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‘Protectionist’ Dealers Protect Customers, Says New NADA Chairman
Recovering from an injury, Bill Fox touts the competitiveness of the dealer-franchise system.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 24, 2015 -
Dealer of the Year Once Told He’d Never Be a Dealer
Andy Crews thanks both the people who believed in him and those who didn’t.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 24, 2015 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Courtesy of Toyota Motor North America
TrendlineTop 5 stories from WardsAuto
Automakers are evaluating their long-term strategies, revisiting their product mix, and approach to both retail and manufacturing approach along the way.
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Outgoing NADA Chief Does It His Way in Farewell Speech
Forrest McConnell III assumes the role of an inspiration speaker.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 23, 2015 -
Auto Dealers Susceptible to Cyber Crime by Association
If a vendor gets hacked, dealer data by association could become part of the stolen goods.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 23, 2015 -
Incoming NADA Chairman Hurt in Accident
A fall during a city stroll caues facial and dental injuries.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 22, 2015 -
New NADA Chairman Faces Tough Market Back Home
In a WardsAuto Q&A, William Fox talks of hot issues, threats and opportunities in the auto-retailing industry.
By Tom Beaman • Jan. 22, 2015 -
Enough With Millennials, How Will Gen Z Shop for Cars?
As eventual car buyers, people born in 1996 and later are expected to enter the market with their own set of traits, tastes and expectations.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 22, 2015 -
The Dealer 5 | January 21, 2015
Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 21, 2015 -
Six Steps to Closing More Car Deals
It’s only a worksheet, but it’s your worksheet. Used right, it will help you sell lots of vehicles.
By Darin George 1 • Jan. 20, 2015 -
Auto Analyst Sees Stricter Lending Standards
Auto financing practices are returning to “more normal” levels, says Bank of America’s John Murphy.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 16, 2015 -
Technology Would Give Car Shoppers Partial Access to Dealer-Only Auctions
Alteso’s proposal calls for consumers to see wholesale inventory. But restrictions would apply.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 14, 2015 -
Ally Financial Offers Free FICO Scores
The effort begins with a pilot program next month and a full launch this summer.
By WardsAuto Staff • Jan. 13, 2015 -
The Dealer 5 | January 12, 2015
Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 12, 2015 -
Dealer 5 | January 7, 2015
Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.
By Steve Finlay • Jan. 7, 2015 -
Dealerships Vulnerable to Hack Attacks
Malware can steal customer social security numbers from finance and insurance department computers.
By Jim Leman • Dec. 31, 2014 -
Advocate of 1-Price Dealerships States His Case
Vehicle negotiations can create a constant battle between the desk manager and both the salesperson and customer.
By Mark Rikess • Dec. 29, 2014 -
Look Out for Private-Equity Firms Eyeing Dealerships
Long-term costs may exceed short-terms gains.
By Phil Villegas 1 • Dec. 23, 2014 -
The Dealer 5 | December 22, 2014
Dealer news and information from WardsAuto and around the web.
By Steve Finlay • Dec. 22, 2014 -
Berkshire Expected to Keep Van Tuyl’s Dealership Business Model
Van Tuyl dealerships are run by managing partners who know their communities and have a vested financial interest in their stores.
By Lillie Guyer • Dec. 19, 2014 -
Illinois Dealers Get OK to Hike Fee
Retailers get a $2.16 hike, or 1.3%, in the paperwork fee they can charge to new-car buyers in 2015.
By Jim Mateja • Dec. 17, 2014 -
Six Ways Dealers Make Their Inventory Stand Out
There’s no limit to the imagination of a car dealer.
By Adam Armbruster • Dec. 17, 2014 -
Passion for Cars and Business Pays Off
Butch Hancock’s store ranks No.73 on the WardsAuto Dealer 500 and is Indiana’s top Toyota dealership.
By Lillie Guyer • Dec. 16, 2014 -
Nissan’s Diaz: Former Disney Exec Right Man for Marketing Job
The hiring of Jeremy Tucker as Nissan’s vice president of marketing was an effort to bring fresh ideas and new ways of thinking to the field of automotive advertising.
Dec. 16, 2014 -
Fix Fixed-Operations Faults
If dealers ran their fixed operations using the same practices they use in their variable operations, they would see business increase.
By Tony Noland 1 • Dec. 11, 2014 -
Spin-Off Dealer IT Provider Plans More In-House R&D
The former ADP Dealer Services had followed a strategy of acquiring companies for their technology. CDK intends to change that.
By Steve Finlay • Dec. 11, 2014