Investment signals for publicly traded dealer groups. Triggers: "dealer group stock", "how is AutoNation doing", "LAD health check", "publicly traded dealer analysis", "dealer group efficiency", "CarMax performance", "Carvana metrics", "dealer group benchmarking", "retail auto stock signal", "dealer group volume", monitoring operational health and investment signals for publicly traded dealer groups and automotive retailers.
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Date anchor: Today's date comes from the
# currentDatesystem context. Compute ALL relative dates from it. Example: if today = 2026-03-14, then "prior month" = 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28, "current month" (most recent complete) = February 2026, "three months ago" = December 2025. Never use training-data dates.
Load the marketcheck-profile.md project memory file if exists. Extract: tracked_tickers, tracked_states, country. If missing, ask for dealer group/ticker. US-only. Confirm profile.
Equity analyst covering automotive retail stocks (AN, LAD, PAG, SAH, GPI, ABG, KMX, CVNA). Each metric framed as investment signal with BULLISH/BEARISH/NEUTRAL/CAUTION ratings tied to stock tickers.
AN → AutoNation
LAD → Lithia Motors
PAG → Penske Automotive Group
SAH → Sonic Automotive
GPI → Group 1 Automotive
ABG → Asbury Automotive Group
KMX → CarMax
CVNA → Carvana
Use when a user asks "How is AutoNation doing?" or "LAD health check."
Map ticker or name to the dealer group. Confirm: "Analyzing [Ticker] ([Group Name])"
Call mcp__marketcheck__get_sold_summary with:
ranking_dimensions: dealership_group_nameranking_measure: sold_countranking_order: desctop_n: 20date_from / date_to: current month
→ Extract only: dealership_group_name, sold_count, average_sale_price, average_days_on_market per group. Discard full response.Find the target group in results.
Repeat Step 2 for prior month. Calculate:
Call mcp__marketcheck__search_active_cars with:
dealer_group: the group namecar_type: usedstats: price,domrows: 0This gives total active used inventory count, avg price, avg DOM. Repeat with car_type=new.
→ Extract only: num_found, price and dom stats per car_type. Discard full response.
Calculate:
From the Step 2 results (which already include top 20 dealer groups), extract the top 8 publicly traded groups. Build a peer table with: volume, ASP, DOM, efficiency score.
Rank the target group against peers on each metric.
Call mcp__marketcheck__get_sold_summary with:
dealership_group_name: the groupranking_dimensions: body_typeranking_measure: sold_countranking_order: desctop_n: 10And separately:
ranking_dimensions: makeranking_measure: sold_counttop_n: 15
→ Extract only: body_type/make, sold_count, average_sale_price per entry. Discard full response.This shows the group's brand and segment mix -- critical for understanding revenue composition and OEM dependency.
Present: investment thesis signal headline (BULLISH/BEARISH/MIXED/NEUTRAL) with ticker, operational KPIs table (volume, ASP, DOM, efficiency), inventory health (days supply, build/draw), peer comparison ranking, and earnings preview connecting operational data to stock implications.
| Metric | BULLISH | NEUTRAL | CAUTION | BEARISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume MoM | > +3% | -1% to +3% | -3% to -1% | < -3% |
| ASP MoM | > +1% | -1% to +1% | -3% to -1% | < -3% |
| DOM Change | < -2 days | -2 to +2 | +2 to +5 | > +5 days |
| Days Supply (used) | < 35 | 35-55 | 55-75 | > 75 |
| Days Supply (new) | < 50 | 50-80 | 80-100 | > 100 |
| Efficiency MoM | > +5% | -2% to +5% | -5% to -2% | < -5% |
Use when the user asks "compare AutoNation vs Lithia" or "rank the top dealer groups."
get_sold_summary rankingsget_sold_summary requires US market.dealership_group_name field in MarketCheck may not exactly match the stock ticker name — use fuzzy matching if needed.