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Dealers clean up, tally losses in Irene's wake

Arlena Sawyers and Donna Harris | Automotive News | September 5, 2011

Gushing water ripped the doors off the 24-bay service department at Maroon Kia in Wayne, N.J., and washed two front-end alignment machines, weighing an estimated 2,800 pounds each, into the nearby Pompton River. About 40 to 50 new and used vehicles were destroyed.

Auto Dealers Making a Comeback

Emily Maltby | Wall Street Journal | August 30, 2011

Ailing auto dealers may be on the road to recovery. According to an article in the Detroit News, the number of new-car auto dealers in the U.S. has increased for the first time in a decade.

U.S. dealership count stabilizes after years of decline

Donna Harris | Automotive News | August 24, 2011

The U.S. dealership population grew by 66 rooftops in the first half of 2011, putting the industry on track for its first annual increase in more than a decade, a new study shows.

New car dealerships increase in U.S.

David Shepardson | The Detroit News | August 24, 2011

The number of new car dealers in the U.S. rose slightly in the first half of 2011, as the auto industry expanded in metropolitan areas, according to a report released Wednesday by Detroit-based Urban Science.

Number of auto dealerships rises for first time in 10 years

Greg Gardner | Detroit Free Press | August 24, 2011

In an encouraging sign of the auto industry’s modest recovery, the number of car dealerships increased in the first half of 2011 by 0.4%, the first increase in 10 years, according to Urban Science, a Detroit-based retail consultant.

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