A local used car dealer who irked Chandler officials by using well-endowed female mannequins to advertise on Arizona Avenue quietly closed late last month, leaving some suppliers with unpaid bills.

The developer behind the planned 100-acre Chandler 202 Auto Park says his project is on schedule with the first car dealership set to open by the end of year.

Automobile dealers along Scottsdale’s "Motor Mile" have taken the first step toward creating a special taxing district as part of an effort to better market the area.

December 14, 2004

Provocatively dressed mannequins have boosted a Chandler used car dealer's business, but some say they violate municipal sign laws.

Did Arizona’s employer sanctions law claim its first business victim?

Scottsdale’s “Motor Mile” auto dealerships will voluntarily forgo nearly $1 million in city-funded marketing money, saying its advertising campaign has brought in business at a rate that exceeded expectations.

November 30, 2004

The owner of Brown and Brown Chevrolet is considering moving the downtown Mesa dealership to a south East Valley auto mall.

Several East Valley auto dealers are looking to trade in their old locations for ones that are newer, bigger and faster to reach.

The shaky economy is putting the brakes on auto sales at a time when a growing number of consumers are already having a tough time repaying their auto loans.

Auto dealers in south Scottsdale are preparing to ask city officials for a sizable chunk of corporate welfare — $2.5 million over five years.

Three west Mesa auto dealerships are moving from Broadway Road to a Chandler auto mall being developed by the same people behind Riverview at Dobson.

May 5, 2005

May 5, 2005

The next time you buy a used car from a guy up the block, the state may take a bite.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The company with the largest chain of Chevrolet dealerships in the country filed for bankruptcy protection against a "perfect storm" of woes including soaring gasoline prices, declining demand for big vehicles and the nationwide credit crunch.

Brandon Coleman learned it the hard way. If you steal a car from a dealership, don’t give the salesman your driver’s license.