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Why Audi’s Keogh keeps leasing in check
Leasing accounts for a majority of Audi’s sales in the U.S., but Audi of America President Scott Keogh says he wouldn’t want the brand to get to a point where captive finance leasing dominates Audi’s book of business.
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Showroom intros, videos plant the F&I product seed
With squeezed new-vehicle margins, many dealers are relying on FandI for profit, but customers are often skeptical of FandI products.
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Kia’s Super Bowl ad features Melissa McCarthy’s environmentalism
Can environmentalism be funny? Kia toys with that idea in a Super Bowl LI ad that shows Melissa McCarthy attempting to save a whale, a falling tree and a charging rhinoceros.
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NISSAN: Rogue, Titan lead way to Jan. sales record
Large gains in light-truck deliveries, led by the Rogue crossover and Titan pickup, and fatter incentives helped propel Nissan Motor to a January U.S. sales record.
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NISSAN: Rogue, Titan lead way to Jan. record
Large gains in light-truck deliveries, led by the Rogue crossover and Titan pickup, and fatter incentives helped propel Nissan Motor to a January U.S. sales record.
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FORD: Sales drop 0.7% despite stronger retail performance
A strong retail performance couldn’t help Ford overcome a decline in fleet sales as the automaker’s January sales fell 0.7 percent compared with the same month a year ago.
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FCA: Deliveries fall 11%, continuing 5-month slide
Fiat Chrysler’s sales continued their skid, hitting five months in January as they dropped 11 percent to 152,218.
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FCA: Sales down 11%, continuing 5-month sales slide
Fiat Chrysler’s sales continued their skid, hitting five months in January as they dropped 11 percent to 152,218.
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GM: Volume falls below 200,000 for first time since Jan. 2014
Big declines for the Buick brand and the Chevrolet Malibu pushed General Motors’ U.S. sales down 3.8 percent in January. It marked the first time that GM sold fewer than 200,000 vehicles in a month since January 2014.