The Dealer 5 | August 5, 2015

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The use of large interactive video screens, virtual-reality headsets and the like at dealerships won’t blow up the car-distribution system. But those things sure will change 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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Honda boldly has appointed a designer to head its Acura luxury brand in the U.S. It’s a shocker for two reasons. Here they are.

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WardsAuto’s top-down view for the North American automotive industry over the next six years is optimistic, but hinges on an economic assumption.

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Will styling take a backseat when self-driving cars arrive? Not likely, says an industry guy who, despite being a techie, predicts car buying will remain an emotional experience.