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The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Rich Smith	WSJ Slices CarMax's Tires The Wall Street Journal may be underestimating CarMax's potential. No sooner had the Journal written CarMax's obituary than the world's biggest used-car lot declared it was still alive and kicking
The Motley Fool March 30, 2004 Seth Jayson	CarMax Inches Forward CarMax turns out solid numbers, but are its shares worth the going price?
The Motley Fool September 19, 2005 Brian Gorman	CarMax Ready to Shine? As a more robust used-car market looms, CarMax is worth following. Unfortunately, the used-car specialist has been known to disappoint. Nevertheless, the company's forthcoming earnings release is worth a close look.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2004 Rex Moore	Car Wars: Return of 0% Wait, what the heck is this? General Motors says it will once again be offering 0% financing or rebates on most of its new vehicles. The question is: Why?
The Motley Fool September 21, 2006 Rich Smith	CarMax Shifts Gears After its shares rose an impressive 8% on strong earnings Wednesday, auto superstore CarMax shifted gears this morning; at last report, it's already given back half of those gains. Why is the stock shifting into reverse?
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 Allen Plummer	Detroit Downshifts in June What caused the drop in auto sales?
The Motley Fool August 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Car Buyer's Market? The auto industry keeps trying to tempt consumers with huge price breaks.
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 David Welch	Autos: Those Price Breaks Are Habit-Forming Detroit's incentives may be here to stay, and now Japan is sweetening its deals, too
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The Motley Fool May 12, 2004 Phil Wohl	CarMax Downshifts CarMax's announcement that comparable stores sales are expected to decline 2-4%, from the previous estimate of 1-3% growth, effectively slammed the brakes on a positive quarter and even shifted the company into reverse.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2008 Rich Smith	CarMax Does a U-Turn Comparable same-store sales were down 17% in June and July -- a dramatic fall from the positive 1% comps we were looking at up until mid-May.
BusinessWeek March 20, 2006 Dexter Roberts	Kicking Used Tires There is a growing market for secondhand vehicles in China.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 John Rosevear	There's No Deflation in This Market Used-car prices are suddenly soaring. Why?
The Motley Fool April 14, 2004 Rich Smith	Toyota's Hot, Daimler's Not Toyota makes six out of the 10 fastest-selling autos in the U.S.
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The Motley Fool July 7, 2004 Seth Jayson	U.S. Carmakers Sweat Sales Given recent industry results, none of the U.S. carmakers (not even GM with its sub-10 P/E ratio) looks like an attractive investment.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2004 Rich Smith	General Motors' Short Circuit? GM's trials and tribulations -- and recalls -- continue.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Seth Jayson	GM's Financed Finances GM proves again that the loan biz beats making cars. Investors can find plenty of other companies with better promise for rewards and fewer risks.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Salim Haji	Ford Falters Why did the automaker's stock take a fall despite solid earnings?
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The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Rich Smith	Has CarMax Got a Deal for You? The used-car seller will seek sales among riskier buyers. The company confirmed yesterday its most recent predictions for its fiscal second quarter -- a 7% decline in comparable store sales and profits of just $0.27 per share.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2004 Rex Moore	GM, Ford See Fewer Bumps Optimism abounds for the Big Three in '04.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Mike Cianciolo	Detroit's Hot Rides The May U.S. sales numbers for the auto industry were released yesterday and they were impressive nearly across the board.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	CarMax Floors It Rivals' marketing and a destructive storm unexpectedly accelerate results. CarMax should come in toward the upper end of its guidance and continue to be a strong performer overall.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2011 Neha Chamaria	One Sector Dominating the Recession Companies dealing in used cars are making profits.
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The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 Rich Smith	Toyota Rules the Road Toyota's crowned the No. 2 car maker in 2003. Should No. 1 GM be worried?
The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Daimler Can Do Better DaimlerChrysler reports a decline in first-quarter net income.
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The Motley Fool June 8, 2009 Rich Duprey	Ford's Raw Deal Bankrupt carmakers get a competitive advantage over Ford by eliminating dealers.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2008 Rich Duprey	U.S. Automakers Lose Lease on Life With Chrysler ending its auto leasing program, and Ford and General Motors cutting back on theirs, there remains little incentive for people to shop for American cars.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2004 Rex Moore	GM's Stuck in Neutral The GMAC financing unit saved a glum 2003 for the world's top automaker.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 Rich Smith	GM's Wow Factor GM walloped the Street's projections for its first-quarter earnings.
The Motley Fool Rich Smith	Trucks, Texas, and Toyota The Big Three can only lose market share and pricing power as Japan gears up to steal it from them.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Rich Smith	CarMax Is a Hot Rod The auto dealer is firing on all cylinders. CarMax's success seems to have surprised its own leadership. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2004 Rich Smith	Toyota Cruises, Hyundai Stalls There are few surprises in J.D. Power and Associates' latest report on vehicle reliability.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Ford: Opportunity or Mirage? After a 10% surge in stock prices Wednesday, should investors hitch a ride on Ford?
The Motley Fool January 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dude, Where's My Car Stock? The auto industry gets its motors running for 2004.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Rich Duprey	Everyone's a GM Employee This Month! The automaker offers a dramatic incentive plan to lure car buyers in.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Autumn of the Automakers Carmakers can't escape what lies ahead. August car sales for Ford's brands were down 13% from their year-ago numbers, a dramatic acceleration in the slide that, year to date, has Ford sales down 5%.
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