LaRusso Auto Group

"LaRusso Auto Group. We kick the competition."

The LaRusso Auto Group is a chain of car dealerships located around Los Angeles, California.

History[]

The LaRusso Auto Dealership first opened in 2002 by Daniel and Amanda LaRusso, and they expanded to North Hollywood, Encino, Sherman Oaks, and Woodland Hills. They are known for their low prices and wide variety of cars including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Acura and Porsche. Daniel often used a karate theme as a gag for the dealership, where a TV commercial was shown of Daniel "karate chopping" high prices. Johnny Lawrence privately found such commercials cheesy and annoying because of his jealousy on how Daniel got a good business while Johnny's life went downward, as well as the fact that it served as a constant painful reminder of how Daniel had succeeded where he failed. Whenever they popped up on the radio on TV, Johnny either shut it off or threw a bottle at the television whenever the ad appeared.

Through a turn of events, Johnny's Pontiac Firebird was totaled by an SUV driven by a distracted teenage girl named Yasmine, who was a friend of Daniel's daughter. The tow truck driver towed Johnny's car to the nearest autobody shop, which was the service bay of the LaRusso Auto Group. Mortified, Johnny attempted to retrieve his car to take it to a rival dealership, only to be discovered and reunited with Daniel. Daniel convinces Johnny not to take his business elsewhere when he offers to do repairs on the house, claiming a now-vintage automobile like his would be challenge to the service employees. Eventually, Robby gets a job at the dealership as he wants to get back at Johnny by forming a bond with Daniel. When Daniel starts teaching him karate, he has him start his training by doing chores at the dealership.

Some time later, Louie LaRusso, Jr., along with a group of bikers, had torched Johnny's car as revenge for the billboard showing Daniel's signature smile being vandalized by Johnny. When Daniel learned his cousin was responsible, he sought to make restitution to Johnny by giving him the keys and the pink slip to any car on the lot of the LaRusso Auto Group. Johnny ended up choosing a 2009 Dodge Challenger. Daniel has also fired Louie for his actions.

Due to Daniel spending too much time training his students in Miyagi-Do, several employees including Anoush quits their job and works for Tom Cole. While trying to make things right for not spending time at the dealership, Daniel has Robby, Sam, Demetri, and his students help out by cleaning the cars.

After the fight at West Valley High School, Robby goes on the run and steals a 1993 Dodge Caravan while removing the GPS tracker, so he wouldn't be found. Louie was eventually rehired as he wanted to help out the family. While Daniel and Johnny were trying to look for Robby, they found the van, but they found someone else driving it and it is revealed that Robby abandoned it. Johnny then ended up becoming the owner of the van to replace the 2009 Dodge Challenger that he abandoned after the school fight.

Later, the dealership experiences difficulties with Tom Cole getting Doyona International to pull their contract without the consent of Daniel and Amanda. After declining Cole's offer to sell LaRusso Auto to him, Anoush has been rehired to LaRusso Auto. In an attempt to save their business, Daniel visits Doyona in Tokyo without success. Later, during a visit to Okinawa, Daniel is reintroduced to Yuna, a woman whose life he had saved when she was a young girl during his first visit to the island. Now the Senior Vice President of Sales for Doyona, Yuna helps Daniel to save the LaRusso Auto Group by reinstating their lifetime contract. Following this, the dealership is back in business. One day, when Daniel and Amanda find out that their attempt to shut down Cobra Kai has failed, John Kreese responded to this by planting a snake in the dealership, causing several people including Anoush and Louie to panic.

When Carmen has trouble with her car, Daniel takes it to the dealership and he and Miguel fix it while they get to bond and know each other more. When the car is fixed, Daniel lets Miguel take a test drive on it while teaching him how to drive before they meet Amanda and Sam at a party place.

During his conflict with Terry Silver, a beaten and depressed Daniel returns to work after giving up on the fight. Later, Daniel, Amanda, Johnny and Chozen Toguchi use LaRusso Auto Group as their base of operations while discussing Cobra Kai's expansion and their plans before being interrupted by a customer.

Finding himself needing a stable job, Johnny Lawrence finds himself joining the company as a sales agent. He, however, finds himself coming back into conflict with Daniel when they clash on their teaching styles for Miyagi-Do Karate and the tension ends up seeping into the workplace. Even though the two apologize to each other for their own actions before the captain's match at Miyagi-Do, the tensions have gotten worse following an argument between the two on how they could've handled Tory's situation. This results with Johnny claiming that after the Sekai Taikai, he's done with Daniel; both as his karate partner and his boss at the dealership which would apparently lead to Johnny quitting his current job, deciding not to work for someone who won't allow him to teach an upset student to overcome her grief by fighting.

Employees[]

Daniel LaRusso (Owner)
Amanda LaRusso (Co-owner)
Louie LaRusso Jr. (Rehired)
Robby Keene (Formerly)
Anoush (Rehired)
Sheila
Demetri Alexopoulos (Helper; Briefly)
Samantha LaRusso (Helper; Briefly)
Miyagi-Do Students (Helpers; Briefly)
Johnny Lawrence (Temporarily)

Appearances[]

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

Season 3[]

Season 4[]

Season 5[]

Season 6[]

Vehicles Sold[]

It is presumed that Daniel and Amanda's Audi S7, A7, S5 and Q7 were all purchased through their dealership, as well as Samantha's BMW 4. It is also mentioned that Mr. Robinson was sold an Audi Q5 by the dealership as well. Other vehicles sold include a Porsche 911, Subaru Outback, Dodge Challenger and 1993 Dodge Caravan.