Manufacturers attribute the drop in the SAAR to fewer selling days in September and Labor Day sales being included in August sales totals. One manufacturer attributes the drop to troubles in Washington, D.C.
Read More →Heavy farm equipment manufacturers won temporary exemption from New Hampshire’s newly amended Dealer Bill of Rights, days before it was to take effect on Monday. Dealers there were dealt another blow that day when General Motors announced it was pulling its dealer sales incentives from that state.
Read More →In response to an invitation from General Motors Co., the trade organization discussed several pressing industry and dealer issues with the automaker’s 14-member board of directors and management staff in Detroit this month.
Read More →The Alpha Dawg offers commentary on government scandals, the specter of foreign ownership and ‘Bubba’ Marchionne’s search for new office space.
Read More →Under the new program, Dealertrack’s DMS and CRM solutions will be certified options for General Motors dealers.
Read More →Year-to-date sales in May were up 7.3 percent, according to AutoData Corp., while the SAAR was up 1.36 million units from a year ago. Several manufacturers also reported record-breaking Mays.
Read More →General Motors, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen have committed millions of dollars to showroom makeovers and facility updates to capture market share on both U.S. coasts.
Read More →Ally Financial, the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation, the General Motors Foundation and Chevrolet are among those pledging support for victims of the Oklahoma City tornado that claimed 24 lives.
Read More →‘Da Man’ finds his groove and issues another prediction about the fate awaiting several ‘domestic’ car manufacturers.
Read More →The SAAR is up slightly vs. April of last year, and most manufacturers experienced an increase in sales during the month.
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