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MAY 22, 2017

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Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday, May 22. To start your day, we've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Automakers' and dealers' cybersecurity fear: the mad hacker.

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Ford reportedly replaces Mark Fields as CEO. It’s a shake-up reflecting the pressures of the auto industry.

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North American production drops in a rare month with no new vehicles added to the tally. Check out our chart.

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Discounted vehicles benefit buyers, but may signal trouble for the industry.

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The latest broadcast from CBT Automotive includes stories on how Sonic does inventory and secrets of sales follow-ups.

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“Our labor gross profit is up 24%. Our biggest challenge was having clients leave. About 20% were going somewhere else. With Advanced Service, they are coming back in. I would tell other customers they would be foolish not to try it.”
– Clay Caruthers, Service Manager, Land Rover Dallas

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That’s our WardsAuto Dealer 5 for today. We’ll be back soon with more high fives.

And to reach the editor for whatever reason (i.e. comments, complaints, questions, directions to Frog Level, VA; the weird part: two spots in Virginia are called that), contact Steve Finlay at sfinlay@wardsauto.com .

OK, finally... Forward this alert to dealership colleagues. The more in-the-know people at your place, the better it is. Over and out.


Now for the legal stuff...