The owners of Florida's Bonita Springs Mitsubishi have acquired Fort Myers Mitsubishi, the company announced today. With this purchase, owners Jeff Johnson and Bill Doraty hope to replicate the success of their Bonita Springs store, which cracked the Top 25 sales list for Mitsubishi dealerships nationwide.
The pendulum finally swung last week, with trucks showing higher depreciation than cars for the first time this year, according to Black Book.
The industry sold 1.38 million new units in November, a 3.7% increase from a year ago, according to Autodata Corp. November's seasonally adjusted annual rate was 17.87 million, which was slightly lower than last November’s SAAR of 18.25 million.
In a study used by major brands to measure dealer services client satisfaction, EFG Companies scored higher than Nordstrom and Ritz Carlton, the F&I product provider shared today.
Dealerships using the DealerStar DMS can now join the Carfax program and take advantage of free resources like Carfax Service History and Carfax QuickVIN.
Automotive enthusiast magazine Car and Driver today unveiled its first ever “10Best Trucks and SUVs” list, recognizing 2017’s best trucks, SUVs, and crossover vehicles with base prices under $80,000.
International nameplate franchises accounted for 55.7% of all new vehicles sold in the United States in November, besting domestic nameplates and their 44.3% share of the market. Asian makes recorded a share of 45.7%.
Through this integration, customers at independent dealers will be able to look through different car insurance options, secure a quote they like and purchase the coverage on the spot, the company stated.
By the time the NADA was founded in 1917, the sufficiency of units in operation meant a growing opportunity for used-vehicle sales. According to 1917 motor vehicle registrations, as compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, nearly five million cars and trucks were registered. And by late 1916, creative rebuilders were putting old cars, now “reconditioned,” back on the road.
Auto financing extended to subprime and deep-subprime car buyers fell 4.5% from a year ago, as the auto finance industry continued to squash fears of a forming subprime bubble. Newly originated loans made to prime car buyers jumped 2% to encompass nearly 60% of auto loans originated during the period.
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