JANUARY 8, 2020

Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Wednesday Jan. 8. To start your day, we've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

Is it legal to sell cars, circumventing the franchised system, even if some dealers are partners? A new EV maker is confident it is.

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Provision ProfitTime exceeded this dealer’s careful calculations
Jim Blickle of Performance Toyota calculates the outcome of every used car decision before he makes it. Find out why his results were different with Provision ProfitTime . Watch the video.

DealerSocket's plan to acquire fellow dealer-software company Auto/Mate is called "a game changer."

Poof! A concept “transparent hood” makes the front end of your vehicle seem to disappear, as if you’re looking straight at the ground.

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Pickup trucks aren't just popular in rural areas. The Ford F-150 is the best-seller among used veichles in 23 of the nation's top 50 metro market, according iSeeCars.com. The Chevy Silverado pickup is No.2.

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In 1983, nearly half of 16-year-olds had driver's licences, but today it's only about 25%, according to a study by analyst Michael Sivak.

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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...

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