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Asbury Puts Brake on Car Sales with Wal-Mart

Written by George Anderson

By George Anderson

The Asbury Automotive Group announced yesterday it was ending its used car sales test at four Wal-Mart stores, according to a Reuters report.

Asbury cited lower than expected customer traffic as the reason behind its decision to end the one-year pilot program.

Moderator's Comment: What are your thoughts on Asbury Automotive's decision to stop selling used cars in the parking lots of Wal-Mart?

We're surprised the used car test didn't work at Wal-Mart. We thought it was a great idea when it was first announced.

Perhaps, we'll see Wal-Mart testing the concept with another partner in the future. The company has previously said it has no intention of getting into auto sales itself. [George Anderson - Moderator]

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