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You don’t have to like vehicles to work for a dealership, but it sure helps. Luckily I’ve loved cars since I was three years old, so every day is awesome when I get to interact with cool new Chevrolet products. I’ve worked for McClinton Chevrolet in Parkersburg, WV for over three years now, and I still…
It’s April of 2022, and I hate to sound like a corrupt MP3 file, but the used car market is wild these days. Every news outlet has reported on the booming price of used cars, and a simple drive by any local dealership will likely yield few options for browsing. More than two years into…
The past two years for the Global Automotive industry have been a little on the wild side. For decades our Chevrolet dealership would hold nearly one hundred new Chevrolet products. There were trucks cars and SUVs for as far as the eye could see. Now we’re lucky to have ten vehicles on the lot. However,…
It’s November in West Virginia. That means that it’s almost time for Thanksgiving, snow is just around the corner, and the West Virginia Mountaineers are likely to play in some bowl game sponsored by a company that won’t be around in three years. It also means that it’s deer season in the mountain state. Of…
Have you ever climbed into an unfamiliar car, started it up, and then attempt to shift into drive only to find that the gear selector is not in the same place as your car? As someone who works in a car dealership, this happens to me often. My vehicle has a floor-mounted shifter. I’ve owned…
After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the annual McClinton Chevrolet Mitsubishi car show returned for 2021. Now in its ninth year, the car show saw some big changes for the return. Show organizers Ginny McClinton Bowden and Scott Morehead decided to scale the overall show back from years past. “This year…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After 100+ Years, McClinton Auto Group Launches McClinton Difference and Transforms Vehicle-Buying Experience for Greater West Virginia and Mid-Atlantic Market A year after the fourth-generation family takes the helm, McClinton Chevrolet and McClinton Mitsubishi provide online vehicle purchase experience, McClinton Million-Mile Warranty, and new scholarship for automotive technicians. PARKERSBURG, WV – (June…
It’s no secret that new car lots are looking a little bare these days. The current inventory shortage is impacting the entire world. No manufacturer is immune. Big companies like General Motors are impacted more than smaller companies. This shortage has been well documented, and most mainstream news outlets have covered it in detail. We…
When I was a child the SUV craze was just starting to flourish. The Ford Explorer and the Jeep Grand Cherokee were the leaders for a long time. When I was in high school, Chevrolet introduced the body on frame Trailblazer. It was a hit. In fact, people still love those SUVs. However, by the…
When you drive down 7th Street in Parkersburg these days you’ll likely notice an absence at a familiar location. There aren’t as many Chevrolets on McClinton’s lot. This has been a problem for more than a year now. While it would be easy to say that it’s all because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, there’s actually…