Car Dealer News for 01-May-2006
'Car wars (The Columbus Dispatch)
It was the late 1980s, and Austin Ligon had to get that yellow Honda CRX Si. Ligon, then an executive with Marriott Corp. and a car buff, called around, found the coupe at a dealership about 50 miles from his home in suburban Maryland and got a price over the phone.
'Bubbling trend? Will there be luxury car dealerships in a mall near you soon? (AutoSpies.com)
Kansas City's lone BMW dealer on Tuesday opened the luxury car maker's first dealership in a shopping mall. Merriam-based Baron BMW has opened a satellite, "boutique-style" dealership in Overland Park's Oak Park Mall, the company said in a
'Volkswagen hits the mark with jarring Jetta ads (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
The risks Volkswagen took with two Jetta TV ads that put viewers in the car for high-impact crashes seem to be paying off in shopper interest. Volkswagen says that since the ads touting Jetta's crash safety began, requests for brochures and for dealer price quotes over the Net are up significantly.
'Car dealership gets $5,000 fine (Daily Journal)
FARMINGTON - A Washington, Mo-based car dealership that twice set up shop in Bonne Terre has been fined $5,000.
'Nissan dealer to hit the road (Orlando Sentinel)
Another major car dealership is joining the exodus from U.S. Highway 17-92 to the Interstate 4 corridor in northwest Seminole County.
'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.
'Action Line: Beware financing car through dealerships (San Jose Mercury News)
Q When I bought a car at a dealership, I arranged my own financing at a very low rate. The salesman asked me to talk to the financing guy just in case they could undercut the rate. I spoke to him briefly but declined his offer.
'Derby car for disabled stolen %%head%%Derby car for disabled stolen from storage site (The Plain Dealer)
Would the person who stole a bright red Soap Box Derby car specially made for disabled children please return it? "It would be nice to have it back," race official Dick Thornton said. "Even if they just put it out where someone can find it."
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