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Note 3 - Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

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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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.

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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

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