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Coronavirus
Avis extends layoffs as coronavirus carries on to hurt motor vehicle rental small business
Syracuse, N.Y. — Avis is extending the furloughs of 50 personnel and has built long term the layoffs of 17 other individuals as the coronavirus pandemic carries on to acquire a toll on the journey sector. © Rick Moriarty | [email protected]/Rick Moriarty | [email protected]/syracuse.com/TNS A indication directs Avis customers in […]
BMW plunges to second-quarter EBIT loss as coronavirus pandemic hits car sales
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW on Wednesday said it expected to post an operating profit for the full year despite coronavirus lockdowns pushing the carmaker to a second-quarter operating loss as deliveries of luxury cars fell by 25% during the period. The Munich-based carmaker said it swung to a 666 million […]
Coronavirus is a car sales roller coaster with an uncertain end
With no handy playbook, no precedents for the toxic economic fallout from COVID-19, the only thing predictable about auto sales is now unpredictability. And with viral spikes forcing fresh public restrictions — including in California, the nation’s largest auto market — any automotive recovery seems likely to follow the same topsy-turvy […]
How to hunt down a used-car deal from a rental company like Hertz, Enterprise during coronavirus
As Hertz offers to sell thousands of its cars at steep discounts and millions of Americans face financial uncertainty due to coronavirus, now might be a good time to hunt for bargains from rental car companies. “There are definitely good deals out there,” said Rick Ricart, president of the pre-owned vehicle dealership Ricart Automotive in Ohio. “Rentals are […]
Bargain-conscious Americans lift used-car sales in the coronavirus economy
By Nick Carey NAPERVILLE, Ill. (Reuters) – At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-April, used-car dealer Alex Tovstanovsky had vehicles jammed six rows deep on his lot in the western Chicago suburb of Naperville. But the seeming oversupply was not a mistake. Despite plummeting sales at his store, […]
Americans buying more used cars in coronavirus economic uncertainty
A worker walks through the vehicles stored in the lots at the Cox Automotive Inc. Manheim Pittsburgh vehicle auctioning location in Cranberry Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) NAPERVILLE, Ill. — At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-April, used-car dealer Alex Tovstanovsky had vehicles jammed six rows deep […]
Hertz Files For Bankruptcy Due To Coronavirus Crisis
The petition extends to the company’s U.S. and Canadian operations. With the coronavirus pandemic still at large, one of the many industries affected, apart from the automotive industry, is travel. Business and leisure travel during these times are both prohibited or limited, to say the least, in order to help […]
Coronavirus slashes UK car output as industry warns of big hit
By Costas Pitas LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – The British car industry faces losing output worth more than 8 billion pounds ($10 billion) due to the coronavirus outbreak, which cut production in March by a third, falling to its lowest level since 2009, an industry body said on Thursday. The […]
BMW Joins Car Peers With Warning of Coronavirus Profit Slump
(Bloomberg) — BMW AG lowered its profit outlook for the year and warned it will have difficulty generating cash as the German carmaker said the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is lasting longer than expected. BMW now sees an earnings before interest and taxes margin for the automotive segment of […]