Auto Industry Package May Hinge On Trimming Dealerships: WSJ
Auto Industry Package May Hinge On Trimming Dealerships: WSJ

Cities feeling the squeeze from loss of auto dealerships
n Car sales slide cut off flow of sales taxes to local governments

Local Pillars, Auto Dealerships Teeter as Big Three Decline
Any government help will probably come too late for thousands of dealers whose sales are evaporating along with consumer confidence and credit.

Eyes turn to auto start-ups' funding, aid requests
Auto start-ups join the Big 3 auto companies in looking to raise money through outside investments or government aid. The public isn't giving either group a free ride.

A Modest Proposal For The Auto Industry: Stop Building Cars
Everybody these days has some advice for the beleaguered U.S. auto industry. Bail them out. Break up the unions. Do something about the dealerships. Do something about spiraling health care and pension costs. Design cars people will love. Etc. There's always the "be more like Apple" advice that's been going around for a couple of years. Make the iPod of cars. One that people love so much that ...

Car dealers offer big deals, trying to clear out lot space
In the auto world, supply and demand is the name of the game. The problem for auto dealerships is demand is way

US auto dealers in fight for survival
Car dealerships in the US are likely to decline by about 900 in the current economic downturn.

Auto troubles pummel U.S. dealer network
DETROIT, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The National Automobile Dealers Association predicts the United States could lose as many as 900 new-car dealerships in the current economic swoon.

Local pillars, U.S. auto dealers teeter
As auto sales plunge, about 900 U.S. new-car dealers are likely to go out of business this year, and just in October, 20,000 of their employees lost their jobs.

Local SUV sales up, dealership says
Aside from cash-strapped motorists, it's hard to imagine anyone being more excited about decreases in gas prices than the auto dealerships who sell big trucks and SUVs.

Auto firms' woes test customer loyalty
Any bankruptcy among Big Three is likely to cut into retention, making recovery even harder.

Car dealerships struggle to survive
AVON #8212; No customer voices competed with the harmony of #8220;Silly Love Songs #8221; flowing from the showroom speakers at Danville Chrysler Dodge Jeep.

Dim auto reports expected
NEW YORK ? As the humbled captains of the U.S. auto industry spend the weekend preparing their second case for a federal bailout, their best argument may come in November?s auto sales figures. Photo caption: Despite offering incentives at dealerships, automakers are expected to post steep losses in November sales. Photo by Associated Press photos

Brazil?s Auto Sales May Fall the Most in Five Years: Week Ahead
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil?s vehicle registrations probably fell the most in five years in November as the credit crisis prompted banks to toughen lending terms, sapping demand.

Government coffers feel drop in auto sales
Purchases are a huge part of sales taxes collected by city, county and state governments. When Heritage Lincoln Mercury closed in August, the city of Tustin felt the pain.

MARK PHELAN: Nissan's auto show pullout to reverberate
Nissan's decision to bail on its customers in Michigan, Ontario and Ohio by sitting out the North American International Auto show in January denies legions of fans a chance to admire the 370Z sports car and Cube subcompact, but that's just the beginning of the move's ramifications.

Auto troubles pummel U.S. dealer network
The National Automobile Dealers Association predicts the United States could lose as many as 900 new-car dealerships in the current economic swoon.At the same time, independent industry analysts fear that number could rise into the thousands in 2009 as the number of sales outlets adjusts to the number of American cars being built, The New York Times said Sunday.A significant problem has been the ...

Slow sales, less financing cause more auto dealerships to close
With new vehicle sales slumping dramatically and credit drying up, car dealerships are going out of business at an increasing rate.

Leaders: Auto closures would hit everyone
School districts and government entities are cringing at the possibility that General Motors or Chrysler could shut down for good at a time when tax-paid services are already threatened by recession.

Auto sales not bad: local dealers
Having a strong auto sector in Niagara translates into strong communities. That is the sentiment being expressed by the local Big Three car dealerships. David [...]