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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Friday Nov. 13 -- it's your lucky day! We've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Consumers Want Hybrid of Digital, In-Store Experience, Expert Says

New software systems allow car buyers to have their online purchases guided by a dealer staff, speeding and changing the sales process.

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2.

Illegal Car Dealers Taking Up Space

Officials in the Queens, NY, neighborhood of Corona have been cracking down on “curbstoning,” when a dealer poses as a private party to sell a car parked on the street. Penalties are stiffer for unlicensed car dealing, but the problem persists, the Queens Chronicle reports.

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VW Designs Tiny Dealership Model to Promote AR Showroom

The augmented-reality tools promoted in Volkswagen’s latest campaign allow consumers to virtually kick the tires from the automaker's new line of smaller CUVs, Adweek reports.

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Tech Firm Breathes New Life Into Historic Ford Showroom

A self-described car buff who became a computer engineer in California is planning to repair and restore one of the world's first Ford Motor Co. showrooms, in Buffalo, NY, to house a technology business, The Buffalo News reports.

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5.

Honda to Unveil New Civic on Gaming Channel

The 11th-generation Civic will be unveiled on streaming platform Twitch on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Honda claims the Civic is the most popular car in the U.S. among Generations Y and Z.

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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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