Mark D Johnson, President MD Johnson Inc.
Mark D Johnson, President MDJ Realty Inc.
Mark D Johnson, Editor and Publisher of Automotive Buy Sell Report
Award winning author of “Buying, Selling and Valuing New Car Dealerships”. May 2025 release date.
President MD Johnson Inc. M and A Firm with 25 years buying, selling and valuing automobile dealerships. Currently more than 7 Billion Dollars of Transactional Experience.
Former Ford Dealer
MD Johnson Inc is a licensed and registered Mergers and Acquisitions firm. The firm maintains E and O insurance for real estate activity and maintains a professional liability policy for all M and A activities through The Hartford.
MIT Certificate course in AI for Business.
Recognized and Admitted as an expert in Federal/State/Family Court in valuation and as a damage’s expert regarding the retail automobile business.
Appointed to represent decedent estates, personal and co personal representatives and dealers facing bankruptcy or termination in the sale of business assets and real estate in the automobile dealership business. Performed over 2 dozen creditor work outs for dealers and court appointed receivers plus work outs for and with special assets groups of the largest Banks in the United States.
Speaker at over a 3 dozen automotive seminars and webinars.
- Speaker at the Automotive News Retail Forum
- National Auto Dealer Counsel (NADC) Associate Member (Speaker)
- National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD)
- Chrysler Minority Dealer Association Events. (Speaker)
- Two separate Buying, Selling and Valuing Dealership Seminar (Dealers Edge) Speaker
- Washington State Auto Dealers Assn. (WSADA) (Speaker)
- Oregon Auto Dealers Assn. (OADA) (Speaker)
Published by USA Today, Automotive News, Automotive Buy Sell Report, Wards, Dealer Success, IBBA, M and A Source.
Eastern Washington University; Cheney Washington 1981-1986 Finance Major, Computer Science Minor
New Vehicle Dealer: Ford Motor Company Dealer Development Automotive Advisor to USA Today
Automotive Column Monthly in Automotive News Engagement Experience: Partial list over the past 25 years.
- Sale of Mercedes Benz of Seattle to Jeff Swickard
- Sale of Roger Jobs Porsche Audi VW to Jeff Swickard
- Sale of Lexus of Fremont to Jeff Swickard
- Sale of Indigo Auto Group (majority unit sale) to Pon Holdings of the Netherlands.
- Sale of Kuni Auto Group to Holman Enterprises.
- Acquisition of King Porsche St Louis and Asbury Porsche St Louis.
- Sale of Lexus of Palm Beach to AutoNation from Robert Cuillo
- Sale of Lexus of South Atlanta to Sumitomo Bank for Steve Harrell and Ron Swatty
- Sale of Porsche of N Houston to Todd Blue for Steve Harrell and Ron Swatty
- Sale of Champion Audi of Coral Springs from Dave Maraj to Bruce Qvale
- Sale of Mitsubishi Subaru Suzuki of Delray beach to Delray Lincoln Mercury
- Sale of Hahn BMW from Dick Hahn to Tim Bush
- Sale of Chevrolet of Issaquah from Lithia to David and Bruce Broadus
- Sale of Kirkland Chrysler Jeep from Blair and Blake McIntosh to Greg Rairdon
- Sale of Jay Lee’s Honda of Sumner to Greg Rairdon
- Sale of Magic Nissan to David Broadus from Hugh Hall
- Sale off Mercedes Benz of Palm Beach to Michael Cantanucci from Rick Bastin
- Sale of Schooley Cadillac from Chuck Schooley to AutoNation
- Sale of Nalley Chevrolet From Asbury Automotive to Steven Uiterwyk
- Sale of Borton Volvo From Loren Sheffer to AutoNation
- Sale of Borton VW to AutoNation from Loren Sheffer
- Sale of Brewer Chrysler from Keith Hagerty to Tom Matson
- Sale of Palm Beach Lincoln Mercury to Peter Wolofsky from Robert Cuillo
- Sale of Subaru/Suzuki/Mitsubishi of Delray to Tim Young from Ira Lange
- Sale of Chevrolet/Kia Ocala FL to Lou Bachrodt from Robert Cuillo
- Sale Al Packer Ford of Baltimore to Scott Donahoo
- Sale of Al Packer Jeep of Baltimore to Mile One/Steve Fader
- Sale of Al Packer Volkswagen of Baltimore to Steve Fader/Mile One
- Sale of Nissan of Melbourne from Paul Fucillo to Paul Pearson
- Sale of Infiniti of Melbourne from Robert Cuillo to AJ Hiers
- Sale of Nissan of Fife from Mary Byrne to Robert Larson
- Sale of McCann Cadillac to Robert Larson from Melane McCann
- Sale of Reichart Nissan to Tom Barros
- Sale of Rodeo Nissan of Fresno to Asbury
- Sale of Stewart Honda of Santa Maria to Mike Bouquet and Mike McNulty
- Sale of the franchises of Palm Beach Lincoln Mercury from Rob Rizzo to Mark Packer of Al Packer Ford in West Palm Beach
- Sale of Toyota of San Juan Capistrano from Mike Kahn to Roger Hogan
- Sale of the Don Rasmussen Auto Group
- Sale of Don Rasmussen Mercedes Benz of Portland Oregon to Lithia (First Mercedes Benz dealership appointed in the United States: Dealer Number 001) from Greg Rasmussen
- Sale of Don Rasmussen Mercedes Benz of Wilsonville Oregon to Lithia from Greg Rasmussen
- Sale of Don Rasmussen Mini, the only Mini franchise in the State of Oregon to Lithia from Greg Rasmussen
- Sale of Don Rasmussen BMW to Lithia from Greg Rasmussen
- Sale of Phil Smart Auto Group
- Sale of Phil Smart Mercedes Benz Seattle, the second Mercedes Benz dealer appointed in the United States from Phil Smart to Al Monjazeb
- Sale of Phil Smart Mercedes Benz Airport Way, Seattle from Phil Smart to Al Monjazeb (MD Johnson Inc currently has engagements with 5 other Mercedes Benz dealers regarding exit/estate planning).
- Sale of Mercedes Benz of Wilsonville from Lithia Automotive Group to Swickard Corp
- Sale of Lexus of South Atlanta from Ron Swatty and Steve Harrell to Sumitomo Corp.
- Sale of Toyota of Capistrano from Mike Kahn to Roger Hogan
- Sale of Mercedes Benz of Medford to Ron Heller from Ronny Lott
- Sale of the Pioneer Auto Group:
- Sale of O’Brien Auto Group Salem Oregon
- Jaguar Land Rover of San Diego to Kuni Auto Group from Jack Brewer
- Jaguar Land Rover of Denver to Kuni Auto Group from Jack Brewer
- Sale of Porsche of San Diego to Kuni Auto Group from Jack Brewer
- Sale of Audi of San Diego to Kuni Auto Group from Jack Brewer
- Sale of Jaguar Land Rover of Aurora Colorado (Denver) to Kuni Auto Group from Jack Brewer
- Sale of the LeJeune Auto Group:
- Sale of Porsche of Minneapolis to Robert Pohlad from Larry LeJeune
- Sale of Audi of Minneapolis to Robert Pohlad from Larry LeJeune
- Sale of Mercedes Benz of St Paul to Robert Pohlad from LeJeune
- Sale of Porsche of St Paul to Robert Pohlad from Larry LeJeune
- Sale of Audi of St Paul to Robert Pohlad from Larry LeJeune
- Sale of the Carrera Motors Auto Group
- Sale of Carrera Porsche of Bend Oregon to Kendall Motor Group from Tom Anderson
- Sale of Carrera BMW of Bend Oregon to Kendall Motor Group from Tom Anderson
- Sale of Carrera Audi of Bend Oregon to Kendall Motor Group from Tom Anderson
Personal and corporate references. Contact information upon request.
Jeff Bracken, President of Lexus
Greg Goodwin, President Kuni Auto
Mike Maroone; COO of AutoNation (ret) Bruce Qvale, President QM
Sid DeBoer; CEO Lithia Greg Penske, Penske Auto Group
Bryan DeBoer, President Lithia
Larry Van Tuyl, VTG
Robert Pohlad, Pohlad Companies and owner of the Minnesota Twins
Jay Hulbert, COO Pepsi Americas (ret)
Michael Cantanucci, President of New Country Motor Car Group
Jack Brewer, President Pioneer Auto Group
Larry Le Jeune, President, Carousel Auto Group
H. Steve Harrell, President Lexus of South Atlanta
Ron Swatty, VP Lexus of South Atlanta
Todd Blue, Indigo Auto Group (Owner of Desert European Porsche N Houston)
Fritz Hitchcock
Mike McNulty, Toyota Santa Maria
Ralph Martinez, Town & Country Auto Group.
Ronny Lott, Mercedes Benz of Medford
Michael O Brien, Lexus Bellevue