Industry updates...

Indian automobile market performed better than the expected levels in August, 09 by clocking over 120 K units, a 26% jump compared to same month last year

This when some of the other leading asian markets continued to show lower numbers :
China, S Korea, Thailand... etc.

Suzuki, Hyundai will not be complaining !

Managing car dealership business

MD Johnson Inc and Compli will host a complimentary webinar on Buying, Selling and Valuing Automobile Dealerships in today's market, on Wednesday, September 9th. Mark D Johnson, President of MD Johnson Inc, will present the program and Lon Leneve, President and CFO of Compli, will host and moderate the presentation. Space is limited to 1000 participants and is strongly subscribed as of September 3rd. The webinar will include proprietary buy/sell checklists from MD Johnson Inc.

Source : Fox Business (http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/mark-d-johnson-president-md-johnson-compli-present-webinar-september---buying/)

Chevrolet Tahoe ranks top in Saudi Auto tests

Chevrolet’s full size Tahoe has been named as the 'Editor's Choice' in the latest issue of Saudi Auto, better than even Toyota Sequoia.

The Editor's Choice is a monthly comparative test drive feature conducted by Saudi Auto's expert editorial team involving both static and dynamic evaluation criteria.
Bakur Azher, publisher and editor in Chief of Saudi Auto, said: “In a closely fought contest, the Chevrolet Tahoe wins the editor’s seal of approval as the full size SUV of choice. Its ability to combine all its attributes together with excellent value puts it ahead of the competition.”

The Chevrolet Tahoe is available as…
•LS, LT and LTZ, with two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive option.
•With six speed transmission and 5.3-litre V8 engine with 355 hp at 5,200 rpm.

Some good news for GM, Middle East