The Dealer 5 | May 20, 2015

Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.

Steve Finlay, Contributing Editor

May 20, 2015

3 Min Read
The Dealer 5 | May 20, 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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When the WardsAuto Megadealer 100 list started 27 years ago, the landscape was much different. Here's a look at today's annual list and how it's changed.

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Phil Villegas, a dealership expert who wrote our Megadealer 100 analysis, offers predictions on which dealer groups might hook up next. He also tells of a predicament at No.1 AutoNation.

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Three Ways Your Dealership Can Attract Millennial Car Shoppers. Young people aren’t driving differently. They’re shopping differently. And that’s a good thing.    

See how to attract Millennials.

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Skeptics say an expanding subprime bubble may burst, and if that happens, look out. Yet a report says the percentage of subprime loans is at a 3-year low. 

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New Rule #18: Connect from the moment of interest. To influence your customers online, you need to engage them the second they start thinking about a purchase. With CDK Global’s Audience Management solution, you can. Anywhere. Anytime. Because it’s your business; rule it.

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A lot of dealerships are located on a stretch of 11th Avenue in New York City. But now they're at risk. Here's why.  

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They’ll see each other in court. A woman says a lawyer looted millions of dollars from her dead husband’s luxury dealership.

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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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