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Auto News For Monday, March 14, 2016 – Counting Sales At The End Of The Month

2017 Infiniti QX30S

Here are the seven must-read, must-watch auto news stories and videos for Monday, March 14, 2016.

SALES
Here’s the example. A manufacturer offers end-of-month or end-of-year bonuses to a dealer which “sells” a new vehicle to itself in order to use as a service loaner. Sure, dealers need service loaners, and somebody has to pay for them, and manufacturers are within their rights to make it easier for their dealers. But when a manufacturer habitually sees their monthly sales figures explode thanks to these tactics, is a sale really a sale? – Automotive News

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