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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. | The new Nissan Maxima competes in “the Frankenstein segment.” So says a chief marketing manager in a WardsAuto Q&A. See how this movie may end. | ||
| 2. | Show business isn’t the only thing booming in L.A. Dealership showrooms are doing well, thank you, after some hard times. | ||
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| 3. | A couple of analysts shine up their crystal balls and predict the future for auto sales and dealers. They agree on one thing: expect changes. | ||
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| 4. | It resembles a car's pushbutton AM radio from the 1950s. The driver operates it without looking down. It's back to the future with modern human-machine interfacing. | ||
| 5. | Segio Marchionne says he writes “lots of emails.” So at first, the FCA CEO wouldn’t confirm he sent one to General Motors suggesting a FCA-GM merger. Now, there’s confirmation. |
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