Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Wednesday, Dec. 29. We've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:
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Light-vehicle sales will increase by a modest 4.8% in 2021 to 15.3 million units, a level that is 1.3 million below what current economic conditions would support.
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“Sellers are laser-focused on closing before the end of the year” because the potential tax changes could greatly increase the tax bill for selling dealers, says Erin Kerrigan, co-founder of Kerrigan Advisors, Irvine, CA.
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Since 2019 the military training program has graduated 106 rookie BMW technicians nationwide. Dealerships need about 76,000 new technicians annually due to retirements and job departures, but only about 39,000 service techs graduate from tech schools.
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...
