The Dealer 5 | October 5, 2015

Many auto-industry folks scoff at the idea of a fast hour deal, but this dealer is shooting for a half-hour deal. Here’s how he’d do it.

Some people think buying a car should resemble getting a shirt from Amazon. They ask: “Who needs a dealer?” Um, just about everyone, according to this report. 

"I recently switched all 7 of my stores to Reynolds. Many people base their decision on price, but I did my own needs analysis focused on the product and the retail process and Reynolds and Reynolds blew the competition away.”

-Joe Laham, President of Premier Companies

 See why Joe switched.

Customers face a rainbow of choices when picking a car color. A dealer explains the effect of different color selections and what he tells shoppers about it.

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Has VW made “diesel” a dirty word in the U.S.? If so, Jaguar Land Rover didn’t get that memo. It sees no reason to change its U.S. plans to roll out all sorts of vehicles with diesel engines.

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Dealers are doing great, but the good times are stirring tension between U.S. automakers and their unionized workers. It could undercut the industry’s rebound. A catered hot-dog meal left one factory worker unimpressed.