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Lane watch: The numbers battle involving full-size pickups

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Sending a full-size truck to auction appears to be as much of a heartburn-triggering situation for franchised dealers as seeing that new model sitting in inventory and on the store floorplan for 100 days or more. Well, Black Book said on Tuesday that the estimated used retail days to turn is now at roughly 57 days.

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Inside Chinese brand GAC’s bold plan to storm Australian sales top 10

CarExpert

The right-hand drives that are currently in consideration and development are the [current, petrol and hybrid] M8 people mover and the GS8 four-wheel drive, and their plug-in hybrid cousins [the E9 and ES9]. They are under very serious assessment [for right-hand drive] at the moment.” To ensure we do that, it has to be a two-way street.

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The $740 Challenge: How Savvy Dealerships Are Turning the Tables

Full Path

As we moved into July, there were signs of recovery in the retail vehicle market. For dealerships, Higher inventories and rising floorplan costs are eating into profit margins, creating a challenging environment for automotive retailers. By clearing out excess stock through leases, dealerships can lower their floorplan expenses.

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New BendPak Short 2-Post Lift

AutoSuccessOnline

Thats why BendPak developed the 12AP-SRT. Major tire retailers have told us they believe that limiting how high their technicians can raise vehicles will reduce the chance of accidents, vehicle damage and technician injury, explains Jeff Kritzer, BendPak president and CEO. Standing just 93.5

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Micro-leases, subscriptions, long-term rentals, whatever you call it, will it become a third ‘sales’ channel?

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And developments suggest that a larger presence in U.S. Some recent developments suggest that this type of personal use case for vehicles may become a much larger “sales” channel for U.S. automotive retailers. A long time ago, an automotive retailer sold vehicles. dealerships will be coming soon. First, the research.

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Dealership diversification

Canadian Auto Dealer

Some dealers are branching into other business areas to spread out their risk and reap new rewards S ome auto dealers are transforming into retailers who also happen to sell vehicles. There are also some dealerships that have developed businesses that are not directly related to auto retailing.