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Franchised new-vehicle dealerships service, parts and body shop sales

New Car Dealer – Non-Vehicle Sales Income Pipeline: Service, Parts and Body Shop Operations (Fixed Ops) Franchise Dealer Fixed Ops Statistics: Gross Sales in 2018: $116 Billion  Repairs Orders Written: 310 Million Technicians Employed: 265,000 Parts Dept Inventory: $6.67 Billion Franchise Dealer Fixed Ops Sales, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Comparison:

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Automotive Day Supply Aug 2019

Below is a list of the day supply by brand for August 2019.   What is Day Supply? Day Supply is the number of days it takes for a dealer to sell out of his vehicle inventory as long as no fresh units are being added. High Day Supply =

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Top 5 Vehicles Appraised Jan-Jun 2019

Below is a list of the top 5 vehicles appraised for Diminished Value for the first half of 2019.   Rank Make & Model  Appraisals  Percentage  1 Toyota Camry                      314 5.05% 2 Ford F150                      163 2.62% 3 Toyota Corolla                      160 2.57% 4 Honda Accord                      155 2.49%

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General Motors 2019 – 2023 Lineup Refresh

General Motors 2019 – 2023 Lineup Refresh Unpopular models are being updated or replaced by Chevy, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.     2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Buick   New Encore Enclave Freshen Envision Redesign  Encore Redesign   Cadillac New CT5 New CT4 Escalade Redesign XT5 Redesign XT4 Refresh  

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