Car Dealer News for 25-Oct-2006
'Credit Challenged Car Buyers Find Help Online (Hornell Evening Tribune) (ARA) - Eighty percent of all Americans have at least one blemish on their credit reports. And a third of all consumers have credit scores so bad that they may have difficulty securing a car loan.
'Trucks, plates stolen from car dealership (Lake Sun Leader) CAMDENTON - Two trucks and two dealer license plates were allegedly stolen from a car dealership between Monday night and Tuesday morning. Officers were dispatched to a dealership about 8 a.m. Tuesday in reference to a burglary, according to a press release issued by the Camdenton Police Department.
'2001 Chrysler Town and Country Limited from North America (Carsurvey.org) What things have gone wrong with the car? Dealer had to replace the oxygen sensor. No other problems so far.
'Dealer Surplus (Forbes) Having too many showrooms is bad for car dealers. So why don't carmakers do something about it?
'AutoUSA Partners with Auto Dealer Traffic in New Search Engine Marketing Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. & COLUMBUS, Ohio----AutoUSA and Auto Dealer Traffic, Inc. today announced a joint program to offer internet marketing, search engine marketing, and search engine optimization services to retail automobile dealerships.
'New car sales boost retail sector in August (Investment Executive) Canadian retailers posted widespread gains in August, led by a second consecutive advance in new car dealer sales, Statistics Canada reported today. Retail sales advanced 1.0% to $33.4 billion in August, StatsCan said.
'Find the Right Lender Before You Buy a Car (Kewanee Star Courier) (ARA) - If you're in the market for a new car, there's more to take into consideration than just the make, model and features you'll be getting. You also have to figure out how you're going to pay for it.
'2002 Ford Ranger Edge 4X4 from North America (Carsurvey.org) What things have gone wrong with the car? Serpentine belt had chunks coming off of it at 8k miles. Dealer replacement belt squeaks. Rear brake shoe lining came off and ruined brake drum at 11k miles. Both drums and linings replaced.
'2006 Volkswagen Jetta Package 2 from North America (Carsurvey.org) What things have gone wrong with the car? High beam headlights shine in to tree tops. Dealer unable to correct aiming. Heater/AC control has failed to work three times, but so far has come around after waiting a few minutes.
'RouteOne and the N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company Announce Launch of the autoValue(TM) Used Vehicle (SYS-CON Media) RouteOne LLC and the N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company (N.A.D.A.) announced today that they have launched RouteOne's autoValue(TM) product integrated with values from the N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide.
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