Category: Global

Group 1 CEO views some car dealerships as overpriced

Group 1 Automotive Inc. is calling out some dealership sellers who it believes are pricing their businesses unrealistically high. “There is a certain portion of sellers that have unrealistic expectations,” Group 1 Automotive

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The Intersection 4-30-23 | Automotive News

Automakers, suppliers leap ahead into reducing CO2 Responsible citizens of the world have been talking for years now about reducing greenhouse gases and “decarbonizing.” But this week, we tell you that the global

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MG gives Cyberstar dramatic scissor doors

LONDON — MG gave its Cyberster all-electric roadster ‘scissor’ doors that open upward because it needed visual drama to stand out in the increasingly competitive Chinese market, said Carl Gotham, the brand’s head

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Global auto industry gets serious about cutting carbon emissions

Automakers, suppliers, labor unions and governments may debate the best and fastest ways to mitigate emissions of this greenhouse gas and blunt its impact on the global climate. But there is one matter

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U.S. Auto Sales closes entire chain of stores, including in Athens

A chain of used-car dealerships that welcomes customers with low credit scores has temporarily closed all 39 of its locations in six Southern states, including its store in Athens.  Callers to U.S. Auto Sales,

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City to fine car dealer for removing trees, could require changes to landscaping

The owner of a Downtown Boise car dealership cut down three large trees in the public right-of-way and will have to pay a fine – and revamp the rocky landscape that replaced the

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Car dealer overpricing exposes loopholes in regulation and an ‘uptick in deceptive practices’

Bart Grzybowski learned the dealer offer for a 2022 Soul EV Limited at Leggat Kia in Burlington, Ont. was about $11,000 more than the MSRP.NICK IWANYSHYN/The Globe and Mail When Bart Grzybowski strolled

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Tesla is the most popular pre-owned brand as EV interest spikes

CarMax (KMX), the largest used car retailer in the US, said its seeing a huge spike in electric vehicle interest from its customers. And when those customers do buy EVs, they are buying

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McLaren plans hybrid 2-door flagship, dealers say

McLaren’s next flagship — a Formula-1-inspired two-seat model — will debut a lightweight hybrid system. At its global retailer meeting on Tuesday, the British supercar brand revealed details of the Ultimate Series model,

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Chain of used-car dealerships suddenly closes; two are in Charlotte

(QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Regional used-car dealership U.S. Auto Sales sent a letter to employees last week telling them to clock out, according to Automotive News.  The company owns several locations across the

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