Local car dealerships see sales skyrocket, boosting morale, hopes
Momentum with March car sales is lifting morale at many Coachella Valley dealerships, and it appears to be part of a larger, nationwide trend.

Porsche Panamera: A family car
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Auto sales accelerate for Toledo area dealerships
By LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE BLADE BUSINESS WRITER Maybe it's the weather, or the offers, or just the pent-up demand. Whatever the reason behind it, auto dealers are basking in the glow of their brightest sales numbers in recent memory, and they say there has been a noticeable thaw in reluctant customers' willingness to buy a new car or truck. "Business is very good," said John Becerra, general sales ...

BMW sets big targets for pre-owned car biz
MUNICH: German luxury carmaker BMW is betting big on its soon-to-be launched pre-owned car business in India and hopes that this will contribute at least 30 per cent to its total sales in the country.

Getting There: Northgate Way needs repaving
Readers ask when the city plans to repave Northgate Way and whether it's legal for car dealerships to store vehicles on side streets.

Say Car Dealer Swindled State Out Of Millions In Tax Revenue
The owner of two Long Island City car dealerships has been charged with stealing more than $1.2 million in New York State sales tax revenue, it was announced. read more

Used car dealers adjusting to stringent consumer choices
While consumers try to save a buck any way they can, Rome used car dealers are having to adjust long-held strategies. ?When I first started, we primarily sold cars that were 4 years old to curre...

Venezuela punishes ?power hungry? firms
CARACAS: Venezuela announced yesterday 24-hour power cutoffs for 80 firms that have failed to reduce electricity usage in the first punitive measures of a nationwide drive to save energy amid an electricity crisis. Restaurants, liquor stores, hotels, gyms, car dealerships and a yacht club are among companies in Caracas that will have their power cut today for failing to bring usage down 20 per ...

GM dealerships await word on reinstatements
Despite weeks of anticipation since General Motors announced it would keep hundreds of dealers that were originally targeted for closure, it is not clear which ones will get a reprieve.

GM may keep car dealer
Sunday March 21, 2010 Berkshire Eagle Staff SHEFFIELD -- Berkshire GMC may end up staying with General Motors Corp.

Dealerships ruin the aftermarket party
The announcements that General Motors and Chrysler planned to close thousands of dealerships generated significant excitement in the aftermarket. With so many customers losing their local dealerships, they would have to start bringing their business to the aftermarket ? potentially billions of dollars in new business. The dealerships that converted to used car lots also represented potential new ...

Meineke reaches out to dealerships
When Steve Baldo, owner of the Steve Baldo Auto Group in Western New York, heard that General Motors would be closing down some of its dealerships, he decided he should be prepared for the worst. If one of his Chevrolet locations were to be disenfranchised, he wanted to have some options to keep his service operations rolling.

House kills car inspection legislation
SMYRNA -- A controversial resolution allowing new car dealers to perform state inspections has been killed by the House.

New car sales rebounding nationally in March after recall
New car buyers lured by incentives are returning to dealer showrooms across the country in March after recall news and bad weather kept many away last month, a report released Friday by J.D. Powers and Associates indicates.

Car dealership withdraws request to open William Gould Way
Herb Chambers car dealerships has given up on its request to open William Gould Way to two-way traffic and its Lexus dealership in Plymouth.

Toyota Dealerships Receive Parts for Recalled Vehicles
Toyota dealerships across the country are getting parts to fix millions of recalled vehicles.

U.S. auto sales heating up in March
The return of warmer temperatures and big incentives lured car buyers back into auto dealerships during the first half of March.

Softer, gentler car incentives
If you're shopping for a car these days, you might wonder, "Where have all those massive cash rebates gone?"

March auto sales up; highest rate since cash-for-clunkers cited
The return of warmer weather and big incentives were luring car buyers back into auto dealerships, according to two automotive forecasting firms.