WardsAuto Dealer 5
WardsAuto Dealer 5
 

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

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Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday, Nov. 14. 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 auto brands handle vehicle recalls better than others. Here’s a best-worst list from crunching 31 years of data. 

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The history of the U.S. auto industry is full of good ideas that didn’t work in practice. Should we add the Smart Fortwo to the list?

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Word is the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress will revisit regulations (i.e. fuel-economy mandates) that affect the industry.

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“Hatchback” once was an auto-industry dirty word because customers thought it sounded uncool. So the euphemistic “5-door” replaced it. Now, hatchbacks are back, and Honda plans to sell a lot of them.

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Despite having lots of look-out accomplices, three people who broke into a dealership and bee-lined for the key box get busted.

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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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And to reach the editor for whatever reason (i.e. comments, complaints, questions, directions to Spooky Mountain, CO, boo!), contact Steve Finlay at sfinlay@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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