Santa Clarita Car Dealers to Receive $60,000

The Santa Clarita City Council will provide local auto dealers $60,000 to promote advertisements to purchase vehicles locally. The Santa Clarita Valley Automobile Dealers Association will use the funds on its “Shop Local” campaign. Since the program started in April 2001, the city has contributed $140,000 to the program. In calendar year 2005, new motor vehicle sales represented 22.9 percent of the city’s annual sales tax revenues, or about $6 million.