Born Aug. 21, 1930, in South Gate, Calif., Boeckmann did not initially plan to become a car dealer. He attended the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in college and thought about serving as a
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AutoNation Inc. executive Marc Cannon plans to leave his position as chief customer experience officer, shift to a short-term philanthropic role for the auto retailer and then retire at year-end. Richard Lennox, a
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Volkswagen Group plans to launch a new subbrand for electric cars in China to help the automaker reverse its sliding market share in the country. The subbrand will launch with the Cupra Tavascan
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Automakers, suppliers leap ahead into reducing CO2 Responsible citizens of the world have been talking for years now about reducing greenhouse gases and “decarbonizing.” But this week, we tell you that the global
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Indianapolis – Circa March 2021: Ford SUV display at a dealership. Ford sells traditional gasoline, electric and hybrid SUV models. After supply chain issues pushed used car prices up drastically in 2021 and
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A chain of used-car dealerships that welcomes customers with low credit scores has temporarily closed all 39 of its locations in six Southern states, including its store in Athens. Callers to U.S. Auto Sales,
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Marthaler, Menke expand in WisconsinMarthaler Auto Group, led by CEO Aaron Marthaler, has grown to eight dealerships in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, aided by last summer’s purchase of two dealerships in Schofield, Wis.,
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Bart Grzybowski learned the dealer offer for a 2022 Soul EV Limited at Leggat Kia in Burlington, Ont. was about $11,000 more than the MSRP.NICK IWANYSHYN/The Globe and Mail When Bart Grzybowski strolled
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Cooper Ericksen, senior vice president of product, battery electric vehicles and mobility planning and strategy for Toyota Motor North America, said there will always be consumers who just prefer sedans. “We can get
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“Doing business here is much more difficult than the lower 48 for logistical reasons,” said Cook, who added it’s typical for customers to ferry vehicles in for service. But, he said, the acquisition
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