SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday Sept. 14. To start your day, we've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

WardsAuto 2020 Service 150: Fixed Ops Are Special Ops

The 150 dealers on the spinoff service ranking tallied up fixed-ops revenue totaling $4 billion.

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L.A. auto show move ‘a declaration of war’ on shows in Detroit, New York

L.A. show organizers have dropped the November 2020 date and instead plopped the show down in May — right between New York and Detroit shows, the Detroit Free Press reports.

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Walser Auto Group a Pioneer of Digital Retailing

Andrew Walser's 26-store dealership group has been doing digital auto retailing for nearly a decade.

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Used Cars Are Having a Moment, Creating Opportunity for Sellers

J.D. Power calculated that auto dealers sold 2.1 million used vehicles in May and June, 9% more than in like-2019, Car and Driver reports.

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Maserati Launching MC20 Coupe as New Flagship

With a starting price of $210,000, the MC20 is a new car with a new engine for a new era.

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That’s our WardsAuto Dealer 5 for today. We’ll be back soon with more high fives.

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