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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. | When it comes to humans vs. machines making lending decisions, Exeter Financial CEO's money is on the machines. | ||
| 2. | A dealership uses surveillance cameras not only to deter car-lot thieves but also analyze after-hours customer traffic. Say cheese. | ||
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| 3. | Apple is getting a lot of ink (well, that’s what they used to say, seems like 100 years ago) about its plans to get into the car business. WardsAuto Drew Winter tells why that’s a sour apple of an idea. That's Drew's take. Tell us yours by taking our poll. | ||
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| 4. | This one starts out asking: “What’s the world’s weirdest car dealership?” It’s off to the races from there. Buckle up for a variety of comments, from interesting to offbeat to “what!?” | ||
| 5. | Once again, a dealership aids a distressed person. This time, it’s a teen bilked out of her savings when trying to buy a car on Craigslist. We could run a series on good-deed dealers. |
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