The Dealer 5 | September 11, 2015

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The Toyota Tacoma has been the nation’s No.1-selling small pickup for 10 years. Not bad for a truck that hadn’t changed in about a decade. A new one is out. It's not a slam-dunk. Here’s our test-drive review of it. 

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"I recently switched all 7 of my stores to Reynolds. Many people base their decision on price, but I did my own needs analysis focused on the product and the retail process and Reynolds and Reynolds blew the competition away.”

-Joe Laham, President of Premier Companies

See why Joe switched.

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A new agreement from the U.S. Black Chambers and the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers aims to foster business among African-Americans, who spend nearly $24 billion a year on vehicles.

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Dealership IT provider CDK Global spun off from ADP last year. Now, it’s exploring the potential for a sale after receiving unsolicited interest. A group of banks has offered to put up $6 billion. It’s getting interesting.  

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Adaptive cruise control has been around for nearly a decade. But 65% of surveyed U.S. drivers say they don't know what it is. A university says that shows poor public knowledge about car safety features. What to do?