Sunday, May 6, 2012
Sales soared in 2011, but have been more modest so far this year.
For Northeast Ohio car dealers, 2012 so far hasn’t brought a repeat of the big sales of 2011, when consumers returned to the market after a terrible 2010. But they’re optimistic things will pick up as the year goes along. As a 21-county region, Northeast Ohio car dealers sold 47,855 cars through March — about 1.8 percent more than the same period last year, according to the Greater Cleveland Auto Dealers Association. That’s a more modest gain than in other U.S. markets, where sales jumped by 20 percent over the same period, according to a National Auto Dealers Association report. But area sales managers don't focus on such comparisons. Their confidence in a slowly improving economy and a loosening loan market hasn't wavered. If the GCADA's…
Upload pictures of your new set of wheels here.
Year-to-date auto sales aren't as robust as area dealers would like, but they did increase by 1.8 percent through March. Some of you contributed to this statistic, so here's your chance to show off your new ride! You can upload a picture of you and your new car here. The photo credit is all yours, and image photo will remain on Patch for years to come. Follows these instructions: 1. You have to be registered as a user to upload a photo or video on the site. It's easy and free to join. Simply click the 'join' button on the homepage of your local Patch. 2. At the top of this story's photo box, you'll see a button that says "Upload Photos & Videos." Click that and choose the photos you want to appear. 3. After they upload, leave a caption …
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Gov. John Kasich and Ford officials announced Tuesday the F-650 and F-750 truck line and a $128 million investment will come to Ohio Assembly Plant from Mexico in 2014.
Ford Motor Co. announced Tuesday it will move production of its F-650 and F-750 medium-duty commercial trucks to the Ohio Assembly Plant from Escobedo, Mexico in 2014, investing $128 million in the facility and retaining 1,400 jobs. “That’s a lot of good news for this plant, and much better news than many thought would be possible for this facility,” said Jim Tetreault, Ford’s vice president of North American manufacturing. “How many companies are in-sourcing work from Mexico?” The announcement came a day after the administration of Gov. John Kasich, who was also at the conference, approved a 15-year, 50-percent job-retention tax credit for Ford, beginning on Jan. 1, 2014. “I can tell you we helped,” Kasich said. “What could be a greater …
Jean Dubail
3:49 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Hi, Jeanne The vast majority of items we publish are specific to the individual Patches. From time to time, however, we do stories that cross boundaries. An example would be coverage of visits to the area by presidential candidates; if a candidate visits one Patch, we're pretty sure what he has to say there would be of interest in other Patches as well. The same thinking led us to look at a … more ›