First Warren Buffett. Then George Soros. Who's next?
Outside investors are shopping for auto retailers in greater numbers -- and with larger checkbooks -- than the industry has ever seen.
Their activity comes at a time when many dealers are approaching an age when they're ready to sell out and when some privately held retail groups have grown to a size that puts them beyond the reach of all but their most well-financed peers.
The new buyers also are making some automakers nervous and could face factory-constructed hurdles to entering the retail sector.
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