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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday, October 4. We've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Self-serve Kiosks for Service Lanes Awarded Patent

Customers who check themselves in at a kiosk and leave their keys are issued a QR code that’s unique to them. After service is completed, the customer scans the QR code off their mobile phone, and the corresponding keys are dispensed.

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How a Car Dealership Service Department Really Works

In a Wards Q&A, Paul Williamsen talks about the inner workings of dealership service departments, a subject few people are fully familiar with.

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GM New Vehicle Sales Take Huge Hit in Third Quarter

GM sales of new vehicles took a dive in Q3 2021, due to the ongoing chip shortage, the Detroit Free Press reports.

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Beetle’s Spirit Infuses Volkswagen’s ID.LIFE EV

The electric-powered CUV points toward a future of modestly priced, zero-emission personal mobility in much the same way the original Beetle promised the world access to affordable combustion-engine motoring over eight decades ago.

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May Mobility Launches Semi-Autonomous Shuttle Service

The free, on-demand service connects the Kerrytown neighborhood, University of Michigan campus and State Street corridor in Ann Arbor, MI.

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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 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.

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