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Dealership of the future adds tech, comfort and cuts time

Qvale Auto Group's four-story, 158,000-square-foot Audi dealership in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is expected to be completed in August. Its business development center will be on the mezzanine, overlooking the showroom, in an effort to create excitement.
January 19, 2015 05:00 AM
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Future facilities
Watch for these changes in dealership design. • F&I, service and used cars could move upstairs or downstairs. • More comfortable furniture and seating areas • Higher ceilings to accommodate video screens • The business development center could move into the open.
FINANCE_AND_INSURANCE_170629753_AR_-1_QYMFPUKLSXVY.jpg McConnell: No huge stores

There's value in the traditional brick-and-mortar dealership showroom, industry experts say -- but it must evolve.

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