The Dealer 5 | April 3, 2015

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That upscale CUV yonder on the stage sure is nice. But the head of Mercedes-Benz USA is instead asked a lot of questions about the prospect of his company joining America’s pickup party. Here’s what he says.

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You might not guess which car arguably stole the show at the New York auto show. It’s a welterweight described as a street fighter. It seems ready to rumble.

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Apple has taught the wired world some important lessons. But a report says the mega-company could learn from auto brands that use leasing to get customers into new cars every two or three years.

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At this point, 16.9 million in 2015 U.S. auto sales is do-able, and 17 million possible. WardsAuto analyst Haig Stoddard tells why we’re not going that high. Yet.