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Note 3 - Inventories (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block] |
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block] |
|  | June 30, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
New vehicles |  | $ | 597,740 |  |  | $ | 563,275 |
Used vehicles |  |  | 153,944 |  |  |  | 130,529 |
Parts and accessories |  |  | 32,156 |  |  |  | 29,522 |
Total inventories |  | $ | 783,840 |  |  | $ | 723,326 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 2 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a,b,c -Article 5 + Details
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