The Dealer 5 | July 29, 2015

Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.

Steve Finlay, Contributing Editor

July 29, 2015

3 Min Read
The Dealer 5 | July 29, 2015

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

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Personalized marketing to customers requires some poking around.  Some people are OK with that. Some aren’t. Others aren’t so sure. Dealers are trying to find the right balance.

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The head of General Motors’ luxury brand says it is “not disconnected from GM.” But Cadillac wants to keep its distance. Here’s its declaration of semi-independence.

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We won’t call it “Dealergate.” (OK, we just did.) But a federal agency that isn’t supposed to regulate dealers seems like it’s trying to do just that. And it just shut down NADA’s FOI request.

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Dealers are awaiting more details as Fiat Chrysler tries to work its way through the nation’s largest-ever buyback of vehicles deemed as defective.

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Test drives are considered an important part of the sales process. But they come with risks, such as accidents or this one: a “customer” kidnapping a salesperson in California.

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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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