What Accelerate Auto Group does

Accelerate Auto Group is a privately held automotive retail company operating a single used-vehicle dealership under the FAST by Accelerate Auto Group brand at 3002 Century Drive, Rowlett, Texas. Founded in 2016, the company sells pre-owned trucks, SUVs, sedans, coupes, hatchbacks, vans, convertibles, and electric vehicles from approximately 18 manufacturer brands across price points from under $30,000 to over $70,000. Its wholly owned subsidiary FAST is the operating dealership, supported by a separate in-house service and reconditioning center branded as Accelerate Auto Repair.

The company operates a hybrid direct-to-consumer model that combines an e-commerce storefront (fast.cars) with a physical showroom. The online platform supports vehicle search by make, model, body type, and price bracket, soft-pull and hard-pull credit applications through 700Credit, a payment calculator, a Value Your Trade tool, and contact and quote forms. The physical location in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro handles in-person sales, test drives, and a 50-point proprietary vehicle inspection backed by a 30-day post-sale warranty. Home/office delivery and pickup extend the effective sales radius beyond the immediate Rowlett catchment. The AutoRevo Powersites platform powers the digital inventory and lead capture stack.

Revenue is generated through four streams: one-time retail sale of used vehicles, finance transaction fees earned as an intermediary between buyers and third-party lenders, trade-in and consignment transaction fees, and a professional-services stream from in-house reconditioning and post-sale repair. Ancillary revenue is captured through F&I product attach and a customer referral program. The target customer is individual retail buyers in the DFW metro seeking transparent, no-haggle transactions; named testimonials reference both first-time manual-transmission buyers and repeat customers purchasing older vehicles with disclosed reconditioning spend.

Name

Accelerate Auto Group

Legal name

Accelerate Auto Group

Website

https://accelerateautogroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Accelerate Auto Group operates FAST by Accelerate Auto Group, a single-location used car dealership in Rowlett, Texas, selling pre-owned vehicles across 18 brands and providing in-house financing, consignment, trade-in, and repair services to Dallas-Fort Worth retail consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rowlett

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Used Vehicle Sales: One-time sale of pre-owned vehicles including trucks, SUVs, sedans, coupes, hatchbacks, convertibles, and electric vehicles. Price ranges span under $30,000 to over $70,000.
2. Vehicle Financing: Provides financing options for vehicle purchases through soft-pull and hard-pull credit applications. Acts as intermediary between customers and lenders.
3. Trade-in and Consignment Services: Accepts vehicles as trade-ins toward purchase or offers outright purchase and consignment selling options for customers looking to sell their vehicles.
4. Service and Repair: In-house service and repair center providing reconditioning and maintenance services for vehicles sold and other customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Accelerate Auto Group sells used cars and trucks through its FAST by Accelerate Auto Group dealership in Rowlett, Texas, offering pre-owned vehicles across multiple price brackets (under and over $30,000). The dealership supports the full transaction lifecycle including vehicle financing applications (soft-pull and hard-pull), trade-in valuation, consignment sales, and in-house service and collision/repair. It operates a hybrid model combining an e-commerce storefront (fast.cars) with a physical showroom, enabling both in-person and fully remote purchases with home or office delivery.

Product overview

Accelerate Auto Group operates as a used car dealership through its FAST brand, offering a unified platform for buying, selling, and trading pre-owned vehicles. The core product, FAST by Accelerate Auto Group, provides a streamlined online and in-person car purchasing experience with transparent pricing. The offering includes supporting modules for vehicle financing (payment calculator, soft-pull and hard-pull applications), in-house service and repair, consignment services, and trade-in valuation tools. All vehicles undergo a 50-point inspection and come with a 30-day condition guarantee. The company sells vehicles across multiple categories including trucks, SUVs, vans, sedans, hatchbacks, coupes, and electric vehicles from brands such as Chevrolet, Ford, Jeep, Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Nissan, Ram, Audi, Subaru, Dodge, Infiniti, GMC, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Jaguar, and Volkswagen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FAST by Accelerate Auto Group Used Vehicle Dealership Retail used-vehicle sales offering through both an online storefront (fast.cars) and a physical showroom at 3002 Century Drive, Rowlett, TX. Sells pre-owned trucks, SUVs, vans, sedans, hatchbacks, coupes, and electric vehicles across brands such as Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and others, with a 50-point inspection and 30-day warranty on every vehicle.
• Vehicle Financing Financing service for vehicle purchases including a payment calculator, soft-pull pre-qualification application, and hard-pull full credit application, acting as intermediary between customers and third-party lenders. Terms and rates are determined through the credit application process.
• Service and Repair In-house vehicle service, maintenance, reconditioning, and collision repair center supporting both dealership inventory (pre-sale reconditioning tied to the 50-point inspection) and external customer vehicles.
• Consignment Sales

Quantifiable outcome

• 50-point proprietary inspection on every vehicle
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Hertz Car Sales: Sells former rental fleet vehicles at retail with certified inspection and warranty coverage. Overlaps with Accelerate on used-car retail, inspection-backed quality, and warranty positioning, with similar individual-consumer targeting.
• DriveTime: Used-vehicle retailer specializing in subprime financing and in-house service centers, with multiple Texas locations. Comparable to Accelerate in its integrated sales + service + financing model, though skewed to a more credit-challenged customer base.
• Enterprise Car Sales: Enterprise's used-vehicle sales division offers inspected, warranty-backed used cars with home delivery. Directly comparable to Accelerate on hybrid online-to-physical used-car retail and reconditioning-backed quality assurance.
• EchoPark Automotive: CarMax-owned used-vehicle retail concept with stores in Texas markets including Dallas-Fort Worth. Competes on the same hybrid used-car value proposition with newer inventory, no-haggle pricing, and reconditioning centers.
• CarMax: Largest U.S. used-vehicle retailer with a hybrid online + in-store model, no-haggle pricing, and a multi-day money-back guarantee. Direct overlap with Accelerate's hybrid digital/physical used-car retail model and its focus on transparency, inspection, and warranty-backed sales.
• Carvana: Online-first used-car retailer offering vehicle browsing, financing, and home delivery without traditional dealerships. Competes head-to-head with Accelerate on the digital car-buying experience and remote transaction capabilities.
• Vroom: Online used-car marketplace with home delivery and a Texas fulfillment footprint. Directly comparable as an e-commerce-led used-car seller targeting individual consumers in markets including DFW.

Regional players

• Grubbs Automotive Group: Mid-size DFW-based dealer group offering new and used vehicles, financing, and service. Comparable as a regional DFW competitor with similar sales/financing/service integration, though broader in brand mix than Accelerate.

Broad incumbents

• AutoNation USA: Largest U.S. auto retailer with significant used-vehicle operations, captive finance, and omnichannel delivery. Competes with Accelerate across used-car sales, financing facilitation, and trade-in in the DFW market.

Others

• AutoCanada: Canadian dealer group with U.S. operations and a used-vehicle and reconditioning platform; relevant given the Canadian automotive industry association reference tied to the company's Executive Director listing. Comparable as a multi-site used-car retail and reconditioning operator, primarily thematically rather than a direct DFW competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fastdotcars

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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