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Pohanka body shops sold to repair chain, from Automotive News. A major body shop chain has acquired Pohanka Collision Centers, a 12-store auto body shop group in Maryland and Virginia affiliated with Pohanka Automotive Group. With auto body repairs b

What does 2015 hold for the crazy auto industry?, from Detroit Free Press. Foreseeing that gas prices would fall below $2 a gallon was a much more difficult prediction. Fueled by the strongest job growth in the U.S. since 1999, the auto industry is w

Google may bring auto insurance shopping service to US, from CNET. An entity called Google Compare Auto Insurance Services is now licensed to do business in more than half the US, an analyst finds. Google may finally be ready to launch its auto insur

Tampa auto dealer looks to spark industry’s need for female mechanics, from Tampa Bay Times. When Rob Elder laid out the plans for his new state-of-the-art Ford dealership on N Florida Avenue, he had one very important request: a separate restr

Own the Tire – Own the Customer, from Dealer Marketing Magazine. The key to the ever elusive customer retention has been rolling in your service drive all along…literally! For years car dealers have viewed selling tires as a low margin pain in th

Low Gas Prices Help Auto Sales Heat Up 2014, from MediaPost. Gasoline prices are incredibly low. I was upstate last week and had to do a double take: It was close to $2 a gallon. December’s strong sales numbers certainly reflect that fact, as t

Supply of Used & CPO Cars — How It Relates to Incentives, from Auto Remarketing. In discussing potential automaker incentive spending amid forecasted slower new-car sales growth in 2015, AutoTrader.com senior analyst Michelle Krebs — who sai

Used Car Deals, from U.S. News. Best Used Car Financing Deals Used car sales with low interest rate financing on certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles are available from several auto brands this January. Some used car deals also include a payment credit

Hertz raises U.S. prices as fleet costs increase, from Automotive News. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. raised prices for rental cars to be picked up Jan. 1 or later. The stock had its biggest gain of the year, and Avis shares soared, too. Investors, chee