The Golling Automotive Group in Bloomfield Hills has purchased Ray Laethem Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram on Mack Avenue in Detroit for an undisclosed price.
Ray Laethem Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram will be renamed Golling Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Grosse Pointe and will remain at its current location.
Ray Laethem Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Ray Laethem Buick GMC were founded by Ray Laethem, father of Jeff Laethem. Jeff Laethem later took over the management of both dealerships and continues to serve as president of the Buick GMC outlet.
Golling Automotive Group was founded in 1966 by World War II veteran A. William Golling Jr., who opened a Volkswagen dealership in Troy. His son, Bill Golling, worked alongside him, learning every department of the dealership, starting by washing cars as a teenager. After graduating from Michigan State University, Bill partnered with his father to open a Datsun dealership in Royal Oak.
Today, Golling Automotive Group operates eight dealerships across Michigan representing Toyota, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat, Buick, GMC, and Kia.
Golling Automotive Group is ranked No. 146 on the 2025 Automotive News Top 150 Dealership Groups, based on 2024 new vehicle retail sales units.
Performance Brokerage Services in Irvine, Calif. brokered the deal.
“Performance Brokerage Services brought multiple buyers to the table, giving me the opportunity to choose not just the best financial outcome, but also the buyer best equipped to close quickly and cleanly,” says Jeff Laethem. “Most importantly, they understood my priority of finding the right operator to take over for my long-term employees and customers.”
