This will be my last column for Automotive Buy Sell Report. I am not sure what form, if any, the publication will take after this, but I have enjoyed working with all of my contributors and... Read more
After all the sturm and drang concerning Millennials not buying cars, it turns out they just waited longer to buy them. That is the finding of a study by Benchmark Co. Indeed, they are getti... Read more
Muscle cars, even electric ones, have a big fan base. That’s my conclusion after reading that Ford’s Mustang Mach-E, a battery electric performance car with controversial styling, sold out t... Read more
Automotive Buy Sell Report has taken a holiday for Christmas and New Year’s, but we will be back with a full issue on January 8! Meanwhile, as the year draws to a close there are mixed signa... Read more
Lithia is in a buying mood. It has opened a line of credit and raised $400 million, some of which could go towards acquisitions, its CFO told the Wall Street Journal. On the one hand, that m... Read more
If you are a dealer principal, or anticipate becoming one, you may figure that owning an auto dealership will be your ticket to a happy retirement, especially if you are fortunate enough to... Read more
The retail car market continued to chug along in November, helped by generous incentives, hitting a SAAR of 17.5 million units, a bit up compared to the same month in 2018. The average trans... Read more
Retail sales of new light vehicles are forecast to bump up slightly when adjusted for the additional selling day this November, said a joint forecast by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. That r... Read more