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Skittish new drivers came in asking for safety features like lane watch and sensors, he added. “We saw so many people that were like 40 years old that never had a car before,” Scarpaci said. ‘We saw so many people that were like 40 years old that never had a car before.’ In Brooklyn, Bay Ridge Honda’s general sales manager, Robert Scarpaci, said that New Yorkers who were previously non-drivers have helped lift business, even as his overall sales still lag behind previous years.
“That’s a little special business for us, more than normal, so we’re loving that,” he said of the newcomers. John LaSorsa, who owns LaSorsa Chevrolet Buick in The Bronx as well as a New Rochelle dealership in Westchester County, said the roughly 65 employees at each location are now back to work after the car lots closed for in-person sales in late March.īusiness was up 20% in June, he said, and 10% last month, from a combination of people whose leases had run out during the spring and first-time buyers. But many managed to keep in business by using federal Paycheck Protection Program loans. His members were 80% behind in sales for the year, compared to 2019, in April, and 50% behind in May, he said. “June and July, I will say, have been strong months for vehicle sales, both used and new,” said Mark Schienberg, president of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association. Members and sponsors make THE CITY possible.
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