Car Dealers
Coronavirus drags car dealers into digital commerce
NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - Auto retailers have been slow to embrace e-commerce, but the coronavirus pandemic is changing that. Online traffic has risen even as in-person showroom traffic has disappeared. Auto dealers are embracing digital tools to close deals without a handshake and arranging for vehicles to be picked up or delivered without requiring customers to come to their stores.
U.S. auto production not yet affected by coronavirus — but sales could be
Fears of a U.S. sales slowdown in auto showrooms due to the coronavirus outbreak that has spread globally are appearing in analysts' forecasts, but industry executives said the pandemic has yet to affect demand or factory production. Officials with Detroit automakers General Motors Co , Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Wednesday said there has been no disruption to U.S. production. Automakers and their suppliers have avoided shutdowns in the Unit
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