Haipeng has shut down six dealerships selling foreign-branded internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and added 27 local EV brand stores to its sales network over the past three years. The group saw profits generated by its ICE car business drop 20 per cent in 2023 compared with the previous year, while its EV revenues more […]
I’ve been writing this column for more than 20 years to help you avoid being “ripped off ” by car dealers. I hope I’ve helped you and many others. It occurred to me that many readers may not know or understand why car dealers are the only large group of retailers whose standard M.O. […]
FREMONT — In a scene out of an action movie, thieves drove a pair of high-end sports cars off a showroom floor and through the windows of a dealership last month in Fremont. On Wednesday, the Fremont Police Department announced both cars — a Porsche GT3 and a Porsche GT3 RS worth more than $500,000 […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – As the Tri-State faces the possibility of hail, strong wind, and heavy rain; local businesses are making sure they’re ready. Town & Country Ford in Evansville has plans in place in case bad weather comes through, but of course they’re hoping they’ll get lucky, and they won’t have to use them. […]
PIX Now – Morning Edition 5/8/24 PIX Now – Morning Edition 5/8/24 09:28 FREMONT – Police in Fremont announced one suspect was arrested and another one remains at large following the thefts of two high-end Porsche sports cars from a dealership last month. Officers were called to a burglary in progress at the Porsche dealership […]
If you’ve bought a car recently, you’ve probably had that fuzzy ‘I just bought a new car feeling.’ But imagine that was snatched away from you in an instant. That’s exactly what happened to this woman, and the reason is pretty wild. In a pretty shocking post, TikToker @brookebohannan_ told how she’d just bought a […]
A Ford driver recently went viral on TikTok for a series of videos alleging that a Ford dealership zip-tied her Ford 150’s inlet pipe, causing an accident that resulted in injury. TikToker Analyse (@analysetyson) racked up over 301,200 views when she shared how a Ford dealership allegedly mistreated her. The issue has gone on for […]
The game has changed, and dealers need to adapt their approaches to the new market realities During the inventory shortages of the pandemic, the sun was shining on used car operations in dealerships and they were certainly making hay. We remember fondly both how easy it was to sell anything you had in stock and […]
TAYLOR (WWJ) — Police are asking for the public’s help finding a man who broke into a Taylor car dealership early Wednesday morning. Taylor police officials say the incident happened just after midnight Wednesday at a dealership near Telegraph and Goddard Roads. While authorities did not specify the dealership, Fox Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram is […]
TOKYO – Toyota said on Wednesday that it enjoyed a record net profit of 4.94 trillion yen ($31.9 billion) in the year to March on revenues of 45.1 trillion yen, which was also an all-time high. But the world’s largest automaker by sales warned net income would fall 27.8 percent this financial year to 3.57 […]
In March, plug-in electric car sales in Europe decreased by roughly 8% year-over-year, partially because March 2023 was very strong. However, the Q1 result was still about 5% better than a year ago. According to EV Volumes data, shared by researcher Jose Pontes, 295,980 new plug-in electric cars were registered in Europe in March. The […]
Failed online retailer Cazoo today said it will be appointing administrators for some of its subsidiaries incorporated in England. It follows the bombshell statement it made less than a week ago in which it told the New York Stock Exchange – where it is listed – that it had failed to secure any new funding […]
BMW UK’s marketing director Michelle Roberts is set to become managing director of the AM100 car dealer group BMW Park Lane. The group, which is owned by the carmaker, operates its flagship BMW and Mini dealership in London’s Park Lane and its service centres at Battersea and Park Royal, and it accounts for more than 6,000 […]
choochart choochaikupt / Getty Images/iStockphoto If you don’t have an automotive expert in your corner who you can trust to quote you fair prices for parts and labor, it can make it tricky when it comes time to fix something on your personal mode of transportation. If you did not purchase your car from a […]
Catalytic converter thefts remain on the rise, state police say, and this time caused damage to a Northampton County car dealership and auto center. Pennsylvania State Police in Bethlehem are investigating incidents at Mike’s Automotive and Mechanical Repair, 163 N. Walnut St. in Bath, and the Brown-Daub dealership, 3903 Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth. Both […]
Car dealership group Arnold Clark is once again looking to help those in need with its community fund. The fund was created in March 2021 by the UK’s most profitable dealer group to provide financial aid to registered charities and community groups affected by the pandemic. More assistance was given via a second round of […]
A CAR expert has warned motorists of five major red flags to watch out for at a dealership, including an “annoying” and costly tactic. Micky Fisher from Untamed Motors highlighted some of the “slimy” tactics that salesmen use to rip you off. A car expert has revealed five red flags to look out for at […]
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