TSLA401.1404.76001%
GM79.500-0.08%
F14.0700.11%
RIVN16.5250.265%
CYD49.015-2.035%
HMC26.2550.065%
TM174.1101.34%
CVNA66.6653.805%
PAG174.1202.79%
LAD294.4901.47%
AN188.9402.58%
GPI311.4506.38%
ABG196.0705.94%
SAH80.1902.06%
TSLA401.1404.76001%
GM79.500-0.08%
F14.0700.11%
RIVN16.5250.265%
CYD49.015-2.035%
HMC26.2550.065%
TM174.1101.34%
CVNA66.6653.805%
PAG174.1202.79%
LAD294.4901.47%
AN188.9402.58%
GPI311.4506.38%
ABG196.0705.94%
SAH80.1902.06%
TSLA401.1404.76001%
GM79.500-0.08%
F14.0700.11%
RIVN16.5250.265%
CYD49.015-2.035%
HMC26.2550.065%
TM174.1101.34%
CVNA66.6653.805%
PAG174.1202.79%
LAD294.4901.47%
AN188.9402.58%
GPI311.4506.38%
ABG196.0705.94%
SAH80.1902.06%

WardsAuto’s Haig Stoddard on Lagging Inventory

If your dealership is hoping the last two months of 2017 are just as good or greater than the two months prior, the signs look good. September and October had Hurricane replacement demand, both months showed dealerships getting rid of excess inventory (mostly 2017 models), and there was a lot more fleet activity. We asked Haig Stoddard, Senior Advisor with WardsAuto, about how creative automakers should get when it comes to moving some more inventory.
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