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San Diego, California
Used Auto Dealership & Truck Rental - Inventory Included - San Diego
Asking Price
$215,000
Revenue
$382,918
Down
Call/Email
Cash Flow
$85,522
Description
Independent used vehicle dealership operating from a leased lot in San Diego. The business retails pre-owned cars and light trucks in the value price segment and additionally serves as an authorized neighborhood dealer for a national truck-and-trailer rental brand, earning commission income on rental transactions handled at the site.
Vehicle inventory is included in the asking price. All units held for resale are owned outright, with no floor plan financing in place and no floor plan debt to assume. There is no separate inventory payment at close and no additional capital required to take possession of the lot's stock. The dealership does not offer in-house customer financing; sales are transacted in cash or through outside lenders arranged by the purchaser. Day-to-day operations are handled directly by the current owner and consist of vehicle acquisition, preparation, retail sale, and rental agency service.
Growth OpportunitiesFloor plan / BHPH. Establishing a floor plan would allow a buyer with financing capacity to increase unit count without additional physical space. Adding in-house financing would convert one-time vehicle gross into recurring interest income, depending on working capital and collection ability.
Reconditioning, if brought in house, represents a margin recapture.
This location does not currently accept card payments. Adding card processing and third-party lender relationships would widen the qualified buyer pool on each vehicle.
Additional rental equipment classes may be available.
Digital retailing and online listing presence are underdeveloped.
Buyer Notes… Please Read Before InquiringRental equipment located at the site is consigned by the rental brand and remains its property. It does not convey with the sale. Agency agreements are terminable and do not automatically assign; a new owner must be independently approved by the brand to continue the relationship.
California requires an occupational dealer license and bond to operate a retail vehicle dealership. The seller's license does not transfer. Buyers must hold or obtain their own licensing, either prior to close or as a contingency.
Note: Most independent dealerships in this segment are marketed on a business-only basis, with inventory valued and funded separately at closing. This listing is structured differently, and buyers should account for that when comparing it against others in the category.
Best suited to an existing dealer expanding into a second location, a licensed salesperson going independent, or a qualified buyer prepared to complete licensing as a condition of close.
Vehicle inventory is included in the asking price. All units held for resale are owned outright, with no floor plan financing in place and no floor plan debt to assume. There is no separate inventory payment at close and no additional capital required to take possession of the lot's stock. The dealership does not offer in-house customer financing; sales are transacted in cash or through outside lenders arranged by the purchaser. Day-to-day operations are handled directly by the current owner and consist of vehicle acquisition, preparation, retail sale, and rental agency service.
Growth OpportunitiesFloor plan / BHPH. Establishing a floor plan would allow a buyer with financing capacity to increase unit count without additional physical space. Adding in-house financing would convert one-time vehicle gross into recurring interest income, depending on working capital and collection ability.
Reconditioning, if brought in house, represents a margin recapture.
This location does not currently accept card payments. Adding card processing and third-party lender relationships would widen the qualified buyer pool on each vehicle.
Additional rental equipment classes may be available.
Digital retailing and online listing presence are underdeveloped.
Buyer Notes… Please Read Before InquiringRental equipment located at the site is consigned by the rental brand and remains its property. It does not convey with the sale. Agency agreements are terminable and do not automatically assign; a new owner must be independently approved by the brand to continue the relationship.
California requires an occupational dealer license and bond to operate a retail vehicle dealership. The seller's license does not transfer. Buyers must hold or obtain their own licensing, either prior to close or as a contingency.
Note: Most independent dealerships in this segment are marketed on a business-only basis, with inventory valued and funded separately at closing. This listing is structured differently, and buyers should account for that when comparing it against others in the category.
Best suited to an existing dealer expanding into a second location, a licensed salesperson going independent, or a qualified buyer prepared to complete licensing as a condition of close.
To get more information about this Used Auto Dealership & Truck Rental - Inventory Included - San Diego business for sale in San Diego, California please contact Chris Baughman (Broker - BRE License #:02353181) at chris.baughman@fcbb.com or 619-375-8792
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Posting ID:
1747414
Business Category:
Automotive & Vehicle
Business Types:
Auto, RV, Car Dealership & Used Car Dealer
Attributes:
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