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Automotive News: Top 100 U.S. dealerships to work for in 2013

Automotive News: Top 100 U.S. dealerships to work for in 2013 Dealer executives and their staffs from new car retail organizations across the U.S. were surveyed again this year by Automotive News to determine which would be among the top 100 best dealerships to work for. And the results? One hundred dealers from 27 states […]

Sales per dealership rise, on track to hit record high

Sales per dealership rise, on track to hit record high Average sales per U.S. dealership are expected to rise to 877 units in 2013, based on LMC Automotives forecast of 15.6 million sales. The numbers are from Urban Sciences midyear Franchise Activity Report. This report documents a slight drop in the number for dealerships from […]

July sales up 14%; retail sales gaining

July sales up 14%; retail sales gaining The sales news seems to get better every month, as just about every franchise posted big gains in July. Industry sales rose 14 percent from a year ago, and each of the Big Six automakers saw double digit sales gains. Ford and Chrysler each saw sales rise 11 […]

Transportation bill dies in House and Senate, signaling total gridlock for the 113th Congress

Transportation bill dies in House and Senate, signaling total gridlock for the 113th Congress The transportation and housing bill went nowhere in both chambers of Congress last week, just before Congress was scheduled to go on its five-week August recess. Some political analysts say this signals the current Congress remaining on track to accomplish less […]

JD Power: Dealer satisfaction with lenders up

JD Power: Dealer satisfaction with lenders up Overall dealer satisfaction with lenders has increased in the J.D. Power 2013 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study. The study looks at prime and nonprime retail credit, retail leasing and floorplanning. Overall dealer satisfaction with prime retail credit lenders is 890 on a 1,000-point scale, up 5 points from […]

Luxury car theft report: Maryland, Virginia, DC rank in top 15

Luxury car theft report: Maryland, Virginia, DC rank in top 15 In a ranking where you dont want high scores, Maryland ranks 10th among states in number of luxury vehicle thefts, Virginia 13th and DC 15th according to a new report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. California had the most luxury vehicles stolen in […]

Study shows Americans driving less

Study shows Americans driving less Miles driven by U.S. drivers are down about 5 percent from their peak in 2006, says a new study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The Institute had previously found that the number of registered vehicles reached its peak in 2006. Researcher Michael Sivak analyzed trends in distances […]

AAA: Teens put off getting a drivers license

AAA: Teens put off getting a drivers license In a big departure from the behavior of their parents, less than half of teenagers (44 percent) get a drivers license within 12 months of the minimum age for their state, says a new report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Just more than half (54 […]

Less mandatory parking for DC and Montgomery County

Less mandatory parking for DC and Montgomery County Proposed revisions of the zoning codes in DC and Montgomery County, Maryland will require developers to build much less parking when they build residential, retail and restaurant developments. Considering the economics for the developers, if parking isnt required, they are unlikely to build it. DC spent six […]

Staying ahead

I have often wondered what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had put them through the U.S. Congress. [I]–Ronald Reagan[/I]