Article: Dealership changes.(Special Report)(car dealership news )(Brief Article)

Byline: Brent Snavely

Ownership changes, new franchises and showroom expansions so far this year in metro Detroit:

* By far the biggest deal was the sale in January of Don Massey Cadillac Group to Charlotte, N.C.-based Sonic Automotive Inc. Sonic paid about $165 million in stock and cash for 16 of Massey's 19 dealerships.

* Troy-based Suburban Collection bought Flannery Ford in Waterford Township in January.

* Oak Park-based Mel Farr Automotive Group closed Mel Farr Ford in Oak Park and Mel Farr Lincoln Mercury in Waterford Township and sold them to Ford Motor Co. in January. In the spring, Farr sold his stake in Mel Farr Ford in ...

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