Largest car dealership empire?

[MrFloppy]

By number of dealerships, what is the largest automotive dealership chain in the US?

I know Rick Hendrick (NASCAR fame) owns 65 dealerships but according to Wikipedia, it is only ‘one of the largest’ not ‘the largest’.

Any idea.

[Roonwit]

According to their FAQ:

AutoNation is America’s largest automotive retailer, on and off the Web. It has nearly 400 vehicle franchises in several states selling popular makes and models. AutoNation sold more than 63,000 vehicles on-line in 2000.

(Bolding mine.)

Don’t know if they fit your definition of a ‘dealership chain’, but apparently they do have ‘stores’ of some sort.

[Squink]

Cal Worthington is pretty big.