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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. | A bright idea when it comes to vehicle-service agreements: Cars are like lightbulbs, says an F&I trainer. Here's why. | ||
| 2. | Dealership used-car sales once were necessary evils. Times sure have changed. WardsAuto Xpert Tony Noland looks at remarketing today, including one of its hot issues. | ||
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| 3. | As the resale value of their diesel cars drops, VW owners are stuck, unwilling to sell their polluting vehicles at a loss but lacking information on what fixes may be in store. | ||
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We’re having flashbacks. Yes, it’s time for another WardsAuto Flashback. Dealers fight a profit squeeze. Sound familiar? Well, this kerfuffle is from 1945. | ||
| 5. | He’s a well-dressed smooth-talker who walks into one dealership after another, tells a tale, gives a fake name and each time drives off in a new car. |
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