Lake Charles Toyota sheltered 31 people and nine animals Aug. 27 as the hurricane blew through southwest Louisiana, damaging homes and businesses. In the weeks after the storm, the dealership continued to be home base for store employees and others.

The study uses data from the American Automobile Labeling Act, which combines U.S. and Canadian content into one number.

Dealerships in the Mobile Bay area were spared the worst when the storm hit further east than expected, said the president of the Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama.

Engle was named CEO of Qell, a San Francisco-based special purpose acquisition company founded this year by investment firm PIMCO.

Many dealerships in Western states are grappling with the effects of wildfires tearing through the region.

Several dealerships in Ashland, Ore., were forced to close and evacuate on short notice. Oregon-based Lithia Motors reported minimal disruption in business after closing its home office Wednesday as a precaution.

Despite some strong scores for certain models, J.D. Power found the overall industry needs to improve customer satisfaction with multimedia systems.

Oliver expanded the dealership founded by his father after taking over in 1974.

The automaker is making several engineering changes as part of the recall, which covers more than 7,000 vehicles.

In the U.S. the recall covers 283,803 Kia Optima sedans from the 2013-15 model years, 156,567 Kia Sorento crossovers from 2014-15 and 151,205 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport crossovers from 2013-15. About 52,000 2013-15 Santa Fe Sport crossovers in Canada are also affected.

Dealers in Hurricane Laura's path across southwestern Louisiana and parts of eastern Texas have started to assess the damage from the hurricane. Laura left more than 300,000 homes and businesses without power and water, including Louisiana dealerships.

The automakers said they plan demonstration testing of the mobile power generation system, so it can be delivered "anytime and anywhere."

For dealerships, the storm arrived at a time of low used-vehicle inventory and high prices because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.