Automotive Service Market Statistics, June 2013

Automotive Dealer Market Position In China: Yongda Jaguar Land Rover Zhengzhou 4s Dealership Store Officially Commenced Operation

Company news
14 hours ago
by PR Newswire

HONG KONG , 2013-06-19 /PRNewswire/ -- China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Limited ( http://www.ydauto.com.cn/eng/index/index.php )("Yongda Auto" or the "Industry player" ,, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group", stock code: 03669.HK), a leading passenger vehicle retailer , comprehensive service provider in China , announced that the Zhengzhou Jaguar Land Rover 4S deale...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : China

Automotive Dealer Production Capacity: Sonic Automotive Selects Contact At Once! Website Chat For Dealerships

Company news
1 day ago
by Business Wire

Enterprise-level features enable consistency , integration across 100+ stores ATLANTA --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Contact At Once! announced today that Sonic Automotive , incorporated (NYSE: SAH), 1 of the nation?s largest automotive retailers, has standardized its automotive chat solution for dealership websites. Contact At Once! is the wor...

Industries : Automotive Dealer

Automotive Dealer Deals And Alliances In Finland: Solteq And Annata Offer A Modern Total Solution For Today?s Automotive Dealerships

Company news
1 day ago
by OMX

Solteq Plc Press release 18.6.2013 Solteq Plc . , Annata have concluded a strategic partnership agreement to offer automotive dealers modern total solutions. The partnership between Solteq , Annata will integrate the functions , features required in automotive dealerships in Finland into Annata?s global automobile dealership solution Dynamics IDMS. The solution is powered by Mi...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : Finland

Automotive Dealer Facts And Figures In The United States: Stalled Manufacturing Signals Headwinds To American Growth Outlook

Industry news
2 days ago
by HT Media

India , June 17 -- American factories barely boosted output last month as overall production at industries stagnated, fueling concerns over the health of the world's biggest economy, raising bets that the US Federal Reserve may stick to its record easing plans when it meets this week. Overall output at utilities, mines , factories stood unchanged in May over the previous month driven by...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Automotive Dealer Price Trend In The United States: Original Bmw Parts In Preowned Condition Now Sold To Vehicle Owners Nationally At Autoprosusa.com

Industry news
3 days ago
by PR Web

Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) 2013-06-16 BMW has produced vehicles for export in North America for decades. Owners of vehicles unable to find parts for vintage for late model vehicles outside of an actual dealership can now purchase online through the AutoProsUSA.com Industry player. This Industry player has now added original BMW parts in preowned condition , lists these online for a reduc...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Automotive Dealer Industry Figures In The United States: Auto Dealers Drive May Retail Sales Up Past Expectations

Industry news
6 days ago
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

June 13 --Retail sales improved in May as thawing temperatures , more cheerful shoppers caused a boost at automobile dealerships , home improvement stores, as reported by government figures. Last month, the gauge rose 0.6 % from April to US Dollars 421.1 billion in sal % -- a 4.3% increase from the same period a year earlier, the Commerce Department said. Wall Street had exp percentcted a 0.4% month-to-mont...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Automotive Dealer Corporate Deals Activity In The United States: Audi Dealers Team Up With Purpose Advertising For Automotive Marketing Services

Company news
6 days ago
by PR Web

Long Island ,NY (PRWEB) 2013-06-13 Audi of Huntington , Audi of Smithtown have called upon Purpose Advertising to grow their Internet sales for their Audi stores. Purpose Advertising has begun working hand in hand with the dealerships , web providers to provide the best lead converting website available for Audi dealers , their shoppers. Purpose Automotive Soluti...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Automotive Dealer Corporate Deals In The United States: Brand New Additions To Benfield

Company news
6 days ago
by ProQuest Information & Learning

MOTOR group Benfield has extended its growing franchise portfolio by adding Chrysler , Jeep to its dealership network. The addition of the 2 brands to its Warwick Street showroom in Newcastle means Benfield now represents 16 different franchises across its 34 dealerships throughout the North East, Yorkshire , Cumbria , South West Scotland . Benfield's chief executive, Nigel ...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Vehicle Renting And Leasing Corporate Deals In The United Kingdom: Total Fleet Services Teams Up With Ctrack

Company news
Jun 12, 2013
by M2 Communications

Total Fleet Services has teamed up with tracking specialist Ctrack to enhance the range of vehicle leasing , fleet management services it provides to UK businesses. Under the agreement, Total Fleet Services will offer the Ctrack Online system to new , existing customers to enable the Industry player to deliver an advanced vehicle tracking capability. Total Fleet Services is based in Cannock...

Industries : Vehicle Renting and Leasing

Automotive Dealer Production Statistics In The United States: Honda Carland Becomes Vets-cars Member

Company news
Jun 12, 2013
by PR Web

Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) 2013-06-12 Honda Carland of Roswell Ga. has been selected for membership into Vets-automobiles . It?s a new program specifically designed for dealerships that represent a specific code of conduct conducive to supporting military , veteran families. Vets-automobiles founder, Chris Walsh said, ?They?re our most deserving citizens. We can never re-pay them for the s...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Automotive Dealer Industry In The United States: Local Honda-bmw Dealership Under New Ownership

Industry news
Jun 11, 2013
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

2013-06-11 -- SAVOY -- Serra Automotive has acquired Twin City Honda-BMW in Savoy , changed the name to Honda of Champaign , BMW of Champaign . "We're changing the names, (but) our dedication to maintaining Twin City's reputation of providing excellent customer service remains the same," said Joe Serra , president of Serra Automotive , in a release. "Ninety-9 % of th...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Automotive Dealer Competitive Position In The United States: Local Auto Sales Strong In May

Company news
Jun 11, 2013
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

June 11 --youngstown Vehicle sales throughout the Mahoning Valley increased significantly in May, continuing this year's streak of gains , demonstrating strength in the overall economy. Data from the Automobile Dealers Association of Eastern Ohio show double-digit gains at some dealerships in the area, as auto sales continue to be a bright spot after a restrained May jobs report whe...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Automotive Leasing Sector In Kuwait: Kfh Reports 106 Per Cent Increase In Lease Sales

Industry news
Jun 11, 2013
by Al Bawaba Ltd.

The Executive Director of Automotive Financing at Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Ahed Al-Issa , said that KFH's lease sales volume has witnessed a sharp increase for the period January - May of 2013 Al-Essa said in a press statement that this unprecedented increase is due to the huge Industry stake that KFH possesses, , because...

Industries : Vehicle Renting and Leasing
Countries : Kuwait

Automotive Dealer Deals And Alliances In The United States: R-t Motors Incorporated Of Atlantic, Iowa Teams Up With Carsforsale.com® To Develop Dealership Website

Company news
Jun 10, 2013
by PR Web

Sioux Falls, SD (PRWEB) 2013-06-10 Carsforsale.com has developed a new customized dealer website for R-T Motors incorporated in Atlantic . Carsforsale.com is providing inventory, data distribution, , social media solutions on top of an eye-catching website design for the dealership to help build new customer relationships. Carsforsale.com 's marketing solutions don't end there....

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Automotive Dealer Corporate Deals Activity In The United States: Automotive Dealer, Family Auto, Teams Up With Carsforsale.com

Company news
Jun 8, 2013
by PR Web

Sioux Falls, SD (PRWEB) 2013-06-08 Family Auto has teamed up with automotive marketing solutions provider Carsforsale.com to launch a new, customized dealer website. The site was designed with consumers in mind with large photos , an easy to navigate format as the internet has changed the way buyers purchase vehicles; consumers view inventory online before visiting a dealership...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Loan Innovation: Unb Unveils New Auto Loan Product

Industry news
Jun 7, 2013
by Al Bawaba Ltd.

ABU DHABI - Union National Bank , or UNB, has launched a new auto loan product that offers a unique benefit on their automobile loan with intere...

Industries : Credit and Loan, Vehicle Renting and Leasing

Automotive Dealer Sector In Africa: Land Rover Faces Assembly Hurdle At Cmc Division

Industry news
Jun 5, 2013
by Al Bawaba Ltd.

South Africa -based Jaguar Land Rover is facing a fresh headache on the assembly of some of its brands at a plant Company-owned by its top rival , former partner CMC Holdings . The firm has been told it needs fresh approval from owners of Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers, including CMC, to continue assembling Land Rover Defender models at the Thika-based plant. CMC owns 32.5 per cent of KVM, ...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : Kenya, Africa, South Africa

Automotive Dealer Production Capacity: Autonation Declares Total Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales Of 26,372 In May 2013

Company news
Jun 4, 2013
by Benzinga

AutoNation (NYSE: AN ), America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its total retail new vehicle unit sales in May 2013 , as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, were 26,372, an increase of 11 % as compared to May 2012 . Same-store retail new vehicle unit sales in May 2013 were 25,566, an increase of 8 % as compared to May 2012 . Total retail new vehicle un...

Industries : Automotive Dealer

Automotive Dealer Corporate Deals In Canada And The United States: Quorum Declares Partnership And Integration With Easydeal

Company news
Jun 4, 2013
by Marketwire - Canada

CALGARY, ALBERTA --(Marketwired - 2013-06-04 ) - Quorum Information Technologies incorporated (TSX VENTURE:QIS) (Quorum) announced today that it has established a partnership with EasyDeal, a leading provider of Sales , Desking Software that offers all makes, pre-loaded incentive, rate , residual information for dealerships. Quorum's acclaimed DMS, XSellerator(TM) will feature 2-way integr...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : Canada, United States

Automotive Dealer Market Overview In Canada: Rifco Ranked As 1 Of Canada's Fastest-growing Companies By Profit Magazine

Industry news
Jun 3, 2013
by Baystreet.ca

Category: Baystreet Newswire Industry player: Accesswire ID: 404641 Date: Monday, 2013-06-03 Ticker: TSX.V:RFC Red Deer, Alberta , June 3, 2013 : Rifco incorporated (TSX.V: RFC) is pleased to announce that the Industry player has been ranked 85th on the 25th annual PROFIT 500 ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies by PROFIT Magazine . RIFCO achieved a 5 year revenue growth ...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : Canada

Automotive Dealer Production Statistics In The United States: Autofair's Andy Crews Has Expanded The Firm's Reach While Advocating For Dealerships

Company news
Jun 1, 2013
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

June 01 -- MANCHESTER -- These are busy days for Andy Crews , president , CEO of the AutoFair group, headquartered at the sprawling dealership complex on South Willow Street . He became chairman of the state's auto dealers association on 2013-05-20 , , the next day was named to the advisory board of the Independent Business Council of New Hampshire , a newly created business advocacy gro...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Automotive Dealer Industry In Australia: Fords Selling Fast Falcon Hunt Is Taking Off

Industry news
Jun 1, 2013
by News Ltd.

FORD fans are rushing dealerships to buy 1 of the last Falcons before the model is axed, in a reaction eerily similar to when Ford killed the V8 Falcon in 1982. Last week's announcement that Ford would close its local factories in 2016 is ``bringing buyers out of the woodwork'', a dealer says, rather than causing a drop in demand. ``My phone hasn't stopped ringing,'' says Ford salesman H...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : Australia

Automotive Dealer Sector In India: Car Dealers Explore Ways To Ride Out Downturn

Industry news
May 31, 2013
by HT Media

Mumbai / New Delhi , 2013-05-31 -- After cutting its workforce by 1-4th in the past year to protect profits, Bangalore -based Prema Motors is doling out incentives to the remaining employees to motivate them to improve efficiency , help tide over a painful downturn in automobile sales. A portion of the money saved through the staff cuts will be redistributed in the form of pay raises...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : India

Automotive Dealer Production Statistics In China: Mclaren To Set Up 4 Dealerships In China This Year

Company news
May 30, 2013
by China Knowledge

May. 31, 2013 (China Knowledge) - McLaren Automotive , a British automotive manufacturer of high performance vehicles, will set up its 1st 4 auto dealerships in China this year to expand its sales in the region, sourc...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : China

Automotive Dealer Market Shares In The United States: Focus Of Galgiani Transparency Bill Narrowed

Company news
May 30, 2013
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

2013-05-30 -- SAN ANDREAS -- A bill by State Sen. Cathleen Galgiani , D- Stockton , that would have required state agencies to notify the public of workshops , hearings on proposed new regulations was watered down this week. Galgiani's SB176 would have required notices of hearings, workshops , other public-comment opportunities related to any new regulation be published in the California R...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Automotive Dealer Production Statistics In The United States And Canada: Utility?s Western Canada Dealership, Ocean Trailer Opens New Location

Company news
May 29, 2013
by Business Wire

CITY OF Market, Calif. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Utility Trailer Manufacturing Industry player , the Market?s largest manufacturer of refrigerated trailers , a leading manufacturer of dry freight vans , flatbeds , , Tautliner ® curtainsided trailers is pleased to announce the opening of Ocean Trailer?s new location in Delta, British Col...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : Canada

Automotive Dealer Production Capacity In The United States: Sonic Automotive, Incorporated Agrees To Purchase Dealerships

Company news
May 24, 2013
by PR Newswire

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , 2013-05-24 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Automotive, incorporated (NYSE Listed: SAH), 1 of the largest Specialty Retailers of New, Pre-Owned , Vehicle Services for automobiles in the United States , announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 2 franchises from Murray Motor Imports Company of Denver, Colorado . The franchises include Murray BMW...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Credit And Loan And Vehicle Renting And Leasing Key Players In Singapore: Cooling Measures Drive Up Car Loan Interest Rates In Singapore

Industry news
May 23, 2013
by dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH

Singapore (The Straits Times/ANN) - The widely expected rise in interest rates for automobile buyers has materialised in Singapore , since measures to restrict the amount , tenure of loans were introduced in March to cool the Industry. As of yesterday, DBS Bank remained the only bank sticking to the old rate of 1.88 per cent per annum. All the others have raised interest rates almost uniformly t...

Industries : Credit and Loan, Vehicle Renting and Leasing
Countries : Singapore

Automotive Dealer Key Players In Europe: European Automotive Dealers' Satisfaction To New Manufacturer Contracts Varies Largely, Incentives Expected To Rise.

Industry news
May 23, 2013
by Gale Group

Geneva, Switzerland , 2013-05-23 --( PR.com )-- European automotive dealers are in general happy with new contracts with OEMs. Only 2 % of dealers show dissatisfaction. Premium dealers are the most satisfied of all. The attitude towards service contracts mirrors that of the overall agreements. However, the new SGS survey on Automotive Dealers Satisfaction with the new Contracts, St...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : Europe

Automotive Dealer Production Statistics In The United States: House Passes Auto Dealers Bill Of Rights

Company news
May 22, 2013
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

2013-05-22 -- CONCORD -- Auto dealers will have greater flexibility in their dealings with auto manufacturers after the House voted on Wednesday 338-30 to approve Senate Bill 126. The "Auto Dealers Bill of Rights" changes business practices between manufacturers , their dealers, giving local auto , construction , farm equipment dealers more flexibility to run their franchises. All other sta...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States