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Welcome to The WardsAuto Dealer 5 - we've put together important items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:
| 1. | Make it fast, or at least not slow. Spiffs spur dealership people to sell. But delays can dampen enthusiasm. Here's one way to avoid that. | ||
| 2. | It costs less to learn from other’s mistakes. Our IdeaXchange sales expert tells of famously successful people who at first faltered. This read could save you money. | ||
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| 3. | Who wouldn’t want a sleek new ’16 Acura NSX when the hot car returns to the market? But not all Acura dealers will sell it. Ones that do will need special tools, maybe even a special hoist. | ||
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| 4. | Some Mexican dealers will own Nissan stores in the U.S. Nissan says it’s no big deal and that some people are overreacting. That said, here’s whatJim Ziegler says about it.
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| 5. | Check out this month’s WardsAuto Flashback. Items include NADA 50 years ago happily announcing the average used-car price rose to $849. Plus, the old auto ads are cool: Who knew Plymouth was “the 1940 beauty”? |
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