WardsAuto Dealer 5
 
WardsAuto Dealer 5
 

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday, Feb. 21. We've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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New OnStar Initiative Bases Insurance Rates on Actual Driving

With traditional rate setting, “it’s often about who you are, not how you drive,” says Andrew Rose, president of GM’s OnStar Insurance.

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Customer Trust Leads to Record Year for Small Town Minnesota Car Dealership

Supply chain issues have made new cars hard to find. But a small town dealership in central Minnesota has navigated the challenges en route to its best sales year ever, WCCO-TV reports..

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There’s a New Style of Dealership Selling the Hottest Old Cars

The Barn Miami holds a bonanza of “young timers” and other buzzy classics, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.

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Toyota Claims Most-Seen Auto Ad Against Olympic Backdrop

Toyota tops the list for the week of Feb. 7 with one of its two “Start Your Impossible” campaign spots, but just barely. Toyota’s “Ice Match” bests Chevrolet’s “Taco Truck” by a mere 714,184 impressions.

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Car Dealership Committed to Helping Residents in Winter Weather

“It just hit me that there were a lot of folks out there in the community that weren’t as fortunate as we are, from an access to the type of vehicle that makes treacherous roadways like that safe,” Jared Cunningham, co-owner of Seth Wadley Ford in Perry, OK, tells KOTV in Tulsa, OK.

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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 Dave Zoia at dzoia@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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