Brendan Harrington

Longo Toyota, the largest dealership in the world, has signed on to use online retail startup Roadster's digital storefront.

Longo Toyota in El Monte, California, bills itself as the biggest new-car dealership on the planet. Yet until last week, its digital technology was so archaic that salesmen couldn’t produce a list of vehicles they’d lease for the same monthly payment without first toiling with hand-held calculators.

On Tuesday, Longo started letting customers use PCs or smartphones to form a list like this themselves. They can then proceed online through other processes largely kept within the confines… Show more

Longo Toyota in El Monte, California, bills itself as the biggest new-car dealership on the planet. Yet until last week, its digital technology was so archaic that salesmen couldn’t produce a list of vehicles they’d lease for the same monthly payment without first toiling with hand-held calculators.

On Tuesday, Longo started letting customers use PCs or smartphones to form a list like this themselves. They can then proceed online through other processes largely kept within the confines of brick-and-mortar dealerships: selecting options, haggling over trade-ins and financing, and scheduling delivery. Buyers can avoid setting foot in the store, if they want. Show less

Inventories of used cars in good condition are soaring in the U.S., and finance companies and dealers are scrambling to offer leases as a way to make payments affordable for people who don’t qualify for cheap deals on new cars or those looking to save cash.

TrueCar's promise to consumers is "Never overpay." For critics of the company, the rejoinder seems to be "Never forget."

Saying that Longo Toyota is one of the world's largest car dealerships is easy. But spelling out what big means takes some explanation: It's literally big, covering about 38 football fields. It's not uncommon to see employees driving around the campus in golf carts. It's big in sales, selling more than 1,000 vehicles per month. Indeed, it has been the nation's No. 1 volume seller of new Toyotas since the dealership opened in 1967.

Longo is also a big employer, with what you could call a… Show more

Saying that Longo Toyota is one of the world's largest car dealerships is easy. But spelling out what big means takes some explanation: It's literally big, covering about 38 football fields. It's not uncommon to see employees driving around the campus in golf carts. It's big in sales, selling more than 1,000 vehicles per month. Indeed, it has been the nation's No. 1 volume seller of new Toyotas since the dealership opened in 1967.

Longo is also a big employer, with what you could call a global presence: nearly 650 people work for the dealership, including 100 salespeople and collectively, they speak 41 languages and dialects. Show less

Brendan Harrington, president of Lexus of Stevens Creek in San Jose says he's trying to acquire more space ahead of LinkedIn's lockup expiry. "We'll start seeing LinkedIn people as soon as they can cash in their stock," he predicts; "We know that effect."

Apple Inc. employees are Brendan Harrington's best customers. He doesn't sell highly coveted tech gadgets. He sells fancy cars.

Expansion plans by Lexus of Stevens Creek in Santa Clara and record sales at a nearby Audi dealership in San Jose are fueling hopes that a healthier luxury car market has returned to Silicon Valley.

February was a lousy month for car dealers, but a great one for the few buyers bold enough to seek a deal.

It’s probably not surprising to learn that the world’s largest car dealership is in the U.S. but how big are we actually talking? At approximately 50 acres (around 200,000m²) it is an automotive empire on a grand scale! Located just off the San Bernardino Freeway, in the city of El Monte (Los Angeles County), it’s part of the Penske Motor Group (PMG) – owned by Greg Penske / Penske Corporation – and named after its founder, Dominic Longo. Today, it’s home to Longo Lexus and Longo Scion, along… Show more

It’s probably not surprising to learn that the world’s largest car dealership is in the U.S. but how big are we actually talking? At approximately 50 acres (around 200,000m²) it is an automotive empire on a grand scale! Located just off the San Bernardino Freeway, in the city of El Monte (Los Angeles County), it’s part of the Penske Motor Group (PMG) – owned by Greg Penske / Penske Corporation – and named after its founder, Dominic Longo. Today, it’s home to Longo Lexus and Longo Scion, along with its flagship dealership, Longo Toyota, which has the astonishing record of being the number one selling Toyota dealership in the U.S. since it opened in 1967. Indeed, PMG is actually the largest retailer of Toyota cars in the world – selling over US$1.5 billion worth of Toyota products every year! - See more at: http://www.ppgrefinish.com.au/Newsroom/Features/The-Refinisher/The-Big-Picture.aspx#sthash.NTQ8jFR6.dpuf Show less