In advance of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's summit on distracted driving this month, bills are introduced in Congress to ban texting while driving and to withhold 25% of highway funding if states don't comply.
The GM 60-day Guarantee program could be a benefit to certified GM dealers CPO operations, since vehicles must have less than 4,000 miles when returned. Dealers can opt to retail them as used or send them off to auctions for wholesale.
A service out of Ann Arbor, Michigan with cars available to "borrow" is getting a lot of attention. With a Zipcard in hand, one man borrows a Scion or Matrix for short-term use at an annual cost of about $125 (plus inexpensive hourly or daily rental fees) -- no payments to make, no gas to buy.
August sales of certified used vehicles are off from last year, and one analyst cites fewer dealers as a possible reason. CNW's Art Spinella says fewer GM and Chrysler dealers have affected certified sales. Automakers say fallout from dealer closings impacted earlier certified sales reports.