UnitedAuto Reports Third Quarter Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) United Auto Group, Inc. , a worldwide automotive retailer, today reported a 10.8% increase in third quarter revenues to $2.8 billion. The revenue increase is driven by a 10.3% rise in retail vehicle revenues and a 14.3% growth in service and parts revenues, and includes a 7.0% increase in same-store retail sales.
2005 Frankfurt Motor ShowMSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
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OEMs acting on aftermarket-parts threat (Aftermarket Business) Aftermarket parts are getting better, are being used more often and are a threat that auto manufacturers are beginning to fight, a report from the consulting firm Frost & Sullivan says.
New Jeep ConceptsTwo concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
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Porsche Cayman S PremieresThe largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
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Firefighters battle tire blaze (The Star Press) MUNCIE - City firefighters on Saturday evening fought a tire blaze at Northwest Auto and Truck Parts, 3100 N. Buckles Ave. Authorities said they believed between 2,500 and 3,000 used tires were at the scene of the blaze, although not all were burned.
From Hardball to Softball in Motown (Washington Post) For those of us who came of age in Detroit, the new twist in the long-running game show starring General Motors and the United Auto Workers is simply stunning. It used to be called Family Feud. Now, it's Let's Make a Deal.
Old Fisher Body Plant to be sold (Journal-News) FAIRFIELD First Highland Management and Development Corp. will invest $10 million into the old Fisher Body Plant on Ohio 4. The old auto parts plant was once a major income tax provider to the city, and leaders hope the new owners can bring success that building once experienced.
Auto parts churn out at 20-year-old Ryobi Die Casting (The Indianapolis Star) As the second shift entered its last few hours after dusk one day this month, a robotic arm poured bubbling aluminum into a mold. Other machines punched holes into the cooled metal, and workers filed and inspected transmission casings and other auto parts.
The Dana domino (Toledo Blade) WHEN the other shoe fell at Toledo's largest corporation, it wasn't a complete shock. It's no secret the auto parts industry has been vigorously struggling to survive slow sales and rapidly rising raw material costs this year.
