Car Dealer News for 17-Apr-2006
'Lithia Motors Announces Expanded Partnership with Car Fax (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) MEDFORD, Ore.----April 17, 2006--Lithia Motors, Inc. today announced its continuing and expanded national agreement with Car Fax as their preferred provider of vehicle history reports.
'Mechanics strike at 41 area car dealerships (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Auto mechanics struck 41 metro area car dealerships today after rejecting a contract proposal from the Greater Metropolitan Automobile Dealers Association of Minnesota. No meetings have been scheduled to return to the bargaining table, spokesmen for both sides said. The 1,400 mechanics on strike are represented by Teamsters Union Local 974. The strike affects about 30 percent of the 150 area's
'Car dealer picking up pieces (The Des Moines Register) A tornado than spun through southwest Iowa City damaged at least one Iowa City car dealer and employees spent the day picking up the pieces while...
'Fugitive car dealer surrenders (Reading Eagle) A Muhlenberg Township used car dealer who disappeared seven months ago after stealing at least $12,000 in state fees and taxes surrendered to authorities Thursday, state police said.
'How to find fair price for used car (The Canton Repository) Dear Tom and Ray: How do you negotiate the price of a used car when buying from a dealer? With a new car, you can get the invoice price and the retail price online. If the stars are aligned properly a...
'So You Want To Be A Newspaper Carrier (The Times-Reporter) As a Times-Reporter Carrier you would be in business for yourself, just like a car dealer. The car dealer buys cars from the manufacturer just as you would buy newspapers from The Times-Reporter. He sells these cars to his customers as you would sell newspapers to your customers.
'The ABCs of CPOs: A Used Car Buyers' Guide to Certified Pre-Owned (Stuttgart Daily Leader) (ARA) - If you're shopping for a used car you've probably heard the word "certified." The number of certified used cars has grown since their introduction approximately 10 years ago.
'ADVERTISING: Good to be king (Detroit Free Press) Detroit may be America's automobile capital, but apparently the "King of Cars" resides in Las Vegas. At least that's what some keen marketing by a Dodge car dealer and the A&E cable network would have you believe.
'winners (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel) ?Bart?s Car Store, Fort Wayne, has consistently outperformed nearly 20,000 automotive retailers nationwide to be selected as one of only 45 dealerships as a ?2005 Stagecoach Dealer of the Year? by the Wells Fargo Auto Finance Division.
'Car Talk: Finding a fair price for a used car (Miami Herald) Dear Tom and Ray: How do you negotiate the price of a used car when buying from a dealer? With a new car, you can get the invoice price and the retail price online. If the stars are aligned properly and you can stomach the negotiation, you should end up paying something in between. How does it work with a used car?
Return to Be an Auto Dealer - Get a Used Car Dealer License
Return to Car Dealer News Archive
|