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Wayne Reaves, owner of Wayne Reaves Software in Macon, holds the head of the chicken costume he used in his used car sales advertising campaign.

So far this year, the Nissan Altima has out-sold its midsize sedan rivals -- and every other car in America.

While February's electric vehicle sales in Canada will have easily topped year-ago numbers, the plug-in market still faces headwinds in Canada during 2014.

Nissan and its French partner Renault could be on track for selling 1.5 million electric vehicles before 2020, according to the company's latest estimates.

Despite this weather, central Ohio new-car sales were up 8 percent for the first two months of this year.

The Federal Trade Commission has charged an Arkansas auto dealer, Abernathy Motor Company, and its two principals, with failing to display a "Buyers Guide" on used vehicles offered for sale, as required by the FTC's Used Car Rule.

Kampala. Just days after protesting Uganda Bureau of Standards' decision to re-inspect imported used cars before being shipped here, Used Car Dealers Association has issued a statement saying it is prepared to invest any amount of money to set up a vehicles-testing facility in Uganda.

This comes after NewsChannel 5 Investigates raised questions about a mailer that the Clarksville dealer sent to thousands of people.

Efforts to expand Tesla Motors sales were dealt a blow this week when New Jersey officials decided to ban the premium electric car manufacturer from selling directly to consumers.

Growth in Brazil's car market has screeched to a halt, but it is way too late for automakers to hit the brakes.

An efficiency study by the Rikess Group goes right to the heart of something that drives new car buyers nuts: wasted time.

The Milwaukee Business Journal's Top 25 lists this week feature dealerships in the seven-county Milwaukee area with leading new and used car sales based on state of Wisconsin registrations in 2013.

The C class accounts for about 25% of Mercedes sales, making it crucial to the automaker's plans to pass BMW and Audi for the global premium sales lead.

Electric Cars to Crack 1 percent of U.S. Market in 2014 - photo of Dean Adams Curtis courtesy Checkmate Pictures All Rights Reserved Despite stable gas prices, electric car sales in the U.S. were surprisingly robust last year, outpacing cars with internal combustion engines.

A public hearing will be held March 31 at Coquitlam city hall on the Kia West bid to move its car dealership on Lougheed Highway to United Boulevard.

The top line of the report was fine: Retail sales rose 0.3% from January, despite all the crazy weather, narrowly beating forecasts for a 0.2% gain.

Shoppers spent more on autos, clothing and furniture. The Commerce Department said Thursday that seasonally-adjusted retail sales rose 0.3 percent in February.

Group sales were up 4.7 percent in the first two months of this year at 1.47 million autos, excluding the MAN SE in production costs this year as the number of cars built on the MQB platform may almost double to 2 million in 2014 and increase to 4 million by 2016.

In an amended submission to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, GM also said it had identified an issue with the ignition switch, the central failing in the recall of more than 1.6 million cars, in 2001 preproduction testing on the Ion.

The Statewide Green Car Convoy visited Vail on Tuesday. The convoy demonstrates fuel efficient technologies in environmentally friendly vehicles that are currently available for purchase from local dealerships.