Type: Private
On the web: http://www.ricart.com
Employees: 460

If you can't find a car that's fast enough at Ricart Automotive, you can always pick up a used plane. Ricart Automotive serves the Columbus, Ohio, area with five dealerships, including the 66-acre Ricart Mega Mall, that offer new and used vehicles, vans, and RVs. Ricart sells Ford, Daimler AG, and General Motors cars, as well as a boatload of Asian imports. The company offers service, parts, and financing. Other Ricart business ventures are Ricart Aviation, which buys and sells reconditioned airplanes, and Central Ohio Credit Corp. Brothers and co-CEOs Fred Ricart and Rhett Ricart took over for their father, Paul, who opened a small Ford lot in 1953.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $152.3M

Officers:
Co-CEO: Paul F. (Fred) Ricart Jr.
Co-CEO: Rhett C. Ricart
CFO: Automotive Service & Collision Repair

Competitors:
AutoNation
Penske Automotive Group
Spitzer