<br />
8 Upbeat<br />
Dealership group sees<br />
Chrysler as `growth franchise.'<br />
19Used-Car Prices Roll<br />
What happens when high demand<br />
meets low supply.<br />
26 Dueling Departments<br />
Sales and F&I departments<br />
sometimes are at odds.<br />
December 2011<br />
November 2011<br />
AGAINST THE<br />
RULES<br />
Dealers fight prospects of more<br />
government regulations. On page 10<br />
A PENTON MEDIA PUBLICATION<br />
DEALER SERVICES<br />
Volume 45, Number 12<br />
Bob McDorman amid his auto memorabilia.<br />
7<br />
ON THE COVER:<br />
10 Against The Rules<br />
Dealers oppose the prospects of yet more regulations.<br />
By Steve Finlay<br />
FEATURES:<br />
3 Ziegler: This Year's Winners, Losers<br />
Japanese auto makers just can't seem to get a break.<br />
By Jim Ziegler<br />
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<a title="December 2011 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/46e7aa6d?page=2"> DEALER SERVICES</a>
<a title="December 2011 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/46e7aa6d?page=3"> Volume 45, Number 12 Bob McDorman amid h</a>
<a title="December 2011 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/46e7aa6d?page=4"> EDITOR'S FORUM BY STEVE FINLAY We welcome readers</a>
<a title="December 2011 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/46e7aa6d?page=5"> THE WAY I SEE IT We welcome readers feedback, in</a>
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