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Inventories
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Inventories  
Inventories

2. Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Retail automotive new vehicles

 

$

2,002.3 

 

$

1,803.4 

 

Retail automotive used vehicles

 

713.9 

 

645.4 

 

Retail automotive parts, accessories and other

 

110.0 

 

104.3 

 

Commercial truck dealership vehicles and parts

 

187.2 

 

85.5 

 

Commercial vehicle distribution vehicles and parts

 

175.0 

 

197.8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total inventories

 

$

3,188.4 

 

$

2,836.4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We receive credits from certain vehicle manufacturers that reduce cost of sales when the vehicles are sold. Such credits amounted to $12.5 million and $12.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $32.7 million and $29.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.