Florida

LINDSAY CHAPPELL

Gross memories of 2009

2:26 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 8, 2013
Before we get around to cheering for the growth in vehicle sales, let us wax nostalgic for the good old days of 2009 and 2010. Even though it was cataclysmic on most counts, it wasn’t too shabby on at least one point. Dealership gross profits were better then.... Read More »

 

Ally claims top spot in consumer auto finance volume

12:41 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 8, 2013
Ally Financial retained its top spot in consumer auto finance volume in 2012 for the second year in a row, the company said today, citing data from Experian Automotive.... Read More »

 

AutoNation to put its own name on most dealerships

7:45 am U.S. ET | Jan. 31, 2013
AutoNation says it will drop regional brand names on its dealerships and use the AutoNation moniker on most of its 221 stores coast to coast. The transformation begins Friday when the nation's largest dealership group sheds the Maroone name from 22 stores in south Florida and unveils new AutoNation signage.... Read More »

 

MIKE COLIAS

Why one Chevy dealer REALLY loves the new Corvette Stingray

1:27 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 30, 2013
Many people liked Chevrolet's decision to badge its next-generation Corvette with the throwback Stingray name. Steve Hurley really liked it. He's dealer principal at Stingray Chevrolet in Plant City, Fla.... Read More »

 

Fla. warranty law dispute moves toward trial

4:14 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 24, 2012
A nearly four-year legal dispute over warranty repair rates in Florida is moving closer to trial.... Read More »

 

Ford Credit, citing tropical storm, allows Florida customers to delay payments

4:06 pm U.S. ET | July 27, 2012
Ford Motor Credit said today that will it allow Florida customers affected by Tropical Storm Debby to delay some car and truck payments.... Read More »

 

PHILIP NUSSEL

Can Lego be the answer for Generation N?

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 12, 2012
As automakers yearn to return to the days of 16 million-plus annual vehicle sales, one of the annoying realities they face is convincing the next generation to drive in the first place. A recent report by industry consulting firm AlixPartners labeled this young generation of drivers Generation N, as in “neutral about driving.” So how can the industry combat this generational ambivalence to driving? Lego.... Read More »

 

Florida dealer Ed Morse dies at 91

4:18 pm U.S. ET | July 2, 2012
Longtime Florida dealer Ed Morse, who expanded his dealership group into one of the largest in the state, died Friday. He was 91. Morse died of natural causes, Ed Morse Automotive Group said in a statement.... Read More »

 

Tribute or nuisance? Florida dealer, town officials clash over flag proposal

2:35 pm U.S. ET | June 8, 2012
The U.S. flag has inspired some well known works, such as Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner" and Joe Rosenthal's photograph of five U.S. Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the flag on Iwo Jima. Now it's inspiring a Florida Toyota dealer's tribute to 9/11 first responders.... Read More »