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Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG) is the largest family-owned automotive group in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1998 with a single dealership, it now operates a portfolio of franchised new- and used-car dealerships across Northern California, representing more than a dozen brands. DGDG pairs a high-volume retail operation with a culture obsession - it has been named a Bay Area Top Workplace for more than a decade - and a digital-first buying experience it markets as No Brainer Pricing and No Brainer Checkout.