WardsAuto Dealer 5
WardsAuto Dealer 5
 

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

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Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday, Feb. 20. To start your day, we've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Sandy Schwartz, head of the 25-brand Cox Automotive, talks about the auto industry, his management style and his newspaper reporting days in a WardsAuto Q&A.

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WardsAuto’s Christie Schweinsberg writes about driving a Chinese-made vehicle. (The nameplate on it might surprise you.)  

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Dealers typically are budget-conscious, but seldom pay much mind to a costly expense, says vAuto's Brian Finkelmeyer.      

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Dealertrack eContracting ­—Your Peers Have Spoken
With so many benefits to eContracting, what’s number 1? According to 3/4 of our customers, it’s fast funding.* And by fast funding, we mean that you can receive funding in as little as 2 hours depending on the lender and the time of day. Now that’s fast.

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Truck output soars while car production tumbles in North America. Check out our chart.

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Check out today’s broadcast from CBT News. Among featured items: How to put yourself in the customer's shoes -- in the F&I office. 

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“I’ve been a dealer for 34 years, and docuPAD® is the best product I’ve seen in many years. We have docuPAD in all of our dealerships, and everyone is seeing similar, if not better, results. In fact, docuPAD is paying for my Reynolds bill in all 5 stores.” – Steve Barna, Dealer Principal, Hawthorne Chevrolet
See his story.
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 to Ten Sleep, WY; why stop there?), 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.


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