The Dealer 5 | August 14, 2015

Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.

Steve Finlay, Contributing Editor

August 14, 2015

3 Min Read
The Dealer 5 | August 14, 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.

Trust leads to sales, repeat business and referrals. Violations of trust breed anger, hurt and skepticism. Here’s how everyone at the dealership can earn customer trust.

2.

Another reason to respect your elders: They buy lots of cars. The little old lady from Pasadena lives on.

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"I had ADP, Dealertrack and Reynolds in my stores. I spent a lot of time doing my homework on DMS providers. I switched all my stores to Reynolds. If I didn’t think Reynolds was the best, I wouldn’t have done it.”

-Joe Laham, President of Premier Companies

 See why Joe switched.

3.

What keeps Lexus dealers up at night? They’re not counting sheep. They’re counting seat rows on the RX CUV. They’d like one more. They may get their wish.

4.

A way to get in-demand vehicles to dealers faster is to build assorted vehicles on the same assembly line. So an auto analyst wonders why so few automakers do that.

5.

Tesla has a thing or two (or three) to say about news reports it is losing $4,000 on every electric car it sells.

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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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