A
car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new or
used cars at the
retail level, based on a dealership contract with an
automaker or its sales
subsidiary. It employs
automobile salespeople to sell their automotive vehicles. It may also provide maintenance
services for cars, and employ automotive technicians to stock and sell spare
automobile parts and process
warranty claims. In 2013, the U.S. new car dealers market was close to $715 billion and the used car dealers industry almost $89 billion.