Retail

A Kia dealership in California is being sued for reporting a vehicle as stolen after it misplaced the agreement loaning it to a customer who was having repair work done.

Dealer association executives are trying to turn brands associated with VW Group and Honda away from direct sales efforts and back to the franchise model.

Rosenthal Automotive Organization divested four Philadelphia area dealerships it bought in June 2022 from Sussman Automotive Group.

Retail sales of new passenger vehicles fell 12 percent in the first 21 days of April from a year earlier, the China Automobile Dealers Association said.

Inventory help, being supportive are best ways to mentor young parts managers, said Scott Rutherford of Mike Maroone Chevrolet North and Mike Maroone Volkswagen in Colorado Springs, Colo., on "The Parts Girl Podcast."

Xpeng's exports could grow to around 10 percent of its sales this year from about 1 to 2 percent last year as the automaker pushes into new markets including France, Italy and the U.K.