Larry H. Miller Dealerships

Larry H. Miller Dealerships

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Type	Private
Founded	1979 (1979) in Murray, Utah, United States
Founder	Larry H. Miller
Headquarters	Sandy, Utah, United States
Number of locations	54 (2015)
Area served	United States
Key people	Dean Fitzpatrick President Gail Miller Owner
Products	Automobiles and parts
Services	Auto maintenance, leasing
Owner	Larry H. Miller Group of Companies
Number of employees	10,000
Parent	Miller Automotive Operations
Slogan	Driven By You
Website	www.lhmauto.com

Larry H. Miller Group Dealerships is a privately owned new and pre-owned automotive retailer in the western United States. It is division of Miller Automotive Operations, which is a subsidiary of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. It was founded in 1979 by entrepreneur Larry H. Miller and is headquartered in Sandy, Utah. They were listed in the top ten dealership groups in the country in 2014 and 2016.

The company owns and operates 54 dealerships in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, Washington, and California. The current president of Miller Automotive Operations is Dean Fitzpatrick, former general manager of one of the dealerships in Provo, Utah.

History

The Larry H. Miller Group of Dealerships began in 1979 when entrepreneur Larry H. Miller purchased his first Toyota dealership in Murray, Utah. It expanded into the state of Washington by purchasing Sundance Toyota in Spokane, Washington in September 1980. The Larry H. Miller Group now owns four dealerships in Washington. Westside Toyota in Phoenix, Arizona was purchased the same year, and there are now thirteen dealerships owned in Arizona.

In April 1981, Toyota of Moscow was purchased in Idaho, and two more delearships were purchased in subsequent years. The Larry H. Miller Used Car Supermarket was opened in 1995 in Sandy, with Greg Miller—Larry H. Miller's son—as the General Manager. Larry H. Miller Dealerships sold its one millionth car in 2007. From 2009 to 2010, seven additional new and used car dealerships were purchased or opened in Washington, New Mexico, and Utah. Miller died in 2009, and was replaced as CEO by his son, Greg Miller. Larry Miller was remembered by Utah Senator Orrin Hatch as making a positive impact in the overall economic growth and impact in the state of Utah.

Their flagship store—Larry H. Miller Toyota Murray—was moved on April 25, 2011, to a new facility. A grand opening ceremony was held on June 24, 2011, where many leaders within the organization were in attendance and participated in the ribbon ceremony. Five more dealerships in Arizona, Washington, and Utah were acquired in 2012, and eleven were opened and acquired in 2013. The first California dealership was opened in Corona in 2014, and three other delearships were opened or purchased in other states that same year. On September 27, 2014, the company sold its 1.5 millionth car at its Murray Toyota dealership. Automotive News listed them at number 10 on the top 125 U.S. dealership groups in 2014.

The acquisition of Lakewood Fordland in the Denver, Colorado market in November 2014 brought the company back to its founder's roots. Miller started his career in the automotive industry as a parts salesmen in the Denver region. In June 2015, Larry H. Miller Fiat in Avondale, Arizona became one of only three dealerships in Arizona to carry the Alfa Romeo 2015 Launch Edition for sale.

Larry H. Miller Dealerships began selling parts online directly to consumers in July 2015. After stepping down as CEO in May 2015, Greg Miller opened his own Toyota dealership in Lemon Grove, California in early 2016. In April, 2016, WardsAuto listed the company as the tenth largest U.S. automotive dealer on the Wards Auto Megadealer 100.

The company operates 54 dealerships for nineteen different manufacturers across seven states including Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, Washington, and California. The president of Miller Automotive Operations is Dean Fitzpatrick, former general manager of one of the dealerships in Provo, Utah.

List of dealerships

Most of the dealerships have "Larry H. Miller" as part of the title. Those that do not are marked with an asterisk.

Arizona

• Alfa Romeo and Fiat (Avondale, Tucson)
• Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (Surprise)
• Chrysler Jeep (Avondale, Tucson)
• Dodge Ram (Avondale, Peoria, Tucson)
• Hyundai (Peoria)
• Nissan (Mesa)
• Toyota (Peoria)
• Volkswagen (Avondale, Tucson)

California

• Toyota (Corona)

Colorado

• Liberty Toyota (Colorado Springs)
• Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (Thornton)
• Ford (Lakewood)
• Nissan (Highlands Ranch)
• Toyota (Boulder, Colorado Springs)
• Volkswagen (Lakewood)

Idaho

• Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (Boise)
• Honda (Boise)
• Subaru (Boise)

New Mexico

• American Toyota (Albuquerque)
• Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (Albuquerque)
• Hyundai (Albuquerque)
• Southwest Hyundai (Albuquerque)
• Toyota (Albuquerque)

Utah

• Ford (Sandy)
• Ford Lincoln (Provo)
• Chevrolet (Murray, Provo)
• Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (Bountiful, Provo, Riverdale, Sandy)
• Honda (Murray)
• Lexus (Lindon, Murray)
• Lincoln (Sandy)
• Super Ford (Salt Lake City)
• Toyota (Murray)
• Trucks and Imports (Sandy)
• Used Car Supermarket (Murray, Orem, Riverdale, Sandy)
• Mercedes-Benz of Lindon* (Lindon)
• Stockton 12 Honda* (Sandy)

Washington

• Downtown Honda (Spokane)
• Downtown Toyota (Spokane)
• Hyundai (Spokane)
• Lexus (Spokane)

External links

• lhm.com