The Dealer 5 | October 16, 2014

Falling used-car prices are dropping on the new-car market. Dealers see benefits, but what's an automaker to do? Check out what might happen. Bonus link: 2014's WardsAuto Remarketing 150, a ranking of dealers with great used-car operations.

Will Cadillac cut its dealer ranks? One-time serial Cadillac buyer Jim Ziegler thinks so. He says why, in no uncertain terms.

Wall Street hates Sonic Automotive.Hard-hearted investors may fail to realize something. And despite a stock-price drop, some people are bullish on another megadealer, Lithia.   

  In 2009, the battered pickup-truck segment all but waved the white flag. Today, pickup makers are engaged in a thermonuclear sales war. Who might win?

A criminal escapes from a police car. He runs to a dealership.Bad move.