LEADER Auto Resources LAR

Leader Auto Resources is the largest sourcing partner for franchised new vehicle dealerships in North America, serving over 2,000 dealerships and 270 collision centers across Canada and the Northeast United States. LAR provides dealers with time-tested solutions in virtually every area for dealerships and collision centers. The company offers a broad range of warehouse products and services, including high-volume and private-label products; direct products and services, which provides negotiated rates with the industry's largest base of certified suppliers; equipment for the buildout or retrofit of new dealerships and collision centers; and training. The company was founded in 1980 with headquarters in Montreal, Canada. DealerShop was formed in March 2020 to replicate LAR's business model and serve the U.S. car and truck dealership market.