The Dealer 5 | December 19, 2014

Six creative car displays; Plumber's pickup goes to war; Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.

Steve Finlay, Contributing Editor

December 19, 2014

3 Min Read
The Dealer 5 | December 19, 2014



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

So let's go:

 

1.

 He loves cars and majored in business. Put those two things together, and you have a top-selling dealer. Check out our profile.

2.

 Creative dealers display cars in eye-catching ways. Here are six examplesof how they make inventory stand out.  

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3.

 If you’re an Illinois dealer, don’t you dare charge car buyers a $168.44 document fee. That would cost a penny too much, says the state attorney general. 

4.

 First, Ford said its MyFord Touch infotainment system worked just fine. Then it said it fixed the problems. Then it spiffed dealerships to explain how the darn thing worked. And now for something completely different.

5.

A plumber trades in his pickup at a dealership. It ends up in a war. A militant group posts a photo of it rigged for battle and with the plumber’s business logo still on it. Plumber gets flooded with calls.   

To see all the day's dealer news and information, go to WardsAuto.com/Dealers. 

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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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