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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Inventories  
Inventories

5. Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

Retail automotive dealership new vehicles

 

$

2,153.0

 

$

2,218.6

 

Retail automotive dealership used vehicles

 

 

771.7

 

 

719.0

 

Retail automotive parts, accessories and other

 

 

119.1

 

 

113.6

 

Retail commercial truck dealership vehicles and parts

 

 

170.3

 

 

208.8

 

Commercial vehicle distribution vehicles and parts

 

 

194.1

 

 

203.5

 

Total inventories

 

$

3,408.2

 

$

3,463.5

 

 

We receive credits from certain vehicle manufacturers that reduce cost of sales when the vehicles are sold. Such credits amounted to $51.6 million, $43.7 million, and $39.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2016,  2015, and 2014, respectively.