#AutoDealerships

Buying a vehicle new or used usually requires a visit to a dealership of some kind. It may end up being a short and sweet relationship or a long and difficult one, but either way, there are ways to make the relationship worthwhile.

Car dealerships saw a significant increase in finance and insurance revenue last year.

If you need another reason to buy a Costco membership (as if supersized quantities of products wasn’t enough), here’s one more: members will save 15 percent discount on parts, labor and accessories when they have vehicles serviced at participating auto dealerships.

There’s been quite a bit of activity going on recently in regards to Hyundai, especially on the retail side. Where once, dealers with deep pockets shunned the Korean company’s automotive franchises, now they’re snapping them up and in ever increasing numbers.

According to a recent study, women buy 52% of all new cars sold in the U.S. and influence more than 85 percent of all car purchases. This makes them the fastest growing segment of buyers for new and used cars, and when you do the math, that means women have full or partial say over $80 billion worth of spending on cars. So why do car dealerships find it so difficult to sell to women?