Twenty frustrating minutes later I found out that none of the three local dealers had such a car in stock--or at least not at that price.
The sales people sold every car in stock!
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Unlike teams in some other big sports, those in stock-car racing see little of the broadcast revenues.
By that time, according to a Sports Illustrated article, the 48-year-old grandfather of two had won some 1, 200 stock car competitions in 31 years of racing.
We are patient long term investors and as long as we continue to see progress in new car sales in the United States, we think the stock is a call on the U.S. auto industry.
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Because each week's recipients were selected at random, the survey, taken as a whole, automatically negated the effects of other temporary influences on spending, such as changes in the stock market or car makers' cheap financing deals.
Matt Hagan topped the Funny Car field, Mike Edwards qualified first in Pro Stock, and Steve Johnson led the Pro Stock Motorcycle order.
Higher car sales in France and Germany boosted BMW and Daimler stock.
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From the demo, the whole thing seemed pretty straightforward for anyone who's ever used an in-car Bluetooth system, checking things like stock prices and sports scores, if you're so inclined.
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Some of Cerrone's customers walk in with the stock number of the used car they want to buy printed from her Web site.
Now, Duno is determined to become the first Latin woman to compete in NASCAR, the major U.S. stock car racing series.
His electric car company, Tesla Motors, saw a 30% increase in its stock price year over year through Feb. 14, 2012.
Veteran stock car driver Michael Waltrip apologized today for his team's role in a cheating scandal that's rocking NASCAR.
The history-making potential has racing experts predicting the largest TV audience in years for the premier NASCAR Sprint Cup event, the Super Bowl of stock car racing.
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In February, for example, Volt sales were 43 percent ahead of January, but that was mainly because GM was short of stock for a while, not because of a huge surge in underlying demand for the car.
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That said, General Motors and Chrysler have made huge cost-cutting strides in recent years, and could be poised to make serious profits if car sales pick up and the stock market strengthens enough to boost their pension funds.
The sharp falls in non-US stock markets, especially in Asia, are a response to this fear, with electronics and car companies like Toyota and Sony especially vulnerable.
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