The Dealer 5 | January 21, 2015

Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.

Steve Finlay, Contributing Editor

January 21, 2015

3 Min Read
The Dealer 5 | January 21, 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.

 FDR said of some political friends: "They may be SOBs, but they're our SOBs." So, it may be a dealership worksheet, but it's your dealership worksheet. Here's a 6-step plan to make it work for you.

2.

 Cheap oil means lots of things. Among them: what vehicles to highlight on the dealership lot. "I need to be smarter than ever," says a dealer.

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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.

Read the whitepaper.

3.

 Soon Audi salespeople may ask the likes of: “What size virtual-reality headset do you wear?” Welcome to the buying experience of the future

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F & I Resource Center sponsored by Ally Auto.  Valuable content to help you boost profits in this all-important division of your business.

Visit the Resource Center.

4.

 In the 2015 auto industry olympics, expect broken records in some events. Like vehicle leasing. And the contact sport of automaker incentive spending. Here's a scorecard.

5.

Honda weighs in on the wisdom of long-term auto loans. They're "stupid,"says the automaker's U.S. chief, a hard marker.

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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