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OCTOBER 2, 2019
Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Wednesday Oct. 2. To start your day, we've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Wards Industry Voices contributor Brian Finkelmeyer offers three tips for playing the season sell-down game.

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Alexa Automotive is just getting started, an Amazon executive says at the WardsAuto UX conference.

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The new Ford Explorer is a user-experience feast – and a winner of the Wards 10 Best UX competition. Click here to read why it won.

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The average transaction price for a vehicle went up again (but not by much) in September, according to Kelley Blue Book. 

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Here is today's dealer-oriented CBT Automotive broadcast.

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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...