Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Wednesday, Dec. 22. We've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:
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Dan Ammann lost his job at the helm of Cruise last week in a move that few outside the business saw coming, reports TU Automotive. Ammann is a respected leader who spent more than a decade at General Motors, which owns a majority stake in Cruise.
Due to go into series production in the next few weeks, this upgrade also applies to use of the navigation map and scrolling through lists, reports TU Automotive.
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 Tom Murphy at tmurphy@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. Now for the legal stuff...