Data from the Q1 2025 Haig Report® was featured in CDG’s Market Pulse newsletter, which highlighted a 57% year-over-year drop in dealership buy-sell activity. Despite the slowdown, strong buyer demand and solid franchise valuations are keeping leverage in sellers’ hands. As Alan Haig told CDG, “It’s the classic pause before the pivot”—a sentiment echoed throughout the piece as dealers weigh timing amid election-year uncertainty and shifting market forces.
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