JANUARY 5, 2018

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

WardsAuto editors, who test drive nearly 100 vehicles a year, offer their individual picks of 2017’s memorable models.

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Car dealers, be like Southwest Airlines, not United, says WardsAuto Industry Voices contributor Aaron Krane.

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U.S. car sales top 17 million for the third straight year in 2017 but didn't reach 2016's blowout numbers. Check out our tracking chart.

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The U.S. auto industry has a chance to break out of the boom-and-bust cycle it has followed for most of the last century, and the change may occur this year.

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Now for the latest dealer news from CBT Automotive.

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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 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.

Now for the legal stuff...