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News Article
August 31, 2016
New car sales down 63 percent since 2007

New car sales decreased by 63 percent from 2007 to 2015, according to Nassau Motors Company (NMC) Director and Operations Manager Rick Lowe.

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News Article
March 23, 2016
Bahamas joins Takata recall

After more than a year with local car dealers claiming no knowledge of or limited information about whether vehicles in The Bahamas would be included in the largest safety recall in automotive history, one Bahamian car dealership
dealership is issuing recalls in relation to defective airbags.

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News Article
June 07, 2011
'Door closed'on many topend car buyers

Bahamian new car dealers yesterday told Tribune Business that the Central Bank of the Bahamas' interest rate reduction would have minimal impact on vehicle demand, given the increased costs produced by Excise Tax and manufacturing cost rises.

Andrew Barr, Friendly Motors' sales manager, told Tribune Business that while the 0.75 percentage point reduction in the Discount Rate would help, it was ...

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News Article
July 24, 2011
7 new vehicle sales rise masks 'mixed scenario'

Despite 7 per cent year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter increases in total new car sales, Bahamas Motor Dealers Association (BMDA) members said this 'headline figure' masked the "mixed picture" for the sector, one pointing out that models hit by a 25 percentage point duty rate increase had seen a 15 per cent retail price rise.

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News Article
April 08, 2024
Electric vehicle dealer eyeing start of new HQ construction later this year

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Easy Car Sales, a Bahamian electric vehicle dealer, anticipates commencing construction on its new headquarters later this year and will soon open a new sales office at that site. The company also notes significant expansion in employment, which has tripled post-pandemic. Pia Farmer, partner at Easy Car Sales, told Eyewitness News that [...]

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News Article
March 05, 2024
Letter to the Editor: National youth service is a necessity

Editor, Here in our wonderful nation, a lot of people are up in arms, pardon the pun, over crime and the fear of crime. Basically, despite the perception, crime is NOT out of control. Yes, there are challenges but nothing insurmountable, in my considered view. The vast majority of the crimes to which people are [...]

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News Article
September 08, 2021
Auto retailers caught off guard by high demand for luxury vehicles and low inventory

The local automotive industry has been caught off guard by what has become a high demand for luxury vehicles and low inventory as a result of global supply chain shortages.

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News Article
December 30, 2010
Car buyers shift to lower end of market

At least 50 percent of all car orders in the current economic downturn are for vehicles between $5,000 to $10,000, say local auto dealers, as the majority of buyers shift to the lower end of the used car market.

Ironically, said head of the Bahamas Motor Dealers Association Fed Albury, even those who could afford the newer models are opting for used vehicles ? albeit in a much higher price brac...

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News Article
September 29, 2016
Please do not purchase a car for your teenager

Should a parent buy a car for his or her teenager after completing high school? Generally, is it not a good idea to buy a car for your child before that child has demonstrated accountability with his or her own money.

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News Article
February 15, 2016
The shrinking chef -- from size 23 to an eight

Chef Keshlah Smith is easy to overlook ? and actually that?s what I did recently while at a popular coffee shop...

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