The Dealer 5 | September 16, 2015

Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.

Steve Finlay, Contributing Editor

September 16, 2015

3 Min Read
The Dealer 5 | September 16, 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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Improved fuel economy is great, but the associated extra costs aren’t so hot, says NADA Chairman Bill Fox whose customers want “cheap” wheels.

2.

Customers are tricky. They’re often hard to please. They get irked. Other than that, they’re great. Here’s how digital marketers can better understand them.

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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.

3.

The Ford Explorer sports a new top-trim level. Check out our story on it and at the same time take gander at the biggest fish in Canada. OK, it’s not a real. But this vehicle walk-around video is. 

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Last month, Scott Painter announced he’s stepping down as CEO of TrueCar. Now its president, John Krafcik, is leaving to take a go-go job at Google.

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Stop the presses. The dealership tube man has escaped in a new Scion. It’s true – at least in an agency’s ad that goes for the gusto of weirdness.

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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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