Brown-Daub Dealerships

What Brown-Daub Dealerships does

Brown-Daub Dealerships, doing business as Brown-Daub Auto Group and Brown-Daub Family of Dealerships, is a privately held, family-owned franchised automobile retailer founded in 1936 by William J. Daub II and Thomas M. Brown during the Great Depression. The company operates seven dealership rooftops across the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania — in Easton, Bath, and Nazareth — and represents eight OEM brands (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, Hyundai, Kia, Volvo, and Chevrolet). It maintains an inventory of over 1,000 vehicles and positions itself as the oldest and largest auto dealer group in the Lehigh Valley.

The company's revenue streams comprise new vehicle sales, pre-owned (including certified pre-owned) vehicle sales, in-house and third-party auto financing (F&I), trade-in evaluations, and a state-of-the-art body shop offering collision repair and routine maintenance services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; transactions are negotiated in-person at showroom locations, with financing rates available through the dealership's finance department. The online channel is built on the CarJazz.ai platform (a subsidiary of Things Up LLC), which provides inventory listings, search functionality, customer reviews, and sub-brand microsites for each rooftop. Marketing combines website/digital, active Facebook presence (both main brand and a Brown-Daub Charities page), monthly email promotions, and community-engagement events that have generated over $2M in verified donations to 59 nonprofits since 2011.

The customer base is exclusively individual retail buyers in the Lehigh Valley and adjacent Southeastern Pennsylvania markets. The business model is the traditional franchise-dealer model: inventory acquisition from OEMs, retail markup on new and used vehicles, finance reserve income, and service/parts gross profit. The company is led by a multi-generational family team including John Daub, Andy Daub, Tom Daub, Frank Gerenser, and Shane Remaley, with no institutional investor, private equity, or public ownership disclosed.

Name

Brown-Daub Dealerships

Legal name

Brown-Daub Auto Group

Website

https://browndaub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brown-Daub Dealerships is a privately held, family-owned franchised auto dealer group founded in 1936 that operates seven rooftops across the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, selling new and pre-owned vehicles from eight brands (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, Hyundai, Kia, Volvo, Chevrolet) to individual retail buyers, with financing, service, and body shop operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Easton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. New Vehicle Sales: Sale of new vehicles from multiple manufacturers including Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Chrysler, Volvo, Hyundai, Kia, and Chevrolet.
2. Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales: Sale of used vehicles including certified pre-owned programs.
3. Auto Financing: In-house and third-party financing services to facilitate vehicle purchases.
4. Vehicle Service and Maintenance: Maintenance and repair services at dealership service departments.
5. Body Shop: State-of-the-art body shop for collision repair and auto body work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brown-Daub Dealerships is a family-owned franchised auto dealer group operating seven dealerships across Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, retailing new vehicles from eight brands (Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Chrysler, Volvo, Hyundai, Kia, Chevrolet) and a pre-owned inventory exceeding 1,000 vehicles. The group also provides in-house and third-party auto financing, trade-in evaluations, and a state-of-the-art body shop offering collision repair and maintenance services.

Product overview

Brown-Daub Dealerships operates as a traditional automotive dealership group, not a software product company. The offering consists of a portfolio of seven sub-brand dealership locations (Brown-Daub CDJR, Brown-Daub 512, Brown-Daub Kia, Brown-Daub Hyundai, Brown-Daub Volvo, Brown-Daub Chevy) that sell new and pre-owned vehicles from eight vehicle brands (Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Chrysler, Volvo, Hyundai, Kia, Chevrolet). The company provides complementary services including auto financing, trade-in evaluations, and a state-of-the-art body shop. The portfolio represents the oldest and largest auto dealer group in the Lehigh Valley, established in 1936.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brown-Daub CDJR: Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram dealership location
• Brown-Daub 512
• Brown-Daub Kia
• Brown-Daub Hyundai
• Brown-Daub Volvo
• Brown-Daub Chevy

Products and services

• New Vehicle Sales
• Pre-Owned Vehicle Sales
• Auto Financing
• Trade-In Evaluations
• Vehicle Service and Maintenance
• Body Shop (Collision Repair)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CarJazz.aicoreTechnology or IntegrationCarJazz.ai, a subsidiary of Things Up LLC, provides the website platform and technology infrastructure for Brown-Daub's online presence. The platform handles inventory listings, search functionality, customer reviews, and dealership location information. CarJazz.ai's privacy and terms policies govern the online interactions on Brown-Daub's website.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lithia Motors: Public, large-scale franchised dealer group with aggressive acquisition strategy and nationwide rooftop footprint. Comparable to Brown-Daub as a multi-brand franchise retailer, but at scale ~50x larger and pursuing the regional roll-up strategy Brown-Daub could emulate.
• AutoNation: Largest U.S. franchised auto retailer with ~300+ rooftops across 19 states and broad brand representation. Comparable to Brown-Daub in core franchised dealer business model, but at vastly greater scale and publicly traded.
• Group 1 Automotive: Public franchised auto retailer operating ~200 rooftops across the U.S. and U.K. Comparable to Brown-Daub in multi-OEM franchised retail model and service/parts revenue mix, but at national/international scale.
• Sonic Automotive: Public, multi-brand franchised dealer group with ~140 rooftops plus EchoPark used-vehicle stores. Comparable to Brown-Daub as a franchised new-and-used vehicle retailer, though Sonic also operates an alternative-channel used-car brand (EchoPark) that competes with traditional dealer models.

Direct peers

• Bergey's Auto Group: Family-owned multi-brand dealership group operating in eastern Pennsylvania with franchises across major domestic and import brands. Comparable to Brown-Daub in PA regional focus, multi-OEM representation, and family-controlled private ownership.
• Holman Automotive: Family-owned, multi-brand automotive group headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ, with franchised dealerships and fleet services across the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable to Brown-Daub in family-ownership structure, multi-OEM franchising, and Northeast regional focus.
• Bobby Rahal Automotive Group: Pennsylvania-based multi-brand franchised dealer group operating across central and eastern PA. Comparable to Brown-Daub in PA geographic concentration, multi-brand portfolio, and private ownership.
• Thompson Automotive Group: Multi-brand franchised dealer group operating across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Comparable to Brown-Daub in multi-rooftop franchised retail model and diversified OEM portfolio.
• Faulkner Automotive Group: Pennsylvania-based, family-owned multi-brand dealer group operating across eastern Pennsylvania and surrounding states with franchises across Stellantis, GM, and import brands. Comparable to Brown-Daub in regional scale, OEM mix, and private family ownership.
• Ciocca Auto Group: Pennsylvania-based, family-owned multi-brand franchised auto dealer group headquartered in Allentown, operating multiple rooftops across the same Lehigh Valley / eastern PA market. Directly comparable to Brown-Daub in geographic footprint, brand mix, and family-ownership model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/browndaubdealerships
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brown-daub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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