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Fisker Files for Bankruptcy
On June 17, Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, less than two weeks after the troubled electric vehicle maker recalled the nearly 7,000 Ocean SUVs from the 2023 model year due to an issue regarding the Motor Control Unit (MCU). ̶
Jun 21, 2024
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Keating Auto Group, Lithia, Mosaic Auto Group, Manheim: Dealership Sales Roundup
Keating Auto Group Buys Houston Dealership from Ken Garff Automotive Group Ken Garff Automotive Group, the third largest private dealership group in the U.S., sold its Northwest Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership to Texas-based Keating Auto Group. Th
Jun 20, 2024
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UPDATE: Hackers Reportedly Demand Millions from CDK Global After Cyber Attack
Updated 10:30 A.M. June 22: CDK Global is reportedly negotiating with Eastern European hackers who forced the company to shut down services to auto dealers across the U.S. According to Bloomberg’s report, CDK intends to pay the ransom—reporte
Jun 20, 2024
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Ford Ends EV Dealership Program
Ford is revising its electric vehicle (EV) dealership program that asked store owners to invest upward of $1 million to sell the vehicle. The “EV-certified” program was announced in September 2022 amid high demand for the vehicles, low supplies
Jun 18, 2024
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New-Vehicle Inventory Dropped to Start June
Four days. That is the amount of time that new-vehicle inventory declined, sitting at 74 days when the month of June started according to an analysis of Cox Automotive’s vAuto Live Market View data. Spurred by Memorial Day Sales, the reduction
Jun 17, 2024
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Morgan Auto Group, Firelands Auto Group, Fisker and Craig Zinn Automotive Group: Dealership Sales Roundup
Morgan Auto Group Purchases Hollywood Kia in Florida Hollywood Kia has been sold to Morgan Auto Group, according to Haig Partners LLC who served as the exclusive sell-side advisor on the sale. Hollywood Kia is located in Hollywood, FL and was owned b
Jun 13, 2024
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Politics Increasing Concern for Dealers in Cox Sentiment Index
The Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index (CADSI) remained stable in the second quarter despite dealer uncertainty in politics, market and economy. The Q2 score of 42 released June 10 indicates most U.S. auto dealers see the market as weak, three poi
Jun 12, 2024
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New Hampshire: Kia Alleges Fraud by Dan O’Brien Auto Group
Kia America is taking a New England dealership group to court, alleging it falsified records that resulted in the owners pocketing in ill-gotten sales incentives of over six figures. Dan O’Brien Auto Group and its top management are alleged to hav
Jun 11, 2024
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Ohio: Auto Dealership at Center of Senate Race Between Sherrod Brown, Bernie Moreno
The car dealership business has been an early focus in a key 2024 U.S. Senate race. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) first ad of the general election focuses on Bernie Moreno, his Republican Senate opponent in the November election, that has dealers in
Jun 6, 2024