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| 1. | Jim Ziegler takes aim at Shop, Click and Drive. It’s an online initiative from General Motors. Not many people know about it. That’s part of the problem. But Ziegler’s zings go further. | ||
| 2. | The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin.’s chief wants dealers to do more to make sure recall-affected used cars are tended to before they’re resold. Dealers worry about potentially excessive legislation. Here’s why. | ||
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| 3. | For a third year in a row, franchised dealers averaged a pretax net profit of 2.2%. That’s a percentage point less than many other retailers, notes NADA in an annual info report. Click here for NADA Data 2014. | ||
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Register to vote. In the latest WardsAuto poll, that is. Registering is free and easy, and lots of good stuff comes with it. On the ballot this time: What vehicle stole the show at the New York auto show?
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| 5. | The English dislike a set of drivers called “men in white vans.” Go figure. (The British also like warm beer.) In the U.S., commercial vans do well, thank you, as evidenced by stepped-up competition. One brand leads by far. What ho? |
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