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LAPIS® CEO Todd Blue Acquires Four Dealerships in San Francisco Bay Area
LAPIS® (headquartered in Houston, Texas) announces the purchase of Porsche Livermore, Audi Livermore, Land Rover Livermore, and Livermore Honda in Livermore, California from Umansky Automotive Group on March 17, 2026. LAPIS® CEO Todd Blue's thoughtful expansion to Northern California brings the automotive group's total to six dealerships in just under two and a half years, which includes Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz stores in California and Arizona. This acquisition marks Blue's first Honda dealers
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