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VW dealership valuations slide; some smell opportunity

February 8, 2016

Volkswagen’s diesel scandal has dinged the company’s sales, profits and image. Now, as the scandal enters its sixth month with few signs of a resolution, the effects are trickling down to the value of its U.S. dealerships.

Dealer buy-sell experts say Volkswagen’s sagging sales, worsened by the sales freeze on new diesel models, are dragging down dealerships’ earnings and their blue sky values, the intangible value of a store beyond its physical assets.

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