Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday Oct. 29. To start your day, we've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:
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A dealer explains how to speed up the buying process and get better customer engagement to boot. Watch our (short) video here.
In a most-watched ad, a Mitsubishi a salesman uses his booming voice to narrate test drives with potential customers. Watch the spot and the others in the top five here.
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Strong demand for trucks, and expectations that fleet deliveries remain robust, will lift October U.S. light-vehicle sales to a 17.5 million-unit SAAR, says Wards analyst Haig Stoddard. Check out the trend chart.
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 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...