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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

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Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Wednesday, Feb. 1. To start your day, we've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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The proposed 20% build-that-wall tariff be darned, Toyota execs say they aren’t having second thoughts about plans to build a new Mexican assembly plant.  

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The head of a trade group representing auto lenders says Donald Trump’s election came as a surprise, but it provides “the opportunity to hit the reset button” on some kooy regulations.

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Audi is set to make a bigger push into electrification and wants its dealer body to “jump in and compete.”

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4.

No plate spinners or kid bands at NADA’s classy convention this year. Strike up the 72-piece orchestra.

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5.

The 2017 dealer of the year is a Kentucky fellow who sold cars to faculty members as a student and took an early interest in helping others.

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“Before we had docuPAD®, we thought we ran the best of the best in our F&I office. We implemented docuPAD and actually saw an increase of over $300 a copy. Numbers don’t lie. Profits from docuPAD are paying for my entire Reynolds bill.” – Forbes Durdin, General Manager, Parkway Chevrolet
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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 to Slaughterville, OK; BTW, PETA tried to get the town to change its name), 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...