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.

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.

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

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 ...

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

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.

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.

AUTO EXECS BACK TO CONGRESS TODAY: Auto execs set to make pitches for loans
The chiefs of Detroit's auto industry will attempt to close a deal for survival Thursday, pleading with a U.S. Senate committee for $34 billion in loans with pledges of future profits, warnings about the current economy and strident arguments against bankruptcy.

AUTO EXECS BACK TO CONGRESS TODAY: Auto execs set to make pitches for loans
The chiefs of Detroit's auto industry will attempt to close a deal for survival Thursday, pleading with a U.S. Senate committee for loans with pledges of future profits, warnings about the current economy and strident arguments against bankruptcy.

November auto sales sink to worst level since 1982
NEW YORK (AP) ? U.S. auto sales plunged 37 percent in November to their worst level in more than 26 years, dashing expectations that this dismal year for vehicle demand had found a bottom, and adding more ammunition to the Detroit automakers? case for a congressional lifeline.

Credit Crunch Forces Local Auto Sales Down
Buyer traffic is still up, but workers local dealerships said the problem is actually turning the opportunities into sales with banks lending tight in this credit crunch.

Auto Dealerships Stalling
QUINCY | Bruce Thomas washed cars at his father's General Motors dealership in this small town in the Florida Panhandle at age 12, changed oil in high school, and sold his first Pontiac during college.His commitment to a famed American industry, part business and part romance, never waned.

Hecker suing Chrysler Financial in attempt to save business
Denny Hecker, the Twin Cities entrepreneur whose investments include everything from a pair of Monticello auto dealerships to a suburban Twin Cities night club, is suing Chrysler Financial Services in an attempt to save his business.

Future of Sunnyvale Auto Row is uncertain
As Sunnyvale considers tearing down Onizuka Air Force Station and building an Onizuka Auto Mall, the future of the Sunnyvale Auto Row along El Camino Real hangs in the balance.