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Va. group cultivates home-grown talent
… World Series ring as a backup catcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 1983. Stefero, now general manager of Brown's Toyota- Scion of Glen Burnie, Md., was a part-time salesman when he joined the company's nearby Honda dealership in 1987. Back then …
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Toyota re-styles no-frills models to drive China fightback
… now just about earn enough to be able to afford a car. The elusive million A decade ago, Akio Toyoda, the founding-family scion who now heads the group, ran Toyota's China operations and set the "aspirational" goal of selling 1 million cars a year …
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AutoNation Q1 earnings soar; acquisitions continue
… combined annual revenues of $250 million. The acquisition of SanTan Honda Superstore, Hyundai of Tempe and Don Davis Toyota Scion are the second big batch of deals that AutoNation has announced in less than five months. It acquired six dealerships in Texas …
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Good news for sellers: Blue sky values appear strong
… mall, the spokesman for Penske Automotive Group confirms. Automotive News reported last month that St. Augustine Toyota- Scion commanded a $10 million blue sky value in federal bankruptcy court. The dealership, in St. Augustine, Fla., sold for …
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Focus or Corolla: Who's No. 1?
… such as the Auris hatchback and Auris hybrid sold in Europe, Japan, Africa and Central and South America; the Matrix and Scion xB hatchback sold in North America; the Verso wagon sold in Japan, Africa and South America; the Rukis minivan sold throughout …
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Service lane focus lifts Lithia's FandI sales
… Myers, service manager at Lithia Toyota- Scion of Medford in Oregon, says the healthy ..... in the service lane at Lithia Toyota- Scion of Medford, Myers says. "The other guys ..... says. Through March, Lithia Toyota- Scion of Medford leads all Lithia dealerships …
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Canada light-vehicle sales by nameplate, April and YTD
… 164 -38% * 211 * 365 -42% xB (I) * 62 * 112 -45% * 148 * 279 -47% xD (I) * 32 * 69 -54% * 78 * 195 -60% Total Scion car (I) * 418 * 459 -9% * 954 * 1,102 -13% Avalon * 132 * 45 193% * 322 * 114 182% Camry * 1,262 * 2,022 -38 …
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Canada light-vehicle sales by make, April and YTD
… 0.1% 0.1% 11% * 489 * 480 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 2% Scion * 418 * 459 0.6% 0.6% -9% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 ..... 3% -26% * 997 * 1,353 0.3% 0.4% -0.1% -26% Scion * 954 * 1,102 0.6% 0.7% -13% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 …
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U.S. car and light-truck inventories, on April 1
… D/I) * 32,200 * 38 * 45 Toyota/ Scion car (D/I) * 160,300 * 39 * 44 Toyota ..... 100,100 * 38 * 39 Total Toyota/ Scion (D/I) * 260,500 * 39 * 42 TOYOTA MOTOR SALES ..... Feb. Make Car Truck total total Toyota/ Scion * 90 * 58 * 148 * 121 Honda * 69 * 49 …
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U.S. car sales, March and YTD
… I) * 1,778 * 2,054 -13% * 4,557 * 4,865 -6% xD (I) * 812 * 1,080 -25% * 2,032 * 2,550 -20% Total Scion (I) * 6,432 * 6,694 -4% * 16,377 * 15,171 8% Avalon * 6,982 * 3,327 110% * 17,525 * 10,043 74% Camry …
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U.S. light-vehicle sales by nameplate, March and YTD
… I) * 1,778 * 2,054 -13% * 4,557 * 4,865 -6% xD (I) * 812 * 1,080 -25% * 2,032 * 2,550 -20% Total Scion car (I) * 6,432 * 6,694 -4% * 16,377 * 15,171 8% Avalon * 6,982 * 3,327 110% * 17,525 * 10,043 75% Camry …
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U.S. total vehicle sales by make, March and YTD
… 12% * 6,825 * 8,803 0.5% 0.6% -0.1% -23% Scion * 6,432 * 6,694 0.8% 0.9% -4% 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 ..... 5% 59% * 27,376 * 26,220 0.7% 0.8% -0.1% 4% Scion * 16,377 * 15,171 0.9% 0.8% 8% 0.0 0.0 0.0 …
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Toyota's sales edge up 1%; Camry slips
… while Lexus sales rose 15 percent and Scion sales fell 4 percent. A sharp decline ..... operations. The combined Toyota, Lexus and Scion sales were fueled by increased consumer ..... for the Prius family and weak sales of Scion -badged vehicles. "Our marketing resources …
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Scion weighs a move to entry-lux
… shift in positioning for its struggling Scion brand: moving upscale to target entry ..... on the eve of the New York auto show. Scion has gone after young entry-level buyers ..... Everybody is looking at what direction Scion should go," said Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota …
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Some dazzled N.Y.; some blew their noses
… says something that Kia has launched and redesigned the Soul in the time that the current Scion xB has been on sale. Oh, and the Soul outsells the entire Scion lineup. More important, the Soul's ghastly cheap plastic interior has been replaced …
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Scion tC channels FR-S for 2014 refresh
… Corp. revealed a refreshed version of its Scion tC coupe and special editions of the brand ..... Thursday at the New York auto show where Scion got its start. The new face of the tC ..... any model, Lentz said in an interview. Scion has helped the company stretch beyond its …
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Inside the NY Debuts (3/28/13)Reporters' takes on giving Toyota room, softer side of Kia, and Cadillac of luxury races; plus, Durango, Scion debuts.
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Kia's challenge: Keep the heart in the Soul
… Although Kia figured to sell only 40,000 Souls annually, it topped100,000 in 2011 and 2012. Similarly boxy rivals such as the Scion xB and Nissan Cube each were under 20,000 last year. The 2014 Soul, which goes on sale this fall, will get new exterior …
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Kia's challenge: Keep the heart in the Soul
… Although Kia figured to sell only 40,000 Souls annually, it topped100,000 in 2011 and 2012. Similarly boxy rivals such as the Scion xB and Nissan Cube each were under 20,000 last year. The 2014 Soul, which goes on sale this fall, will get new exterior …
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Scion to Kansas City: We have a Google problem
Scion didn't need an audit or focus group to ..... November, a shopper searching Google for a " Scion xB Ames Iowa" would get listings on the ..... dealerships, competitors' vehicles, the Scion factory Web site and third-party shopping …
