WardsAuto Dealer 5
 
WardsAuto Dealer 5
 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Wednesday, September 7, 2022. As always, there is a lot of news in the automotive sector. We've put together some of the best from WardsAuto.com to keep you in the know.

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Buick offers to buy out dealers who don’t want to make the switch to electric cars

The brand is shifting to EV-only sales by 2030.

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2022 Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX Winner: Mercedes-Benz EQS 580

This video clip highlighting the Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 was played during the recent ceremony celebrating the 2022 winners. Wards 10 Best winner profile videos will post during the next several weeks.

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Improving Efficiency, Customer Service With Digital Solutions

Most consumers only think of digital retailing for the consumer-facing portion of the transaction. But the best way for digital retailing to work efficiently is when all back-office functions between dealer, lender and all service providers are also digitized.

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The Power of Partnership
Cade Rivard, General Manager at Rivard Buick GMC, worked with his Autotrader rep, Keith Theisen, to build a digital marketing strategy that helped them become the #1 Buick GMC store in the southeast. See Their Story

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UAW Wins Shirt Skirmish But Still Hasn’t Organized Tesla

CEO Elon Musk has said Tesla can hire and retain workers in the current, very tight labor market only by paying and treating them well, and he is not concerned about having a union vote at the electric-car maker.

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How to save your customers time at the dealership without compromising relationships

A customer's time is worth so much that many car dealerships have expanded their "time-saving" options to increase sales and service.

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

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