Robert Carmendy

[Robert Carmendy is a battle-tested automotive executive and Chief Operating Officer with an extraordinary track record of scaling multi-state operations and engineering high-impact dealership turnarounds. Known as “the turnaround General Manager” during his tenure at AutoNation, he has successfully revitalized complex operations—ranging from BMW and Toyota “mega stores” to single-point locations—driving record revenues, market share growth, and bottom-line profitability across economic downturns and pandemic-era constraints.

Throughout his career as COO of Champion Auto Group and General Manager across 17 major OEM brands—including Ford, Chevrolet, Honda, Lexus, Nissan, and Jeep—[Name] has specialized in structural expansion and operational innovation. Key achievements include building a multi-state dealership footprint spanning Indiana, Missouri, and Colorado, increasing a Honda dealership’s operating income tenfold through facility consolidation, and transforming a renovated Sears location into high-performing, immediately profitable Hyundai and Genesis “open points.