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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

2. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
New vehicles	$	1,627.1	$	1,709.4
Used vehicles	629.9		585.5
Commercial vehicles	120.3		126.9
Parts, accessories and other	101.7		96.5
Total inventories	$	2,479.0	$	2,518.3

We receive credits from certain vehicle manufacturers that reduce cost of sales when the vehicles are sold. Such credits amounted to $10.9 million and $8.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $30.6 million and $25.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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