Believe it or not, Rick Hendrick Durham Auto Mall has an international presence.

That's right, if recent statistics are correct, the dealership is known worldwide.

The dealership's web site, www.rickhendrickchevrolet.com, enjoyed 3,756 visits from 24 countries last month, and each visitor stayed on the site for an average length of nearly three minutes.

Outside of the United States, the most visits came from India (233) and Canada (31). In fact, two of the visits from Canada resulted in the sale and delivery of two preowned Chevy trucks.

The web site had 14 visits from the United Kingdom, nine from Germany and four from Ireland. There were three queries from Iraq, two from Spain and two from Taiwan.

What is attracting all the visitors? Selection, prices and great deals.

So, if someone is ready to come from Canada or India and do business -- and if the dealership is prepared to deliver its vehicles to such faraway locales -- the prices must, indeed, be right, and the deals must, indeed, be great.

And just imagine the deals Durham residents can get right in their own backyard.

N.C. Recognized As Great Place To Do Business

Rick Hendrick Durham Auto Mall is operating in a great state in which to do business.

In the latest Forbes magazine rankings, North Carolina's warm coastline and growing work-force development contributed to its No. 4 ranking in the "Best States for Business" survey.

The magazine rated states in six categories: cost of doing business, labor force, regulatory environment, economy, growth prospects and quality of life.

Virginia was voted No. 1, Utah No. 2.

North Carolina also was voted the state with the best business climate by Site Selection magazine six of the last seven years.

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