Diehl Automotive Group is slated to purchase a six-store dealership group in japanese Ohio subsequent month, based on The Canton Repository newspaper.
Diehl Automotive of Butler, Pa., in August filed articles of group on behalf of Diehl Automotive of Massillon and title registrations for six dealerships with the Ohio Secretary of State.
The rising Diehl group, with shops in western Pennsylvania and japanese Ohio, is slated in October to purchase Waikem Auto Family in Massillon, the newspaper reported Wednesday. Massillon is west of Canton, Ohio.
Diehl Automotive Vice President Matt Diehl and Craig Waikem, a member of the Waikem household and an Automotive News 40 Under 40 honoree in 2013, each declined to touch upon the report.
Waikem Auto, a family-owned enterprise that dates again greater than 70 years, has Honda, Kia, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Subaru and Ford dealerships plus a collision heart, all situated on the identical highway in Massillon, based on the group’s web site.
Diehl filed title registrations for Diehl Ford of Massillon, Diehl Subaru of Massillon, Diehl Honda of Massillon, Diehl Mitsubishi of Massillon, Diehl Kia of Massillon and Diehl Hyundai of Massillon, based on Ohio Secretary of State information.
The acquisition, if closed, would considerably add to Diehl’s holdings of greater than a dozen new-vehicle dealerships.
In May and June, Diehl purchased Chevrolet, Toyota and Kia shops in Hermitage, Pa., from Matthew Taylor, proprietor of Taylor Auto Group. Diehl this spring additionally offered a Mitsubishi retailer in Butler to Mike Kelly Automotive, Matt Diehl confirmed.
Source: www.autonews.com