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14 min ago | WHIO

Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina

Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting it against auto dealers who say the car maker has an unfair advantage selling directly to consumers online.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government, North Carolina, Tesla Motors, Startups

14 min ago | Prince George Citizen

Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina, mulls what could be tough national battle

Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting it against auto dealers who say the car maker has an unfair advantage selling directly to consumers online.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government, North Carolina, Tesla Motors, Startups

3 hrs ago | Newms360.com

Thirty-year auto sales event continues

Around Memorial Day and Labor Day every year, two of Tupelo's largest and oldest automobile dealerships partner for "Autofest" at the Tupelo Furniture Market.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays

7 hrs ago | WMBF

South Carolina ranks as 'Most Courteous' state, ad firm data shows

MYRTLE BEACH, SC South Carolina is the "Most Courteous" state in the United States, according to data collected by the mobile advertising firm Marchex.

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Related Topix: Myrtle Beach, SC, Mobile Marketing

11 hrs ago | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Lawyer warns auto dealers they face more suits if lemon law gutted

An outspoken consumer lawyer on Friday warned Wisconsin auto dealers that if lawmakers succeed in modifying the state's lemon law, he'll be suing them instead of the automakers.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI

Fri May 24, 2013

The Straits Times

Second-hand car dealers sell off most of their stock; dip in supply expected

Second-hand car dealers have managed to sell most of the cars in their inventory after a two-month reprieve from the authorities.

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SiliconValley.com

Prius leads 2013 California car sales; domestic brands make gains

The Toyota Prius hybrid was the bestselling vehicle in California during the first quarter of this year, narrowly outpacing Honda's redesigned Accord sedan.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Toyota Prius, Hybrid, Hatchback, Toyota, Sedan, Wagon, Honda, Honda Civic, Honda Accord, R L Polk, Advertising

Denver Post

Sonic Automotive to buy locations of Murray Motor Imports in Denver

Sonic Automotive Inc., one of the country's largest auto retailers, said Friday it will buy two high-end dealerships from Murray Motor Imports Co.

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Related Topix: Denver, CO, Sonic Automotive, Retail

CBS Local

Holiday Weekend Could Be Big For Car Companies, Dealers

Car dealers are expected to be busy this holiday weekend, as try to take advantage of consumers who are more willing to spend, and have more access to credit.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays

Jalopnik

Car Sales This Summer Will Be Like A Bloodier Version Of Kill Bill

This is The Morning Shift , our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important - all in one place at 9:00 AM.

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Related Topix: Autos

WPTV Local News

Good news: Used car prices finally drop

The past 3 years were tough for used car shoppers. Selection was weak, and prices were high, and getting higher every month.

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Motor Trend

Car Salesman Confidential: The Seven Immutable Laws of Car Sales

I'm not a scientist, but I did graduate high school and I seem to recall my high school science teacher saying something to the effect that "Every physical system is governed by its own unique set of laws." What he was talking about was things like electrons inside atoms, which are controlled by the Laws of Attraction and Repulsion, or Einstein's ... (more)

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Related Topix: Autos

The Day

Twenty years later, car salesman pays a price for bilking customers

A former car salesman who sailed to Canada 20 years ago to avoid being prosecuted for larceny finally resolved his criminal cases this week.

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Related Topix: Prison, Groton, CT, New London, CT

Go Local

Worcester's Family Businesses: Mill Street Motors

While Ed Proko and his wife Beth agree the term 'used car salesman' may have picked up a less than favorable connotation in our language, their family business is working hard to flip that perception on its head.

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Related Topix: Worcester, MA

Thu May 23, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

America's Car-Mart (CRMT) Posts Quarterly Results

America's Car-Mart announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.02, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports.

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Related Topix: Americas CarMart, Retail

State of Michigan

Secretary Johnson suspends license of Detroit auto dealer

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson today announced that she has summarily suspended the license of Monaco Motors of Detroit due to alleged fraudulent acts in connection with selling and dealing with vehicles.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI

The Hartford Courant

Former Chrysler, Fisker CEO launches venture fund with Penske

Tom LaSorda, the former chief executive of Chrysler Group LLC and Fisker Automotive, is launching a venture capital fund with racing magnate Roger Penske to invest in technology startups.

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Related Topix: Retail, Penske, Automakers, General Motors, Ansonia, CT

Automotive News

U.S. auto sales will bounce back this month, forecasters say

Strong sales of full-sized pickups, such as the Chevy Silverado, will again drive the market as the housing industry continues to rebound.

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Related Topix: Autos

The Hartford Courant

New car sales seen up about 8 percent in May: research firms

Auto sales in May are expected to rise about 8 percent and the annual sales pace should rebound back above 15 million vehicles after a disappointing result in the prior month, two research reports said on Thursday.

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Related Topix: JD Power and Associates, Advertising, TrueCar, Ansonia, CT

Examiner.com

Long Island tops nation in car sales for March

Long Island car buyers registered 17,594 new vehicles this past March, a 9% surge over last year, and 6% more than the country as a whole during the same time period.

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Related Topix: Ford, Ford Explorer, SUV

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