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Here are six quick picks of products and events to check out during the grand bazaar of business opportunities which is NADA 2017.

BMW Group Canada will convert all of its Canadian stores to Reynolds and Reynolds’ Windows-based ERA-IGNITE dealer management system.

BMW Group Canada will convert all of its franchised stores in Canada to Reynolds and Reynolds’ Windows-based ERA-IGNITE dealership management system.

J.D. Power and Associates has launched its own residual-value product, putting it in competition with TrueCar Inc.’s ALG and others at a time when lease originations are at record levels.

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Joe Eberhardt, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover North America, says the growth spurt the company has enjoyed since 2014 will continue in 2017, but at a slower pace — even if auto sales have peaked.

Project Pinnacle is Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen’s plan to revamp the brand’s retailer network by changing the way dealers are paid for the vehicles they sell and for complying with brand standards.

Forty-nine U.S. auto dealers have been nominated by automotive trade associations for the 2017 Time Dealer of the Year award. The nominees were announced by Time and Ally Financial, the sponsor.

Steve Hinkle, chairman of the Volvo Retail Advisory Board, says the success of the redesigned XC90 crossover shows that the brand is on the right road.

Chinese automaker Geely Automobile Holdings, the owner of Volvo cars, plans to roll out its mid-priced Lynk and CO brand in the United States and Europe in early 2019, but cautioned those plans could change if President Donald Trump imposes a border…