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OCTOBER 30, 2019
Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Wednesday Oct. 30. To start your day, we've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Five reasons car dealers should put value over price.  

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Dig in. The new Ford Explorer is a user-experience feast and a Wards 10 Best UX winner.

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Ford will end production of its Flex minivan alternative, a casualty of the automaker’s plans to replace 75% of its vehicle lineup by the end of 2020.

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New Settlements Announced in the Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation (US District Court, E.D. Michigan, Case No. 12-md-02311): If You Are an Automobile Dealership that Purchased New Vehicles or Purchased Certain Parts for a Vehicle in the United States Since 1990, You Could Receive Money From Settlements of Class Actions. Visit www.AutoDealerSettlement.com to learn more and file a claim.

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The GM strike and lower automaker incentive spend are contributing to a dip in new-car sales this month, TrueCar predicts.

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Now that GM’s strike is over, how many cars are left for shoppers? Quite a few, actually.

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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 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.

Now for the legal stuff...