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28 min ago | 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

3 hrs ago | CNN

Auto plants skipping summer shutdowns

Workers at the Ford Michigan Assembly plant, who will have only one week off in July rather than the typical two-week summer shutdown.

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Related Topix: Chrysler Group

7 hrs ago | Iol.co.za

Car dealers confident despite risks

New vehicle dealers are extremely bullish about future sales activity despite the risk of a disruption to vehicle supplies from possible strikes during wage negotiations, and price increases caused by the depreciation of the rand.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Detroit News

Nissan to sell first joint minicar to expand in Japan market

A worker assembles a vehicle at Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima plant in Japan. Nissan produces a minicar at the plant.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Mitsubishi Motors, World News, Japan,

Sunday Herald

Vertu Motors on acquisition trail in Scotland

VERTU Motors, the car retailer with eight dealerships in Scotland, is on the hunt for acquisitions north of the Border after announcing plans to raise 50 million in new equity funding.

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Stockopedia

re. Car Dealerships

I like doing sectoral comparisons between companies. I think most of us intuitively understand that, at the most basic level, similar companies should command similar prices in the market - though defining 'similar prices' is slightly more slippery than I've made it sound.

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News Observer

Tesla shows Model S to influence NC auto bill

The California automaker drew sporadic crowds around its Model S electric car outside the legislative building.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government, North Carolina

UnionLeader.com

House passes auto dealers bill of rights

Auto dealers will no longer have to redo their facilities more than once every 15 years under Senate Bill 126, which the House passed on a 338-30 vote Tuesday.

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GreenCarReports

Four Used Plug-In Electric Cars To Avoid

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More There are lots of very good plug-in electric cars for sale now, and some of them are starting to show up on used-car lots.

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Related Topix: Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Nissan Leaf, Hatchback, Nissan, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet, Fisker Karma, Sedan

Patch.com

Survey: Georgians are Polite, Thanks

We're the Peach State - because we're so sweet...mostly. That's the finding from the Marchex Institute , a data analysis firm.

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Related Topix: Washington, GA

Automotive News

Auto dealers escape worst of tornado's wrath

Car dealers were recovering from damage and organizing aid to survivors today after a two-mile-wide tornado ravaged an Oklahoma City suburb, but there were no reports of the massive twister directly hitting dealerships.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Weather, Midwest City, OK, Chrysler Group

Hemmings Auto Blogs

One-of-one Shelby G.T. 500 Super Snake sells for $1.3 million

The one-of-one built 1967 Shelby G.T. 500 Super Snake may never have been, except for a conversation between Carroll Shelby and car sales executive Don McCain.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Ford GT, Ford, Ford Mustang, Hatchback, Convertible, Ford Thunderbird, Recreational Vehicle, Award, Chevrolet Classic, Sedan, Chevrolet

India Auto News

Audi retracts Tesla bashing press release

Audi was under fire for giving out a press release against an article posted on CNN Money which stated that Tesla sales have beaten Mercedes Benz , Audi and BMW .

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Tue May 21, 2013

India Auto News

Petrol car demand on the rise due to increase in price of diesel

Last year has been a roller coaster ride for car manufacturers in India, who were trying to figure out their future strategy based on the huge price gap prevalent on petrol and diesel fuel.

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The Motley Fool

Why Are Used Car Sales Down?

According to a new report from Edmunds.com, sales of used cars were down 6% in the first quarter of 2013.

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Related Topix: The Motley Fool

The Motley Fool

Auto Sales Surprise; Should You Be Buying?

John is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Ben Bernanke

Examiner.com

'First things first'

When buying a car, the first thing you need to remember is that your salesman should be on your side.

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Seeking Alpha

Ryland: 2 Major Reasons Why This Homebuilder Is At Least 30% Overvalued

Ryland is one of the top ten publicly traded homebuilders, in terms of annual home closings.

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Related Topix: Retail, Ryland Group, Housing

New Canaan News-Review

New Canaan's St. Aloysius Elementary raffles off BMW

St. Aloysius Elementary School will raffle off this BMW 328i, currently parked on Cherry Street and South Avenue.

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Related Topix: BMW 328i, BMW, New Canaan, CT, Canaan, CT, Ridgefield, CT

AllSmallCars

Hybrid Sales Soar So Far In 2013: Ford Rises, Prius Falls

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More Now, though, as hybrids and plug-in cars are slowly growing their share of the market, Prius sales have fallen--not just as a share of the "alternative powertrain" segment, but in raw numbers.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Toyota Prius, Hybrid, Hatchback, Toyota, Sedan, Wagon, Ford, Ford C-Max, Ford Fusion, Toyota Prius v

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