# Jeremy Beaver

> Jeremy Beaver is the CEO of Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG), Northern California's largest family-owned automotive retailer. He started in the business at sixteen, cold-calling from a Dodge BDC, and now runs roughly 17 dealerships moving 25,000-30,000 cars a year at about $1.3 billion in revenue. He is known for building dealerships that operate like tech companies, treating data, culture, and team experience as the operating system of car retail.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Del Grande Dealer Group
- **Organizations:** Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG), Jumpstart Automotive (formerly)
- **From:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High School, Leland High School (San Jose, CA)
- **Known for:** Helped grow DGDG from 3 stores to approximately 17 dealerships, Helped scale annual sales from ~3,000 to 25,000-30,000 vehicles (~$1.3B revenue), Named Automotive News 40 Under 40 (2018)

## Career timeline

- **~age 16** — Started as customer service representative at a local Dodge dealership
- **2000s** — Joined Jumpstart Automotive, a San Francisco automotive tech startup
- **2009** — Joined Del Grande Dealer Group
- **2010s** — Served as General Manager at Capitol Kia and Capitol Volkswagen/Fiat
- **2018** — Named Automotive News '40 Under 40' in auto retailing
- **2010s-2022** — Held COO and then President roles at DGDG
- **2022-03-01** — Promoted to Chief Executive Officer of DGDG
- **2024** — DGDG weathered CDK Global cyberattack with minimal disruption thanks to redundant data systems
- **2025** — Featured in dealership press as a Silicon Valley dealer building dealerships that operate like tech companies

## Achievements

- Helped grow DGDG from 3 stores to approximately 17 dealerships
- Helped scale annual sales from ~3,000 to 25,000-30,000 vehicles (~$1.3B revenue)
- Named Automotive News 40 Under 40 (2018)
- Leads more than 1,000 team members across the Bay Area
- Serves on multiple OEM dealer councils

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Featured in dealership press for building dealerships that operate like Silicon Valley tech companies.
- **2025** — Spoke on CBT News about EV demand shifts, fixed-ops strategy, and 2026 outlook.

## Links

- Website: https://dgdg.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremybeaver/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DGDGCars
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca6nfj8Y0IY
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DGDG

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Last updated: 2026-05-30