Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - (Page 32) 32 • JULY 21, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS DEALERSHIPS AVAILABLE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Five (5) separate acquisition opportunities, of which one is a major dual hi-lines. All are offered for sale exclusively through National Business Brokers at 949-770-7451, by Jason Stopnitzky and Brady Schmidt. HYUNDAI SOUTHEAST - Nice facility. Will rent property. $750,000 buys parts, fixed and blue sky. Better act quickly. Contact E&W Automotive Consultants, 702-376-1975 or Bill Slaughter 702-378-2500. TEXAS OPPORTUNITIES. Five (5) separate acquisition opportunities around Dallas and Houston. All are offered for sale exclusively through National Business Brokers at 949-770-7451, by Jason Stopnitzky and Brady Schmidt. * * * * * * * * ARIZONA - - - - - - - ARIZONA * * * * * * * * Upscale market area w/high traffic count - 2 stores avail. Make $$$ - Great opportunity & locations. Great terms For Sale or Lease. Benta 928-301-7472 or 928-282-1766. REALISTIC MARKET VALUE. Dealership valuations are constantly changing. What is the value of your dealership in today’s volatile environment? What you think may be off by as much as 50%. www.realisticmarketvalue.com COASTAL SOUTHEAST IMPORT One time earnings. Please contact Ed Slaughter E&W Automotive Consultants, 702-376-1975 or Bill Slaughter 702-378-2500. DEALERSHIPS FOR SALE NATIONWIDE. Check out our featured listings. Log on to our site and take a look. The featured listings change often, so bookmark the page, and visit frequently. www.dealershipforsale.com GREAT STARTER STORE - Midwestern Chevrolet & Ford Store. Located in very good sales area with lots of potential. Motivated Seller looking to retire. Can either buy or lease real estate. Contact Box #5194. TEXAS CHEVROLET. High profits. Anxious seller. Goodwill priced at only 2 times earnings! Lease the property. Exclusively through National Business Brokers at 949-770-7451, by Jason Stopnitzky and Brady Schmidt. STORE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. Great location on busy 441 in Plantation Florida. Multiple bays for servicing and detailing vehicles. Store remodeled in "05". Interested parties should contact (813) 915-4300. SUZUKI STORE IN MIDWEST FOR SALE - Located in a great market. Terms available. Buy or lease property. Building is Suzuki squared. Possible terms on blue sky and parts. Dealer in a must sell situation. 816-260-3050. WASHINGTON STATE. Six (6) separate acquisition opportunities in the state, of which 3 are on the east side. All are offered exclusively through National Business Brokers at 949-770-7451, by Jason Stopnitzky and Brady Schmidt. NORTH CAROLINA – Six Import and Domestic franchises with separate showrooms and shared fixed operations. Impressive facility in a primary shopping area. Call Tim @ Tim Lamb Group – 1-877-846-5262. ORLANDO, FL - 8 ACRES +/- . . Current auto facility. Two miles south of major shopping center. Minutes from major attractions. Premium location. Reply in confidence to Box #5181. SUZUKI DEALERSHIP FOR SALE - Excellent facilities. Property will be leased. Huge growth area. Charlotte, North Carolina. Call 800-852-3528 or 704-552-2760. MICHIGAN FORD $499K. 1000 retail new/used 2007, profitable. Within 30 min of 3 metro markets. New facility. Great used growth/turn key opportunity! Motivated seller! Contact michforddealer@aol.com HAVE LARGE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SALE located in metro North Carolina. Property can be leased. 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F&I Menu Selling Web Credit Reports, Contact Manager, LA&H, Qbooks. From $299. L-master.com - 800 701-6686 - 818-591-0631 One of the Northeast’s Largest Auto Dealers Is looking to acquire Tier 1 and Tier 2 IMPORTS in NY, NJ. and PA. Funds and Factory approval assured. All replies in strict CONFIDENCE! Call principal direct 516-903-6971 or Reply to Box #5178 MISCELLANEOUS Fly in Style, Corp. Plane 20 Hours for Sale Piaggio Plane Seats 8 20% discount off hours (760) 774-9601 AUCTIONS Let Automotive News Classifieds Service Your Advertising Needs LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR RUN-OFF OF REMAINING PORTFOLIO OF VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACTS. PUBLIC AUCTION July 29th at 10:30 a.m. In re: Automotive Professionals, Inc., Debtor. ) ) ) Case No. 07-B-06720 Chapter 11 MAJOR CONCEPT CAR FACILITY DURR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS MODEL AUTOMATIC 20” WHEEL & TIRE MOUNT PRODUCTION MOUNTING LINE SYSTEM For more information go to: www.williamsandlipton.com We invite items and top-quality photos for the dealers section. For guidelines, e-mail pfoley@crain.com or call 313-446-0378. Or send items to: Dealers Section Automotive News 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207-2997 ■ Silver dealer Patrick Walsh, right, of Honesdale Lincoln-Mercury in Honesdale, Pa., receives a 25-year award for both franchises from Len Yankelunas, Ford Motor Co.’s Philadelphia market representation manager. Bolingbrook, Ill. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL On April 13, 2007, Automotive Professionals, Inc. (the “Debtor” or “API”) filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The case has been assigned to the Honorable Carol A. Doyle as Case No. 07-B-06720. On June 12, 2007, the Bankruptcy Court appointed Frances Gecker, an independent third party, to be the Chapter 11 Trustee for API (the “Chapter 11 Trustee”). Frances Gecker, the Chapter 11 Trustee, requests quotations from qualified insurance carriers, alone or in conjunction with an acceptable automobile warranty servicing company, to run-off approximately 74,500 extended warranty vehicle service contracts. A qualified insurance carrier must be rated (A-) or better by A.M. Best and Co. Proposals must be made in the format included in the Invitation for Bids package which contains instructions, a confidentiality agreement and due diligence material. 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Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Automotive News - July 21, 2008 Automotive News - July 21, 2008 Gray sky, not blue; store values wilt Sour Chery: Bricklin suit claims corruption Germans in U.S. eye VW work S.C. warranty insurer faces shutdown LaNeve: Make do with less marketing money Tesla CAFE: 244 mpg Lincoln's big crossover Schaeffler goes shopping: Can supplier land Continental? Dealers cut, shift their ad spending Truck for the times? Oklahoma pickup gets 37 mpg For Chrysler sensations, glory days are gone Kuzak: Redone Fords must have best fuel economy The Fisher brothers: Quite a body of work Kazamai concept: Mazda's design heard round the world 3 years later, Mitsubishi, UAW resume contract talks Big-pickup production will plunge Nason's NHTSA: More rules, fewer penalties A vote for the Volt Hyundai: Genesis gives brand a new beginning in luxury GM may survive; to thrive, it needs hot products GM just bought some time Green can be cool; it's up to the maker Why don't we drive diesels in the U.S.? Hooray! Joint effort stops airbag deaths All-Stars: Look beyond top brass Leno was right about U.S. cars Toyota recalls Siennas, disputes safety issue This time, the industry embraces connectivity Telematics connects with consumers Telematics gets no respect — the word, that is Tapping mapping for an extra eye on the road Drivers can check CO2 'tire print' Pay As You Drive insurance tracks cars to trim costs Subscribers, sponsors may fund telematics services Big-truck sales fall 14% in June Continental plant to make brakes Lear to shut Mo. seating plant Modine shifts production to Ky. Linamar buys Visteon plant Picture this Lexus revamps 'Taste' marketing extravaganzas Suzuki hires new auto ad agency Fisker turns to Finnish firm to make first hybrids American Suzuki gets new president Canada sales slip 5.6% in June Dealers A big fuel saver: Easy-rolling tires (but watch braking) MPG now! Automakers race to boost efficiency Products — not entire brands — likely to be ditched Pared ad budget is back on the chopping block GM goal: Big small-car profits Congress mulls arbitration bill 2009 Mazda6 price: $19,220 Copart files antitrust suit Denton's out, Leuliette's in as Dura CEO June output falls 13.8% Dodge Challenger: Not quite a sellout Magazine is raided in Renault espionage case Ya gotta believe: Dealers buy GM stock States of the auto industry Will the big guns pull the trigger? Lear a year later: Icahn's offer in hindsight Midcourse correction in Toyota's global sales outlook Chattanooga: A good site better Automotive News - July 21, 2008 Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - (Page Intro) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Gray sky, not blue; store values wilt (Page 1) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Gray sky, not blue; store values wilt (Page 2) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Lincoln's big crossover (Page 3) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Truck for the times? Oklahoma pickup gets 37 mpg (Page 4) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Truck for the times? Oklahoma pickup gets 37 mpg (Page 5) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - 3 years later, Mitsubishi, UAW resume contract talks (Page 6) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - 3 years later, Mitsubishi, UAW resume contract talks (Page 7) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - A vote for the Volt (Page 8) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - A vote for the Volt (Page 9) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Hyundai: Genesis gives brand a new beginning in luxury (Page 10) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Hyundai: Genesis gives brand a new beginning in luxury (Page 11) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Why don't we drive diesels in the U.S.? (Page 12) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Why don't we drive diesels in the U.S.? (Page 13) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Leno was right about U.S. cars (Page 14) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Leno was right about U.S. cars (Page 15) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Toyota recalls Siennas, disputes safety issue (Page 16) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Toyota recalls Siennas, disputes safety issue (Page GM1) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Toyota recalls Siennas, disputes safety issue (Page GM2) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Telematics connects with consumers (Page 17) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Telematics connects with consumers (Page 18) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Telematics gets no respect — the word, that is (Page 19) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Tapping mapping for an extra eye on the road (Page 20) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Pay As You Drive insurance tracks cars to trim costs (Page 20A) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Pay As You Drive insurance tracks cars to trim costs (Page 20B) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Pay As You Drive insurance tracks cars to trim costs (Page 20C) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Subscribers, sponsors may fund telematics services (Page 20D) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Subscribers, sponsors may fund telematics services (Page 21) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Linamar buys Visteon plant (Page 22) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Picture this (Page 23) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Fisker turns to Finnish firm to make first hybrids (Page 24) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Canada sales slip 5.6% in June (Page 25) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Canada sales slip 5.6% in June (Page 26) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Canada sales slip 5.6% in June (Page 27) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Canada sales slip 5.6% in June (Page 28) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Canada sales slip 5.6% in June (Page 29) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Canada sales slip 5.6% in June (Page 30) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Canada sales slip 5.6% in June (Page 31) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Dealers (Page 32) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - MPG now! Automakers race to boost efficiency (Page 33) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - GM goal: Big small-car profits (Page 34) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Denton's out, Leuliette's in as Dura CEO (Page 35) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Denton's out, Leuliette's in as Dura CEO (Page 36) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - June output falls 13.8% (Page 37) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Chattanooga: A good site better (Page 38) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Chattanooga: A good site better (Page 39) Automotive News - July 21, 2008 - Chattanooga: A good site better (Page 40)
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