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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (AP) _ Hundreds of thousands of new cars and trucks that would have quickly made their way to people's driveways a year ago are now stacking up on dealer lots across the country, with potential buyers worried about whether they'll keep their jobs, be able to pay for gas, or qualify for a car loan.
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
For auto dealers already suffering under the worst U.S. sales downturn in 15 years, the increasing cost of the credit they use to keep inventory in their showrooms means every Ford Focus and Jeep Grand Cherokee with a sale sticker in the window is chipping away at dealers' razor-thin profit margins every day and threatening to send more of them out of business.
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Like the big Detroit automakers, car dealers that spend a bundle on advertising are slashing their budgets as they struggle with the economic downturn. The dealer pullback has serious implications for the ad business, which was already suffering...
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Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Toronto, Ontario (October 04, 2008) – James Hinchcliffe returned to the podium with a third place effort at Road Atlanta as the 2008 Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda concluded with Round 11 at the Georgia track on Friday 3rd October. Absent from the top-three since Round 5 in Edmonton back in July, the 21-year-old Toronto racer wrapped his Atlantic season piloting the...
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Finance Markets (Free subscription) | yesterday
More evidence of consumers tightening their purse strings is unveiled today after figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that car sales plummeted 21% in September compared with last year. September is a major month for car dealers, due to the introduction of new registration plates in August. However, in the wake [...]
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Technology for electric vehicles is improving, and they may be more widely available as soon as next year, according to car dealers and consultants at the National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day Odyssey on Friday.
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Straightline (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Many in the auto industry are counting the Senate and Congress financial rescue to stem the bleeding at car dealers across the country. To say that most folks are freaked out is like saying vanilla ice cream is white in color. Nobody is buying, and if something isn't done soon, those infamous unchartered waters will be upon us. For those in a good financial position, this is a great time to buy. The...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
We saw the first official press shots of the Mazda Kiyora earier this morning, but we dug the flowing Nagare design language so much we had to hunt it down on the show floor and check it out in the flesh. As you can tell from these live shots, it certainly didn't disappoint and Mazda seriously needs to figure out a way to bring these designs to production. We're not demanding anything ridiculous like...
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Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Used-car dealers, small manufacturers feel credit squeeze as states and cities postpone projects.
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The Consumerist (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
After the failure of the nation's largest Chevy dealerships brought the plight of the car dealer to everyone's attention, the bleeding hasn't stopped. The California New Car Dealers Association says... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Back when there still was a real estate market, the San Francisco Bay area was one of the hottest. Los Gatos’ auto row included several venerable multi-generation family operations. Last year Swanson Ford gave up the ghost. Last week, Los Gatos Chevrolet hung up its spurs. Now lonely Moore Buick-Pontiac-GMC finds itself [...]
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KickingTires (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
At least 600 of the 20,700 new-car dealerships in the U.S. will have been forced to close this year, versus 430 last year, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. "Up to 80% will be domestics, because they've lost more...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Auto dealers, who make their living moving cars off the lot, increasingly are finding themselves driving off into the sunset. The financial crisis that has stung homeowners and depressed credit markets has spared no mercy for car dealerships, dozens of which...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Sacramento-area car dealers said the abysmal September U.S. auto sales figures were no surprise to them, and all local dealerships are tightening their belts and hoping for a loosening of credit.
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News World Today (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Dear Sir/Madam, A leading chinese company Zeta Industrial (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. that deals on import and export of various blinds, pU mouldings,coneric Mouldings,columns,ornaments, ceilings,Bathroom Supplies,Curtains Interior Decoration and car dealers including trailers and different kinds of varieties of goods and services Worldwide. We are searching for representatives who can help us to establish...
