WardsAuto Dealer 5
WardsAuto Dealer 5
 

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Wednesday, Nov. 17. We've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Car Dealers Influence EV Sales

“Dealers can take a lead role in educating consumers about EVs,” says Cox Automotive’s Stephanie Valdez Streaty.

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Tred Raises $25M to Drive Car Shoppers to Online Marketplace

The startup launched as a 2012 Techstars Seattle graduate and was initially a service that partnered with dealerships and delivered cars to people’s homes for test drives and sales. The pivot to a different type of business started in 2015, GeekWire reports.

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How Chip Shortage is Impacting Car Buyer Behavior

The chip shortage has had major impacts on the automotive inventory, but just how disruptive to car buyer behavior? Consumer research compares shoppers’ attitudes when impacts were first realized to their buying behavior now that awareness is more widespread.

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Why Any Post-2035 Ambition for Ending Gas Car Sales Is Pathetic

Norway has been targeting 2025 for all-EV sales, and yet already, in 2021, new ICE car sales have virtually vanished in the country. The majority of new cars are electric-only, Electrek reports.

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Reconsider Your DMS and Give Your Dealership a New VUE

The DMS touches every aspect of a dealership's operations, which is why the idea of replacing it has historically been a daunting one for dealers. After all, switching to a new system can feel like giving your dealership a heart transplant. But there

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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.

Now for the legal stuff...