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OCTOBER 18, 2023






1.

Inventories: How Low Will They Go?

Dealer inventories may sink if UAW doesn’t heed Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford’s call for unity.

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2.

WardsAuto Podcast: Automakers Are All In on BEVs, But Dealers Aren’t

By the middle of the next decade, two-thirds of new-vehicle sales will be battery-electric-vehicles if current government mandates stay in place, but dealers are not willingly going along with that plan.

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3.

UAW Strike at Major Ford Truck Plant Breeds Dealer Anxiety

Some 8,700 workers at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant joined the expanding UAW walkouts on Oct. 11, halting production of highly profitable Super Duty pickups and large SUVs.

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4.

How AI Aids Your Dealership
Auto Success details how AI boosts dealerships' efficiencies, productivity.

5.

Vehicle Theft Rises
Here are the states hit hardest by car thieves, according to F&I Showroom.