Outcry from customers sparks probe of San Bernardino, La Quinta auto dealerships
The California Department of Motor Vehicles is investigating business practices of two auto dealerships that recently closed in San Bernardino and La Quinta.

Local auto dealerships: Public scared of economy
ASHEBORO ? For local automotive dealerships, perception is not reality.

Specter, Dent Meet with Local Auto Dealers
As members of the Senate Banking Committee hear from the leaders of the Big Three auto companies on Capitol Hill, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter and Representative Charlie Dent met this morning with owners of local car dealerships in Nazareth, Northampton County. WFMZ's Joscelyn Moes and Joel D. Smith will report on the bailout and the economic recession's impact on local car dealerships ...

8 La. car dealerships close as the 'Big Three' ask for help
It is tough times for some Louisiana auto dealers, as eight dealerships have closed in recent months or are now in the process of closing. According to the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, sales are down about 15 percent compared to last year.

FBI Agents Raid Merced Auto Dealership
Federal agents spent hours searching Auto Expo in Merced as employees at nearby dealerships watched and wondered.

Most Auto Dealerships In China Lack Cash Flow
Shanghai, December 4, 2008: (Gasgoo.com) Car dealers in China are feeling the chill of financial crisis. Sales of their vehicles have dropped and meanwhile their operations are blocked by the lack of cash flow, said Beijing Youth Daily today.

Local Auto Dealers Rally For Government Help
In just the past few months, a number of local auto dealerships have closed their doors, while many others are facing a severe economic pinch.

Recession Could Thin Auto Dealer Ranks
Domestic auto dealers face their worst market in decades. Thousands could go out of business, but that's not necessarily all bad. The domestic auto industry suffers from overcapacity. Detroit's Big Three would like to thin dealerships, but can't because of state franchise laws and contracts.

Car Dealerships Look to Layoffs to Cut Costs
Car dealers and auto makers both say they're barely hanging on. A Tarrant County auto dealer admits business is way down because of the economy and that's led to some job cuts. FOX 4's Fil Alvarado has more from Burleson with the impact on car dealerships.

Auto Industry Package May Hinge On Trimming Dealerships: WSJ
Auto Industry Package May Hinge On Trimming Dealerships: WSJ

Auto dealers desperate as sales plunge
MIAMI, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. automobile sales are at a 15-year low, forcing many dealerships out of business, an industry trade association said.

Auto Workers Union's Remarks to Senate
The prepared remarks submitted by the auto industry workers union's President Ron Gettelfinger before the Senate Banking Committee

Auburn auto dealer is 12th in region to close
Another car dealer has folded in the region, and it's becoming increasingly clear that a government bailout for the U.S. automakers would translate into even fewer dealerships in places like Sacramento. Auburn Buick Pontiac GMC on Monday became the 14th dealer in the greater Sacramento region to close this year, and the third in Auburn. "There's no one around here except the people packing up ...

Berks Dealer in Meeting on Auto Industry Bailout
var nopreviewimage = "1"; if (nopreviewimage == ""){ document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } Fred Savage, owner of a number of auto dealerships in Berks County, took part in a roundtable discussion with U.S. Senator Arlen Specter and a number of other dealers, auto industry executives and their car finance companies, and auto part suppliers in ...

In wake of potential auto industry crisis, local dealers say 'we've been through worse'
Area auto dealers remain confident about the long-term prospects of the industry, and they say the local climate is more positive than the picture being painted at the national level.

Auto dealer Hecker in accident
MINNEAPOLIS -- Prominent auto dealer Denny Hecker was hospitalized Thursday with injuries suffered in a one-car traffic accident. Police in the Minneapolis suburb of Plymouth said Hecker drove off a road and struck a utility pole ab

Auto Bailout, Round 2
Although the price tag for a government bailout of the auto industry has increased, the changes the car companies are willing to make to get the federal help are moves in the right direction.

Auto execs set to make pitches for loans
Auto execs set to make pitches for loans

Auto dealers desperate as sales plunge
U.S. automobile sales are at a 15-year low, forcing many dealerships out of business, an industry trade association said.Chairwoman of the National Automobile Dealers Association Annette Sykora said 19,700 dealerships could survive through the end of the year, a drop of about 900 since January and a dramatic shift from the 50,000 U.S. dealerships that were around in the 1940s, CNN reported ...

MADA leader: Auto dealers optimistic
MT. PLEASANT -- The president of the Michigan Automobile Dealers Association said Wednesday that auto dealers in the state remain optimistic about their future despite plummeting auto sales and the dire finances of the Big Three automakers.