If you want to be impressed, look at Asbury's performance as of late.  Don't worry.  They'll struggle again (at least in terms of relative performance.)  Several years ago they were the "black sheep" of the sector while folks like Lithia and AutoNation were the darlings. 

So one could say that some of this is just "catch up."  And I tend to suspect in a few years you will see the "favorites" rotate again. 

But this is a management team I have really come to respect (even post Ken Gilman) over the years, so I hope I will have the courage to stand by them in the tough times (as I am doing with Lithia today.) 

My goal, however, with Asbury ...

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