The Dealer 5 | September 23, 2015

Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.

Steve Finlay, Contributing Editor

September 23, 2015

3 Min Read
The Dealer 5 | September 23, 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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Here are proven ways to begin building your gross profits immediately. They come from one of our IdeaXchange Xperts.

2.

A dealership has assembled a teen tech team to tell vehicle buyers about all the cool stuff on their vehicles. A customer asks one of the kids: “Will the car blow my nose?” Not yet. 

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3.

A bunch of zeros in car ads add up to potential trouble with the FTC. The federal regulator looks at dealer advertising with a critical eye.

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Dealers to Ford: Keep piling luxury on Explorer SUVs. “They are telling us to keep going, you have not hit the top yet.” How high is that?

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We’re having flashbacks. WardsAuto Flashback for September include (70 years ago) auto workers acting too laid back when it comes to job attendance and “well-placed” sources talk of a Chrysler-Fiat deal. (And that was 25 years ago!)

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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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