Black on black business: Moorehead buys Hank Aaron's Toyota Dealership.(B.E. 100s)(Thomas A. Moorehead of BMW/MINI acquires Hank Aaron Toyota)

Black Enterprise | February 1, 2008| | Copyright

IN A BE 100s DEAL, BMW/MINI OF STERLING, VIRGINIA (No. 20 on the BE AUTO DEALER 100 list with $122.3 million in sales) acquired Hank Aaron Toyota in McDonough, Georgia, for $18 million. As previously reported by BLACK ENTERPRISE, Hank L. Aaron St., the Hall of Fame baseball player and longtime entrepreneur, had announced his intention to sell his automotive dealerships at the beginning of 2007.

The store will be renamed Toyota of McDonough. "Toyota, Honda, Mercedes, Lexus, BMW--those are all brands you want to have in your portfolio," boasts Thomas A. Moorehead, CEO of ...

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