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Mobility trend could spell trouble for dealers

From left, Peter Welch, Glenn Mercer and Dave Conant discuss Mercer's study, which concluded that in 2025 dealerships will still be the dominant way to sell cars. (CHARLES CYRILL\/NADA)
November 21, 2016 05:00 AM

LOS ANGELES -- The single biggest risk to franchised dealerships in the next 10 years is a potential change in vehicle ownership patterns as self-driving cars and mobility services converge, says a consultant hired by the National Automobile Dealers Association to study the future of auto retailing.

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