General Motors will idle the plants starting Labor Day for two weeks due to COVID-19 affecting the production of semiconductor chips, the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Autotrader recently published a list of 20 new vehicles that consistently sell above MSRP while Kelley Blue Book published its list of the best lease and purchase deals available through Labor Day weekend.
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In North America alone, GM, Ford and Stellantis build about 9 million engines and transmissions a year. Merging their powertrain units would eliminate duplication and slash costs dramatically.
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Jeep’s “Wildly Civilized” spot maintains its first-place ranking for the week of Aug. 23 thanks in large part to spending 2.5 times as much as its closest competitor on national TV.
That’s our WardsAuto Dealer 5 for today. We’ll be back soon with more high fives. And to reach the editor for whatever reason (i.e. comments, complaints, questions, directions), contact Tom Murphy at [email protected]. OK, finally... Forward this alert to dealership colleagues. The more in-the-know people at your place, the better it is. Over and out. Now for the legal stuff...
