Automotive News - May 5, 2008 - (Page 21)

Mazda’s Leaders In Customer Satisfaction. Congratulations to the 2008 Mazda Gold Cup Certified Dealers! These select Mazda dealers have demonstrated their outstanding commitment to customer satisfaction in all of these key areas: employee training, dealership image and customer satisfaction ratings. Mazda salutes these top-performing dealership teams for their dedication to exceeding the needs and expectations of the customers they serve. ALEXANDER MAZDA AUTO TOWN MAZDA AUTOCENTER MAZDA BENING MAZDA BERGER MAZDA BERNIE BISHOP MAZDA BIDDULPH MAZDA BIGGERS MAZDA BILL BRITT MAZDA BILL GATTON MAZDA BRISTOL BILL GATTON MAZDA JOHNSON BILL INGOLD MAZDA BLUE RIDGE MAZDA BOB HALL’S MAZDA BOMMARITO MAZDA BORGMAN MAZDA BOUNTIFUL MAZDA BRIAN HARRIS MAZDA BROWN & WOOD MAZDA BROWNING MAZDA BROWN’S FAIRFAX MAZDA BUDD BAER MAZDA BURDICK MAZDA BURT MAZDA,INC. CAPITOL MAZDA CARSON CITY MAZDA CHUCK NICHOLSON MAZDA CLASSIC MAZDA CLASSIC MAZDA EAST COGSWELL MAZDA COLONIAL MAZDA COLONIAL MAZDA COMMUNITY MAZDA CONCOURS MAZDA CORY FAIRBANKS MAZDA COUNTRY MAZDA COX MAZDA CRATER LAKE MAZDA CREST MAZDA OF ESSEX CROWN MAZDA CRYSTAL MAZDA DAPHNE MAZDA DELRAY MAZDA DON MILLER MAZDA DUNCAN MAZDA DUVAL MAZDA OF GAINESVILLE EAGLE MAZDA ED HOWARD MAZDA ED MORSE MAZDA EDDIE ACCARDI MAZDA EICH MAZDA EL DORADO MAZDA EXPO MAZDA FAIRWAY MAZDA FAULKNER MAZDA FERMAN MAZDA FERMAN MAZDA OF BRANDON FERNDALE MAZDA FIVE STAR MAZDA FLOOD MAZDA FLOW MAZDA OF FAYETTEVILLE FOOTHILLS MAZDA FRANK BOMMARITO MAZDA FRANK BOUCHER MAZDA RACINE FREEMAN MAZDA FREMA MAZDA G & G MAZDA GAITHERSBURG MAZDA GALPIN MAZDA GARLYN SHELTON MAZDA GATEWAY MAZDA, INC. GEM MAZDA ALBERTVILLE MILWAUKIE MIDDLETOWN CAPE GIRARDEAU HAZLETON BROOKINGS PEORIA ELGIN FREDERICKSBURG BRISTOL JOHNSON CITY BURLINGTON RAYTOWN YAKIMA SAINT PETERS GRANDVILLE BOUNTIFUL SLIDELL GREENVILLE CERRITOS FAIRFAX WASHINGTON CICERO CENTENNIAL SAN JOSE CARSON CITY AL OR RI MO PA OR AZ IL VA TN TN NC MO WA MO MI UT LA NC CA VA PA NY CO CA NV OH TX FL AR PA CT IL WI FL NY FL OR CT MI NJ AL FL WI VA FL NY FL FL FL MN TX TX GA PA FL FL MI GA RI NC WA MO WI TX NC KS MD CA TX CO FL GERALD JONES MAZDA GORMAN MCCRACKEN MAZDA GRAND TRAVERSE MAZDA GUNTHER MAZDA HALL MAZDA HAMILTON MAZDA HAMPTON MAZDA HANCOCK MAZDA HENNESSY MAZDA HERITAGE MAZDA HERITAGE MAZDA OF BEL AIR HILEY MAZDA OF HURST HOLIDAY MAZDA I-79 MAZDA INGRAM PARK MAZDA IRA MAZDA IRWIN MAZDA JACK GIAMBALVO MAZDA JAKE SWEENEY MAZDA JAMES MEARS MAZDA JAY MAZDA JEFF HAAS MAZDA JEFF WYLER MAZDA JENSEN MAZDA JN MAZDA JOHN CRUMP MAZDA JOHN FINGER MAZDA JOHN HINE TEMECULA MAZDA KELLY MAZDA KERRY MAZDA OF FLORENCE KEY MAZDA KIEFER’S EUGENE MAZDA KINGS MAZDA KONA MAZDA LAWRENCE HALL MAZDA LAWSON MOUNTAIN MAZDA LEE EDWARDS MAZDA LIBERTY MAZDA LIBERTY MAZDA LOU FUSZ MAZDA LUMBERTON MAZDA MAPLE SHADE MAZDA MAPLE SHADE MAZDA, TURNERSVILLE MARTIN MAZDA MAXON MAZDA MAZDA CITY OF ORANGE PARK MAZDA GALLERY MAZDA KNOXVILLE MAZDA OF BEDFORD MAZDA OF ESCONDIDO MAZDA OF KENT MAZDA OF LONGMONT, INC. MAZDA OF MILFORD MAZDA OF OAKLAND MAZDA OF WESLEY CHAPEL MAZDA SOUTH MCCURLEY INTEGRITY MAZDA MCGOUGH MAZDA MED CENTER MAZDA MODERN MAZDA MOFFITT MAZDA MONTGOMERY MAZDA MORRIES CHIPPEWA VALLEY MAZDA MORRIES MAZDA MORRIE’S MAZDA OF LACROSSE MOSS ROBERTSON MAZDA MUNDAY MAZDA NORCO MAZDA AUGUSTA LONGVIE TRAVERSE CITY FT. LAUDERDALE VIRGINIA BEACH HAMILTON SQUARE HAMPTON MESQUITE MORROW OWINGS MILLS BEL AIR HURST FOND DU LAC MOUNT MORRIS SAN ANTONIO DANVERS FREEHOLD YORK CINCINNAT LUBBOCK COLUMBUS HOUSTON BATAVIA SIOUX CITY HONOLULU JASPER GREENVILLE TEMECULA SCRANTON FLORENCE HARDEEVILLE EUGENE CINCINNATI HILO ABILENE GREENEVILLE MONROE HARTFORD WAKEFIELD ST. 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Automotive News - May 5, 2008 Dodge dealers battle to bust Ram logjam Used-car price slump slams luxury makes INDUSTRY IN DISTRESS Tesla opens first dealership in L.A. Los Angeles Top auto execs to talk marketing at seminar Nader and the Corvair: GM edition tells whole story Dealers take Tundra to the people UAW official expects American Axle buyouts Ford plans more UAW buyouts at 2 plants Honda to some dealers: Upgrade or else Hyundai: Powertrains will take us halfway to mpg target Diesel dynamo Daimler cuts Chrysler value, again Ford domestic dealer count dips below 4,000 Seems like old times: More cash on the hood Toyota sister car poses a challenge for Subaru Suzuki to offer standard navigation in $16,000 car Mpg plan fuels states-rights battle Kerkorian interest buoys Ford stock Henderson: GM will keep tight rein on inventory Is it real, or is it just temporary? Ford Motor must stay focused on recovery 'Have you lost your mind?' Dealers are victims of Axle strike Federal oversight? Good heavens, no Geoff Polites: A salute Save a board seat for the UAW A car for everyone or cut, cut, cut, cut? Think of Buick as part of B-P-G Costs up in China, but bargains still abound Mexico sales fall 17% in March Obituary Hyundai reworks Sonata sooner rather than later Nissan's Dominique gets to the big dance Dana seeks new business with Japanese companies ZF will supply Nissan Certified Tool closes a plant German engineering company plans Ala. factory Dealers A Lexus colossus Used-vehicle leasing boosts showroom traffic Certified buyers opt for extended service contracts Repossessed vehicles offer dealers a profit opening Prepaid plans spark service visits beyond oil changes Key to managing floorplan costs: Be realistic Long-term loans: Convenience or bad deal? Dealers hunt upside-down buyers with leases, incentives and long-term loans Where have all the investors gone? Dealer rebounds from contract mess Dealers must choose: Reynolds, GM — or start over AutoTrader.com makes big pitch to bump up new-vehicle sales CAW, Ford reach extensive early labor deal Infiniti asks: Do you smell something? Sure, Nissan GT-R is impractical — but what a rush Faurecia: We'll break even in N.A. Suppliers join carmakers' charge into Russia Chrysler small cars, Jeep crossovers are hot A dreary April in Detroit Penske earnings rise in 1st quarter Lithia posts $1.9 million loss GM makes 2nd ethanol deal Group 1's earnings slip Magna profits down; sales rise AIADA picks dealer of the year Vox(wagen) populi — plus a sales pitch Wagoner's pension shift: More earlier, less overall COMMENT: Bargaining barbs will sting for a long time Bugging the boss: Who's listening to Porsche CEO? New models from the post office Critics have kind words for Pontiac's G8 Ford can't picture kids at design studio

Automotive News - May 5, 2008

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