Dealership Consolidation2 congressmen ask Treasury for details on 2008-09 dealership closures 2:36 pm U.S. ET | May 21, 2013 Two congressmen -- one a former Ohio auto dealer and the other a Pennsylvania new- and used-car dealer -- have asked the U.S. Treasury Department to release materials detailing how General Motors and Chrysler dealerships were selected for closure during the 2008-09 restructuring.... Read More »
Industry's stable store count masks changes at brands 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013 Chrysler Group added domestic dealerships and franchises in 2012 for the second year in a row, but General Motors and Ford Motor Co. continued to trim their dealership counts.... Read More »
JAMIE LaREAU Selling a dealership: A painful process of letting go 3:13 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 19, 2013  Having the heart of an auto dealer doesn’t always mean having the stomach for all the business entails. Take the former dealer who recently told me his story but did not want his name used.... Read More »
Chrysler tries to make a comeback in cities it left in 2009 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 12, 2012  In a number of decent-sized markets, Chrysler's bankruptcy approach was riskier and more unusual. It decided to simply start over, ceding untold business to competitors in the interim, rather than working with established dealers who had been there for decades. In some of those cities now, the company already has higher sales than before its restructuring.... Read More »
Jaguar Land Rover wants more dual-brand stores 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 15, 2012  Jaguar Land Rover is pushing its single-point dealers to consolidate through buy/sells and create more stores that combine the two British luxury franchises.... Read More »
Chrysler, 2 rejected dealers head to court 6:13 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 11, 2012  The owners of former New York dealerships Eagle Auto Mall and Terry Morris Chrysler-Jeep will face off against Chrysler Group in court on Dec. 3 in suits stemming from allegedly wrongful franchise terminations.... Read More »
GM sues stores for missing targets 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 23, 2012 About a month ago, General Motors shared some good news with dozens of dealerships across the country: They could keep their franchises. But for a handful of dealerships, the message wasn't positive. Those stores had missed their 2011 targets, and GM was taking back their franchises.... Read More »
Jaguar Land Rover to cut dealer count 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 16, 2012  Jaguar Land Rover wants to reduce its U.S. dealership count by about 20 percent within three years by consolidating the two brands into single locations.... Read More »
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 Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaroundAfter Mercury's demise, South Carolina Ford-Lincoln dealer O.C. Welch had to find a way to replace lost revenue. He decided to load up on Super Duty pickups – and sell them online. Mon., June 17» Watch the Video |
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