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Most new car buyers flip-flop after visiting a dealer
When it comes to retail horror stories, no sales or service experience is more notorious than that of the car dealer. Today, there’s a study out that aims …

There’s no easy fix for sagging rear end
A Why not take the van to a dealer or transmission specialist and find out? You are describing some type of failure in the transmission or transmission …

Bill Heard closes dealerships in metro Atlanta
GMAC stopped loaning money to Bill Heard last month making it hard for customers to finance car purchases. State regulators also accused the dealership of …

Thank You and Here’s My Distress: Sinclair Pulls Advertising From …
Sinclair was the only car dealer to return Madden’s phone call for the story that first appeared in the September 11-17 edition of the Labor Tribune. …

Car repair causes safety concern
After getting the new battery, Leavie says his car just didn’t seem right. He tells Troubleshooter Diane Wilson, “I noticed when I was walking to my car my …

Government: Gas mileage rise in 2008 vehicles
The EPA estimates, found on vehicle window stickers on dealer lots, are based on a combination of pre-sale road tests and projections of likely sales of the …

Financial crunch will further hurt budget car market
Viorel Niculescu, general manager of ATT, a Jaguar and Land Rover dealer, who previously held the position as Romcar general manager, believes the collapse …

Pump shock
And she paid what the dealer told her to pay. “He said they weren’t giving discounts,” Tucker said. “I didn’t really go anywhere else, but I’m assuming it …

Ertle Bros. named “Quality Dealer” in Colorado
The used car dealer recently received the “Quality Dealer of the Year” award from the Colorado Independent Automobile Dealers Association. …

Ten Easiest Cars To Bargain For
The invoice price is what the dealer paid the manufacturer. Sales at invoice price still often result in profits for dealers, as the manufacturers provide …

Daimler in talks to sell remaining Chrysler stake to Cerberus
The presentations to dealers came just after Chrysler publicly unveiled three rechargeable electric car prototypes and promised to bring one of them to …

Fifteen SUVs worth buying
The dealer programs currently available on 2008 and some 2009 model SUVs are some of the highest seen this year. The Volvo XC90 dealer incentive is up to …

80% Decide Against Car After Visiting Dealer… a certain new car in their-car shopping process. It’s somewhat surprising to learn that 80% of shoppers decide against a model after visiting a dealer. …

Case against Elkhart auto dealer goes to prosecutor
In July 2007, she traded in a truck to buy another car at the dealership. At the time, everything seemed above board. “We found out months later that they …

Smart Money: 10-year-old RV still has them $37000 in debt
Get an estimate of its value (from a private party, not a dealer), and see how that relates to what you owe. Don’t even consider voluntary repossession, …

Chrysler to Make Plug-in SUV, Minivan and New EVs
The new management team inherited a 4 million car per year overhead with sales falling to one million per year in the new era of high gasoline prices. …

Subaru dealer expects to double sales

… to introduce more new models at the end of this year to increase its imported car share in the Thai market, said general manager Apichai Dhammasirarak. .

Recall Alert: 2008-09 Kia Rondo
Do not mention specific car dealers by name. Feel free to mention your city, state and brand. Try to be civil to your fellow blog readers. …

Bell family to close car dealership
But the company relocated to Leonardtown Square when the US government bought the land on which the car dealership sat to make way for Patuxent River Naval …

Two more car dealerships close
Jim Morrell has closed two of his car dealerships in the past few weeks — Advantage Chrysler Jeep in Troy, NY and Advantage Dodge in Latham — but said …

NewsChannel5 Tests Viewers On Car Savvy
They’re supposed to be discounted if the dealer tells you they’re salvage cars. But even with his trained eye Cook picked the wrong car twice. …

Author : JD Power and Associates
Three dealer-related issues are among the top reasons for not purchasing a vehicle: another dealer has better service; limited availability of the specific …

How to haggle on new car prices
This is Money, UK - 9 hours ago
If your car dealer is looking for a quick sale they may be prepared to throw in extra features. For example, you could land yourself a better car stereo or …

Used car dealer moratorium imposed in Randolph
By Fred Hanson Selectman in Randolph will not issue used-car dealer licenses for the next six months. Executive Secretary David Murphy, who requested the …

Mainer sues over ‘lemon’
Eventually, at 44,000 miles, the car’s engine died, the dealer balked at the repair and Fontanez sued. Fontanez says he was researching the title when he …

Cadillac dealership closes
By Jeremy Oberstein GLENDALE — The last remaining Guy Schmidt car dealership on Brand Boulevard has shut its doors, leaving scores of secretaries, …

Protect yourself when buying a used car
Ask your mechanic or dealer to check the visible VIN plate against the secondary VIN. Use extra caution when buying vehicles online, from private …

Lawmakers should review our Lemon Law
I know car dealers can be a little screwy at times, but Joey Joseph should take some pains to prevent this sort of thing. Business might not be the greatest …

Luxury dealer gets new driver
“The luxury car business has been somewhat resistant to the downturn,” Walker said. “The people who are driving those cars aren’t getting foreclosures. …