DealerELITE's Blog – January 2011 Archive (3)

Taxpayer investment in GM, Chrysler has 'starkly improved,

Taxpayer investment in GM, Chrysler has 'starkly improved,' U.S. says

By CHRISSIE THOMPSON

Free Press Business Writer

U.S. taxpayers’ investment in General Motors, Chrysler and their two primary financing companies has “starkly improved,” but the U.S. Treasury’s conflicting goals may have hurt taxpayers’ ability to recoup money, the Congressional Oversight Panel said today.

The U.S. government invested $81.3 billion… Continue

Added by DealerELITE on January 14, 2011 at 6:07pm — No Comments

Ford Motor Company took TOP HONORS

POLK OWNER LOYALTY:

Ford Motor Company took TOP HONORS Tuesday in the 15th annual Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards, demonstrating their ability to retain owners (better than their competitors) over repeated buying cycles. Ford won the following categories:

Overall Loyalty to Manufacturer – FIRST time since 1999!

Overall Loyalty to Ethnic Market Make –…

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Added by DealerELITE on January 14, 2011 at 5:12pm — No Comments

OUTLANDER, LANCER, OUTLANDER SPORT FUEL MITSUBISHI GAINS IN DECEMBER

OUTLANDER, LANCER, OUTLANDER SPORT FUEL MITSUBISHI GAINS IN DECEMBER

CYPRESS, Calif. (January 4, 2011) – Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported December sales of 4,874 units, an increase of almost 12 percent compared to December 2009. Mitsubishi sales for the year (Calendar Year 2010) were up more than 4 percent.

“We were delighted to see increases in almost every aspect of our retail business in December,”… Continue

Added by DealerELITE on January 5, 2011 at 3:36pm — No Comments