WardsAuto Dealer 5
WardsAuto Dealer 5
 

MARCH 29, 2021

Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday, March 29. We've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Fleet-Service Provider Pivet Recruiting Auto Dealers

“Pivet’s biggest opportunity to grow is through partnerships with local dealers,” says company executive Alex Fraser.

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Does DC Have Car Dealerships? Spoiler Alert: Yes

In the debate over statehood for the District of Columbia, Georgia Republican Rep. Jody Hice said D.C. should not be a state in part because it doesn’t have any car dealerships — which he later walked back, according to WTOP News. Tesla and others have showrooms in D.C.

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Spring Gives Automotive Industry a Seasonal Tune-Up

Like many sectors of our economy, a focus on customer experience and convenience, made possible by powerful digital and mobile technologies, already has become an essential value proposition and a key differentiator for auto dealers.

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Connecticut Group Fighting Proposed EV Showroom

A rock ridge in Canton, CT, will be demolished as part of a developer's plan to open an electric car showroom and more on a 26-acre site. Neighbors are campagning against the proposal, the Hartford Courant reports. 

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ACV Auctions IPO Raises $414 Million on NASDAQ

In 2020, sellers used ACV Auctions to sell about $3 billion worth of used vehicles, or almost 400,000 units, the company says.

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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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