Thirdcoast Motors
Capital That Compounded Into Control
A specialty auto dealer needed more than inventory financing—it needed control. Learn how National Business Capital deployed $2.1M across three funding rounds to expand inventory, build an in-house service center, and increase profitability across four locations.
The Client
Thirdcoast Motors*, a specialty auto dealer operating across four locations, had built strong demand through high-volume auction purchasing.
By expanding inventory, the business consistently generated strong returns and increased sales velocity. The model was working.
But as demand grew, so did the need for greater control over how vehicles were acquired, repaired, and sold.
The Challenge
Traditional floorplan financing constrained the business’s ability to scale effectively.
These limitations included:
- Restricted title ownership
- Limited control over vehicle selection
- Forced resale timelines
- Reduced flexibility in capturing value across each transaction
While inventory access was available, the structure prevented the business from fully controlling how and when value was realized.
National Business Capital worked with Thirdcoast Motors to align capital with how the business actually operated.
Rather than a single facility, capital was deployed across three strategic rounds, each building on the last:
- $500K in Cash Flow Financing to expand inventory and increase purchasing flexibility
- $600K to build in-house service center, allowing the business to handle repairs internally
- $1M to scale auction purchasing and increase value capture across each vehicle
This phased approach allowed each round of capital to support the next stage of growth, compounding its impact over time.
The initial expansion of inventory drove a 13% increase in gross revenue.
As service capabilities moved in-house, the business increased the value captured on each vehicle by controlling repairs and reconditioning.
With scaled purchasing and operational control in place, Thirdcoast now manages the full lifecycle of its inventory—from acquisition through resale—across all four locations.
What began as inventory expansion evolved into a model defined by control, efficiency, and stronger unit economics.
Why National Business Capital
National Business Capital structured financing around the realities of the business. By providing capital aligned with the inventory lifecycle, the business gained ownership of title and the flexibility to control timing, operations, and value capture.
Each round of capital was designed to build on the last—turning access to funding into a system for compounding returns.
This is what capital looks like when it’s structured to scale with the business.
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