WardsAuto Dealer 5
 
WardsAuto Dealer 5
 

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday, Dec. 27. We've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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VW Invests $20 Million in Car Dealers’ EV Efforts

VW is turning to dealers to bring “their communities into electric vehicles,” says Scott Keogh, who heads Volkswagen Group of America.

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There’s a 22-Car Glass-Walled Showroom on Hawaiian Island of Kauai

Other amenities at this residential compound built in 2001 by resort executive and car collector Dave Walters include indoor and outdoor pools, a wine cellar and a Hollywood-style theater with red velvet seats, reports Mansion Global.

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Toyota’s ‘Bookstore’ Is Most-Watched Auto Ad of Week

Toyota's No.1 ad for the week of Dec. 13, about restocking a small-town bookstore, features music from Kacey Musgraves.

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2022 Mercedes-AMG EQS: Big EV Turns Hot Rod, With Qualifications

The first all-electric AMG sedan doesn’t feel as different from its tamer counterpart as we expected, but there may be more to come.

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Crooks print real DMV temp tags to cover up crimes. Where’s the oversight?

An investigation by KXAN in Austin, TX, found criminals have the ability to access the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ dealership database with relative ease.

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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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