WardsAuto Dealer 5
WardsAuto Dealer 5
 

MARCH 24, 2021

Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Wednesday, March 24. We've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Advisors See Continued Demand for Dealership Acquisitions

“Inertia is increasingly considered to be a bad strategy,” Erin Kerrigan, founder and managing director of Kerrigan Advisors, says during an American International Automobile Dealers Assn. webinar. “Dealers feel they either need to commit to growth or sell their business.”

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Chinese Automaker Geely to Launch New ZEEKR EV Brand

The premium brand will enter global markets as a rival to Tesla as well as other Chinese EV manufacturers.

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The Dos and Don’ts of Telematics for Fleet Operators

From driver coaching and safety programs to productivity tracking, telematics can provide insights into almost every area of fleet management. Smart data management and application will help fleet managers maximize telematics’ functionality.

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EV Adoption: How Can We Move Past Two Percent?

Moving the average U.S. consumer out of their comfort zone and into an EV will require checking all the boxes: financial incentives, attractive price points, ease of charging and a stepped-up customer support network.

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Hyundai Springs to Top of Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart

The first-place ad for the week of March 15 promotes Hyundai’s Spring Upgrade Sales Event, which offers customers zero-percent APR financing on select vehicles for 60 months, plus no payments for 90 days.

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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), contact Tom Murphy at tmurphy@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.

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