July 10, 2007 marked the one year anniversary of when I began ranking the companies in the auto retail stocks index. 

As a quick reminder, in its first fiscal year (ending July 9, 2007,) the Auto Retail Stocks index was up 25.9%, better than the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was up 23.1%, and the S&P 500, which was up 21.0%.

Yesterday marked the start of a new quarter.  Below are how the stocks performed from the close of the market July 9, 2007 to October 9, 2007 (first fiscal quarter of 2008) after adjusting for splits and dividends:   

·        The AutoRetailStocks.com index fell 9.1%

·        The Dow Jones Industrial Average w ...

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America's Car-Mart
Asbury Auto
AutoNation
AutoZone
CarMax
Copart
CSK Auto Parts
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Dealer Inventories
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Genuine Parts Corporation
Group 1 Automotive
Hertz (will replace Adesa in index Feb 1, 2007)
Honda Motor Company
Keystone Auto Parts
lanelogic (not in index)
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LKQ Corp.
Midas
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Penske Automotive Group (formerly UnitedAuto)
Pep Boys
Sonic Automotive
Toyota
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