This article is locked. You need to be a Registered User of just-auto to view this article. Summary: Newly-privatised Chrysler is building on recently-announced new executive appointments and future product plans with the announcement it will expand its US market certified pre-owned vehicle (CPOV) programme eligibility to all qualifying dealers there. Previously, its was limited only to so called ‘Five Star’ dealers.
Looking at Nissan more specifically: First, in the high volume compact car and small SUV segments: According to the latest Auto Dealer s Guide there is a 3% difference in value retained between the high selling models in this segment (it means there is almost no significant difference between all these high selling models), and the Nissan Tiida is positioned in this high selling segment. Similarly, the X-Trail is within 3% of its main competitor.
The hookup between the auto maker and the airline is part of an aggressive push by Mr. Bigland to continue boosting his company’s sales in Canada and strengthen its hold on second place in the sales rankings. The company grabbed that spot last year ahead of Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd. and behind General Motors of Canada Ltd. by posting 12 months of year-over-year sales increases, which gave it the biggest market-share gains of any auto maker in the Canadian market.
BLOOMINGTON — In the midst of troubling times for the auto industry, one local car dealership is bucking the trend as it readies for an expansion. Bloomington’s Brad Barker Honda plans to demolish the former Dodge dealership behind its current facility at the corner of Veterans Parkway and G.E. Road and build a new service center this year.
IN PICTURES: The best and worst certified used cars This rapid growth started when the segment emerged in the 1990s. Luxury automakers like Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus, looking for ways to unload vehicles coming off lease programs, introduced the certified pre-owned programs as a way to attract the discerning buyer who wanted a luxury car but didn’t want to shell out the big bucks.
The Bentley Continental Flying Spur is that rare car that combines the luxury and space of a limousine with the out-and-out performance of a sports car. It is based on the company s successful Continental GT, but whereas that car was a two-door coup , the Flying Spur is a four-door saloon. Despite the less sporty looks and the fact that at 2.4 tons it weighs about 275lb more, its performance figures are virtually identical to the GT.
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He said last year s 15,000 hike in registrations equalled the total sales of some of the brand s prestige competitors. (Lexus sold 15,119 units last year, according to the SMMT while Jaguar registered fewer than 19,000 cars.) With an order bank of 30,000, Hicks said: We re desperate to get hold of the cars. He claimed Audi had not yet felt any fall in demand due to the struggling economy and pointed to 12 per cent sales growth in January.
SOFIA COELHO wanted me to spend a day at Best Buy Motors, Inc., the used-car dealership she manages. She wanted me to endure what she endures, dealing with the public. Spend a whole day here before you write your story, she demanded, when I called to ask why BBM had yet to make things right with customer Victoria Pear-sall. People fight and scream at you. We work hard to run an honest business. You can open my files, call any customer you want - they’ll tell you.
Nowadays, there is more pressure on new cars to discount or offer incentives, according to dealers. The Internet has magnified the competitive pressures by showing consumers vehicle prices all over the country. Every new Dodge Ram truck of a particular model is presumed to be exactly like every other one, which leads dealers to undercut each other to move vehicles off their lots.