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GM to Open 100 Baojun Dealers in 2011
GM to Open 100 Baojun Dealers in 2011

25 Nov 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors and SAIC are planning to open no less than 100 dealerships belonging to the Baojun brand in China in 2011, before the two companies will introduce the Baojun 630. Speaking to Reuters,...

 
Proton Opens New Dealership in the UK
Proton Opens New Dealership in the UK

22 Nov 2010, 12:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Malaysian manufacturer Proton announced today the opening of a new dealership in the UK. Located in a former Morris dealer in Bristol, the dealership wears The Garage at Blakesley name and will be o...

 
Toyota Dealership Buys Public Park Naming Rights
Toyota Dealership Buys Public Park Naming Rights

22 Nov 2010, 08:44 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Giving corporate sponsors naming rights for a sports arena or field is no longer news, as big names in the business have already done it. Take the Los Angeles Lakers for example: they have the Stapl...

 
Chrysler Chooses US Fiat Dealers, Complete List Inside
Chrysler Chooses US Fiat Dealers, Complete List Inside

17 Nov 2010, 14:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chrysler-Fiat alliance is ready to bring the Italian brand in the United States and, in order to do so, the American partner had to pick the local dealers that would be responsible for bringing ...

 
Buy a Used Truck, Get a New AK-47
Buy a Used Truck, Get a New AK-47

16 Nov 2010, 14:25 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / A truck dealership located in Sanford, Florida is running an unusual promotion, trying to get the attention of rednecks and hillbillies who might not already have a pick-up truck and an AK-47 to go ...

 
Lamborghini Races into Mexico
Lamborghini Races into Mexico

29 Oct 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Raging Bull has reached Mexico - Lamborghini has announced that it has inaugurated two dealerships in the country.The first, Lamborghini Mexico City, was inaugurated on October 26 and is located...

 
Harley-Davidson Opens Beirut Dealership
Harley-Davidson Opens Beirut Dealership

27 Sep 2010, 09:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has strengthen its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new showroom in Beirut, Lebanon. The company first opened a showroom in Lebanon ...

 
Ford to Cut 200 Lincoln Dealers
Ford to Cut 200 Lincoln Dealers

27 Sep 2010, 06:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Whereas 2009 was a year of struggle for the dealers of two of the major car manufacturers in the US, GM and Chrysler, the reorganization of the Ford dealership network, which started a few years ago...

 
Audi Centre Parramatta Opens in Australia
Audi Centre Parramatta Opens in Australia

11 Aug 2010, 09:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Australian division of Audi announced today the opening of the new Audi Centre Parramatta, the first of its kind in Western Sydney to follow Audi’s global ‘terminal’ style of a...

 
Mazda Pioneers Touchscreen Tech in the UK
Mazda Pioneers Touchscreen Tech in the UK

22 Jul 2010, 10:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A newly opened Mazda dealership located in Barnet, north London, recently announced it has installed new customer service using touch screens to let customers know product information and what cars ...

 
SIGTARP Targets GM for Dealerships Closure
SIGTARP Targets GM for Dealerships Closure

19 Jul 2010, 06:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2009 was the year of reinvention for two of the biggest automotive players in the US, GM and Chrysler. Their reinvention however did not come cheap, both in terms of actual money spent on their revi...

 
Lotus Begins Dealership Network Shakeup
Lotus Begins Dealership Network Shakeup

8 Jul 2010, 16:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As part of the new five-year plan meant to bring the British manufacturer right up Porsche's and Ferrari's alleys, Lotus sent letters this week to its entire European dealership network, l...

 
GM Dealers Death Toll in 2010: 1,650
GM Dealers Death Toll in 2010: 1,650

7 Jul 2010, 13:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM's 2009 bankruptcy brought with it a reorganization plan of previously unseen proportions. Aside for revising the product lineup and reorganizing its finances, GM also a...

 
Toyota Sues Group 1 to Prevent Dealership Takeovers [Lawsuit Copy Inside]
Toyota Sues Group 1 to Prevent Dealership Takeovers [Lawsuit Copy Inside]

1 Jul 2010, 08:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is once again making the headlines, this time with something else besides recalls. The Japanese giant sued Group 1 Automotive in an effort to prevent a potential takeover of several dealershi...

 
McLaren Announces European Retail Network
McLaren Announces European Retail Network

18 Jun 2010, 07:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After revealing its three UK retailers (Rybrook in Birmingham, Jardine Motors Group in London, and Sytner in Manchester), British supercar manufacturer McLaren Automotive revealed today the rest of ...

 
Volvo Trucks Opens New Dealership in Belgium
Volvo Trucks Opens New Dealership in Belgium

9 Jun 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo announced today it has expanded its dealer network in Belgium. Private dealership Garage Kant has opened its fourth site in the country, located in Olen, in the sout...

 
Rejected Dealers' Leader Wins Reinstatement
Rejected Dealers' Leader Wins Reinstatement

7 Jun 2010, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what will surely be a sour blow for American manufacturer Chrysler, Jack Fitzgerald, one of the dealers' leaders in the fight against closures, has won his case in arbitrator court and will ...

 
San Francisco Bay Area to Have a 35,000 sq-ft VW Dealership
San Francisco Bay Area to Have a 35,000 sq-ft VW Dealership

7 Jun 2010, 06:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of German manufacturer Volkswagen announced recently it will invest in the construction of a 35,000 square-foot facility in the San Francisco area. The new dealership, at...

 
New Kawasaki Dealership Opens in the UK
New Kawasaki Dealership Opens in the UK

27 May 2010, 13:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The British arm of Kawasaki announced today the appointment of its latest official franchised dealer, A & M Motorcycles of Works, located in Letchworth, UK. The new dealership offers Kawasaki&rs...

 
Mercedes-Benz Dealers Use Apple iPad
Mercedes-Benz Dealers Use Apple iPad

26 May 2010, 12:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Mercedes-Benz Financial announced today it has become the first automotive finance company to give dealers mobile access to its point-of-sale dealer system. The company has decided to make the Apple...