Dealer OPS & Leadership
Hurricane Preparedness
June 1 marked the start of hurricane season on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Are your members and readers prepared? Having a plan in place can help increase the odds of survival in the event of a hurricane. Is your automotive business located in a hurricane prone...
Subaru of America, Inc. Breaks May Sales Record
Subaru of America, Inc. reported record sales for May 2012 of 29,724 vehicles, a 48 percent gain over May 2011. The company also reported year-to-date sales of 136,602, a 22 percent gain over prior year. May marks sixth consecutive month of sales gains for the brand...
Clay Huber, President, Rosner Auto Group
Clay Huber started working for his stepdad’s Toyota dealership in 1990 and today has oversight over Rosner Automotive Group, a nine-store, seven-franchise group operating in and around the Fredericksburg, VA and Melbourne, FL areas. The business includes a stand-alone...
Lisa Cryder, Owner/General Manager and Jeff Cryder, Director of Marketing, Lebanon Ford
Trying something new is nothing new for the leadership at Lebanon Ford. They do it all the time. And, they sell a lot of cars in the process. For instance, how many dealerships do you know that have a spoofy video on their e-commerce website entitled: “Don’t Feed...
BMW Group U.S. Reports May 2012 Sales
Woodcliff Lake, NJ -- The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported May sales of 28,321 vehicles, an increase of 7.1 percent from the 26,452 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group is up 12.2% on sales of 130,843 in the first...
Highest May On Record For Mercedes-Benz With Sales Of 22,515
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported May sales of 22,515 for its Mercedes-Benz models, a 19.2 % improvement over May 2011, delivering a year-to-date total of 106,364 new vehicles to customers, up 17.8%. Combined sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles, smart and...
Mazda Sales Up More Than 13%
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) reported May U.S. sales of 20,357 vehicles, representing an increase of 13.9 percent (up 5.4 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis) versus last year. On a calendar year-to-date basis, Mazda's sales are up 20.2 percent (19.3...
Mitsubishi Motors Reports May Sales
Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) reported May 2012 sales of 5,575 units. This represents Mitsubishi second best month of sales since September 2011. “For several more months our year-over-year sales will continue to be impacted by our models whose production...
Jaguar Land Rover North America sales increase 8% for May
MAHWAH, NJ – Jaguar Land Rover North America reported May 2012 sales: Land Rover sales for the month were 3,438 up 19 percent from 2,891 in 2011; Jaguar sales for the month were 1,075 down 15 percent from 1,271 in 2011; Jaguar Land Rover North America sales for the...
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