Car Dealer News for 13-Sep-2006
'Proton car sales in UK up (The Star Online) Proton Holdings Bhd has seen a surge in car sales in the United Kingdom as the number of cars sold from January to August this year is 48% higher at 1,702 compared with the 1,148 sold in the comparable period in 2005.
'Couple Wins Settlement Against Car Dealer (KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News) A jury awarded a couple more than $1 million after they sued Neil's Finance Plaza for odometer fraud.
'Ford to shrink US dealer base over 3 yrs (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Ford Motor Co. is planning to shrink its U.S. dealer network in the next three years to align distribution better with its current market share, Cisco Codina, the company's North American sales chief, said on Monday.
'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.
'Need Help Getting a Car Loan? (Hornell Evening Tribune) (ARA) - Are you driving around in a car that has faded paint, power windows that no longer work, a rusty muffler and an odometer that stopped somewhere around 115,000 miles? If so, it's time to get a new car!
'Tips on Cleaning Your Car Cheaply (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) Has your love-bug lost its luster? Quotes from your dealership, local mechanic, or professional car cleaner running you down? If youre under the impression that its too pricey to give your motor vehicle a makeover, check out: How to Maximize Your Cars Curb Appeal.
'Car Dealer Crack Down (KFYR-TV Bismarck) Out-of-state car dealers who have come to North Dakota with misleading and illegal sales statistics won`t be doing so any longer. In what`s called a "staffed event", a local car dealer contracts with an out-of-state sales team to promote and operate a three-to-five day sale.
'Ford to cut U.S. dealer base (CNN Money) The automotive company plans to shrink its dealer network concentrated in metropolitan areas within the next three years.
'Dealer of high-potency meth sentenced to 11 years in prison (The Columbian) A convicted dealer of highly pure methamphetamine dubbed "ice" has ordered to spend more than a decade behind bars. Jose Angel Lopez-Aguilara, 26, of Vancouver, was sentenced Sept. 8 by U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton to 11 years and three months in prison.
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