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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Inventories  
Inventories

5. Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2017

    

2016

 

Retail automotive dealership new vehicles

 

$

2,344.1

 

$

2,153.0

 

Retail automotive dealership used vehicles

 

 

993.1

 

 

771.7

 

Retail automotive parts, accessories and other

 

 

141.7

 

 

119.1

 

Retail commercial truck dealership vehicles and parts

 

 

207.0

 

 

170.3

 

Commercial vehicle distribution vehicles, parts and engines

 

 

258.2

 

 

194.1

 

Total inventories

 

$

3,944.1

 

$

3,408.2

 

 

We receive credits from certain vehicle manufacturers that reduce cost of sales when the vehicles are sold. Such credits amounted to $55.4 million, $51.6 million, and $43.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2017,  2016, and 2015, respectively.