New Auto Dealer Comes To Area

Dayton Daily News:

Used car dealer J.D. Byrider plans to open its first store in Dayton next month in the space formerly occupied by Luxury Cars of Dayton.

J.D. Byrider franchisee Chris Hadley paid $1.4 million for the abandoned auto dealership at 1575 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, where he plans to unveil a 2,100-square-foot showroom on Aug. 1 if renovations are completed on time.

The dealership will initially employ 14 people, Hadley said, but that number will likely double as business picks up.

“We’ll definitely build up that number over time,’’ he said.

The new location will maintain a rotating inventory of about 50 cars in the $8,000-$12,000 price range and provide in-house financing for buyers with less-than-stellar credit, Hadley said.

Carmel, Ind.-based J.D. Byrider already has 24 dealerships in Ohio, but the Dayton market had been overlooked.