REPORT: Ford offering dealerships for $1
Filed under: Earnings/Financials,FordFord's dealer development program works to help people become dealer principles who might not otherwise have the chance. The 64 members of the program, most of...
View ArticleREPORT: GM preparing to give more dealerships the axe
Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Rumormill,GM,Pontiac,Car BuyingOn top of the 1,124 General Motors dealers that will be closed next year, the ailing automaker is reportedly going to announce another...
View ArticleREPORT: Stand-alone Lincoln-Mercury dealers being scaled out of existence
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising,Ford,Lincoln,Mercury,Car BuyingIn 2006, Ford began to shrink its dealership network in order to more efficiently align its distribution network. Three years later,...
View ArticleReport: Ford now has more dealers than Chevy for first time in many years
Filed under: Chevrolet,Ford,GM,Car Buying2010 was a good year for Ford. The Blue Oval outsold long-time rival Chevrolet by 160,000 units, but that's not the only area where Ford managed a lead over...
View ArticleRolls-Royce opens its largest showroom yet in Abu Dhabi
Filed under: Rolls-Royce,Car Buying,Middle East,LuxuryContinue reading Rolls-Royce opens its largest showroom yet in Abu Dhabi Rolls-Royce opens its largest showroom yet in Abu Dhabi originally...
View ArticleLast domestic car dealership in San Francisco shuts its doors
Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Etc.,FordAccording to The San Francisco Chronicle, the very last domestic dealership in the greater San Francisco area closed its doors a little over 10 days ago....
View ArticleBMW opens 8.6-acre flagship showroom in Abu Dhabi
Filed under: BMW,MINI,Rolls-Royce,Middle EastWhere would you expect to find the largest BMW dealership in the world? At BMW headquarters in Munich? Somewhere in Texas, perhaps, where everything is...
View ArticleRolls-Royce opens flagship showroom on Long Island
Filed under: Rolls-Royce,Car Buying,LuxuryA modern Rolls-Royce is big. Really big. The standard-wheelbase Phantom is closer to an full-size SUV in size than it is to an ordinary sedan. And the...
View ArticleEterniti Artemis "super SUV" officially bows, yours for $334K
Filed under: Misc. Automakers,Porsche,Car Buying,UK,SUV,Luxury,PerformanceAs of November 9, 2012 Eterniti Motors, makers of the Artemis (nee Hemera), has a home in Park Royal, London. The company...
View ArticleMercedes, Infiniti, Lexus rank tops with mystery shoppers
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising,Chrysler,Ford,GMC,Hyundai,Infiniti,Kia,Lexus,Lincoln,Mazda,Mercedes-Benz,Mitsubishi,Scion,Car BuyingIf you want the best experience possible when buying a new car,...
View ArticleNissan testing experimental dealer with no desks or offices
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising,Nissan,Car Buying,UKNissan thinks it has found a better way to sell cars, and it involves stripping showrooms of everything but the cars and sales team. The brand...
View ArticleHyundai dealerships getting global makeover
Filed under: Hyundai,Car BuyingIn the near future, almost no matter where you're at in the world – whether in Mexico or France – you may not be able to tell an immediate difference between Hyundai...
View ArticleMaserati rapidly expanding dealer network
Filed under: Maserati,Car BuyingWith the new Quattroporte and Ghibli sedans out on the market, and the new Levante crossover and Alfieri coupe on their way, Maserati is making serious headway towards...
View ArticleCar dealer lingo dictionary is filled with gold balls and green peas
Filed under: Etc.,Ownership,Car BuyingEvery industry develops its own slang – mastering it brings people together as part of a group and makes communication harder for outsiders to understand. Given...
View ArticleCadillac to augment dealers with 700 'boutique' stores
Filed under: Cadillac,Car DealersCadillac chief Johan de Nysschen outlines a new plan for the automaker's 700 mixed-brand dealers to create new "boutique" showrooms with better trained staff and...
View ArticleSubaru suing CA dealership for alleged false customer surveys
Filed under: Government/Legal,Subaru,Car Dealers,United StatesA Subaru dealer in California is being sued by Subaru of America in US District Court, for allegedly falsifying 224 customer satisfaction...
View ArticleToyota's Mirai fuel cell car gets its own special showroom
Filed under: Green,Toyota,Japan,HydrogenToyota will open a special showroom in Tokyo for the hydrogen-powered Mirai fuel-cell vehicle.Continue reading Toyota's Mirai fuel cell car gets its own special...
View ArticleTesla Model S fascia update caught in leaked showroom image [UPDATE]
Filed under: Green,Tesla,Sedan,ElectricThe updated Tesla Model S and its Model X-inspired grille has been leaked in what looks like a showroom merchandise display.Continue reading Tesla Model S fascia...
View ArticleTesla will completely redesign showrooms for Model 3 launch
Filed under: Green,Tesla,Car Buying,Car Dealers,Crossover,Sedan,Electric,LuxuryVice President of North American Sales Ganesh Srivats said Tesla will "throwing preconceived notions of auto sales out...
View ArticleTesla makes third attempt to open San Antonio showroom
Filed under: Green,Tesla,ElectricTesla will spend about $250,000 renovating a 12,000-square-foot facility.Continue reading Tesla makes third attempt to open San Antonio showroom Tesla makes third...
View ArticleMINI dealers abroad asked to create separate stores
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising,BMW,MINI,EuropeClick above for our John Cooper Works MINI and Clubman high-res galleryContinue reading MINI dealers abroad asked to create separate stores MINI...
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