The Dealer 5 | April 17, 2015

Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.

Steve Finlay, Contributing Editor

April 17, 2015

3 Min Read
The Dealer 5 | April 17, 2015

Welcome to The  WardsAuto Dealer 5 - we've put together important items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

1.

Gen Y likes accessories all right, but not so much the bling-bling of yesterday. Here’s how to get Millennials to buy add-ons

2.

The 2015 Ward’s 10 Best Interiors judging results are in. Here are our inner-beauty contest winners.  

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The auto accessories industry is $40 billion and dealers represent less than 5%. Could accessories be the new profit center for dealerships? It is one new frontier that may hold the most profit potential dealers have seen since adding the F&I department 40 years ago.   

Read the whitepaper.

3.

What is a CUV if not a station wagon on stilts? Few automakers dare to sell station wagons though. Here’s an exception.

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F & I Resource Center sponsored by Ally Auto. Valuable content to help you boost profits in this all-important division of your business.

Visit the Resource Center.

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A bill co-introduced by a Democrat and a Republican calls for repealing a regulator’s bulletin that dealers regard as a poison-pen letter. They say the notice was intended to pressure lenders and, in turn, dealers.  

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The takeaway lesson: Don’t take a spin in a customer’s car that's in for service. And definitely don’t drive one that’s rigged with a dash cam. 

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About the Author

Steve Finlay

Contributing Editor

Steve Finlay is a former longtime editor for WardsAuto. He writes about a range of topics including automotive dealers and issues that impact their business.

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