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JANUARY 30, 2017

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Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday, Jan. 30. To start your day, we've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Some investors go for the "trophy dealerships," others for staid stores that cost less. Either way, expect a banner year for the buying and selling of dealerships.

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No, Cadillac is not fixing to kill off dealerships, says the brand's president, adding he's "irritated beyond belief" that some people claim that. 

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Now for the not-so-hot news coming off a great sales year: Analysts are concerned rising incentives and a softening used-vehicle market could send the industry into a spiral.

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“I recently switched all 7 of my stores to Reynolds.  Many people base their decision on price, but I did my own needs analysis focused on the product and the retail process and Reynolds and Reynolds blew the competition away.” -Joe Laham, President of Premier Companies

See why Joe Switched

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Ford CEO Mark Fields tells a dealer audience what it's like to hang with President Trump. Yes sir, those Oval Office curtains are very, very great.

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AutoNation plans to introduce its own branded auto-parts line. The country's No.1 dealership chain sees that venture as a way to keep those revenues streaming.

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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 to New Orleans; no that's not a speed bump, it's a passed-out tourist lying in the road), contact Steve Finlay at [email protected] .

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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