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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. | Chrysler dealers deserve better, according to Jim Ziegler, who tells why in his latest no-holds-barred WardsAuto commentary. | ||
| 2. | Say no to Costco. So says an outspoken dealership manager in a WardsAuto commentary. | ||
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| 3. | Americans are going deeper into debt and for longer periods to accommodate stiffer sticker, according to this report. | ||
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| 4. | Are Google’s autonomous vehicles granny cars? Kind of, some observers claim. That said, here’s a provocative piece on the moral and legal issues that come with self-driving cars. | ||
| 5. | To paraphrase Frank Sinatra, if Tesla can make it there, it can make it anywhere. “There,” in this case, is Houston, where the EV maker will open a limited outlet. It is a small victory for Elon Musk who's had trouble in Texas. |
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