Kunes Auto & RV Group Acquires Valley Automotive Dealerships and Exchange’s Kunes Lakes Chevrolet to Expand in Minnesota and Chicago North Shore
February 3, 2026
Kunes Auto & RV Group completed three dealership acquisitions to expand into the Twin Cities metro area and Chicago’s North Shore. In Minnesota, it acquired Valley Buick GMC of Apple Valley and Valley GMC of Hastings from Valley Automotive Group, and in Illinois it acquired Kunes Lakes Chevrolet in Lake Bluff from The Exchange.
- Buyers
- Kunes Auto & RV Group, Kunes Auto Group
- Targets
- Valley Buick GMC of Apple Valley, Valley GMC of Hastings, Kunes Lakes Chevrolet (Lake Bluff)
- Sellers
- Valley Automotive Group, Jim Paul of Valley Automotive Group, The Exchange
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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