Dealer 5 | January 7, 2015

Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.

Steve Finlay, Contributing Editor

January 7, 2015

3 Min Read
Dealer 5 | January 7, 2015



Welcome to The  WardsAuto Dealer 5 - we've put together important items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet.

So let's go:

 

1.

 Vehicle transaction prices rise as automakers charge more and consumers purchase more. One way of looking at: $34,367 buys an average car.

2.

 Sales for pickup trucks, CUVs and SUVs were up, up and up. Vans made sort of a comeback. Big loser: Big cars. Check out WardsAuto's final segment tallies for 2014.  

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The auto accessories industry is $40 billion and dealers represent less than 5%.    Could accessories be the new profit center for dealerships? It is one new frontier that may hold the most profit potential dealers have seen since adding the F&I department 40 years ago.

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3.

Ford and Chevy are long-time rivals. The sales crown has switched back and forth. But in the Blue Oval-Bowtie race, Ford's on a 5-year winning streak.  

4.

As aluminum makes its way into more vehicles, class offerings teach how to repair such vehicles. BTW, why do Yanks and Brits pronounce "aluminum" so differently? Just asking.  

5.

Alfa Romeo returned to the U.S. in November. An Alfa store in Connecticut just closed. Well, that was fast.  

 

To see all the day's dealer news and information, go to WardsAuto.com/Dealers.  

 

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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