industry.

The program improves dealer earnings on finance contracts by securing better lending terms, stronger advances, and improved economics without disrupting OEM relationships.

No. OEM finance partners remain an important part of dealership operations. AutoTrust focuses primarily on business that falls outside manufacturer financing programs.

Participation allows smaller dealership groups to gain the purchasing advantages of much larger organizations while maintaining complete ownership and operational independence.

The objective is to build a nationwide dealer-owned alliance that gives independent dealers sustainable competitive advantages, stronger profitability, and the ability to pass successful businesses to future generations.