Coronavirus drags car dealers into digital commerce
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NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - Auto retailers have been slow to embrace e-commerce, but the coronavirus pandemic is changing that.Online traffic has risen even as in-person showroom traffic has disappeared. Auto dealers are embracing digital tools to close deals without a handshake and arranging for vehicles to be picked up or delivered without requiring customers to come to their stores. U.S. new vehicle sales will be hit hard by the pandemic. Demand dropped 13% in the first 19 days of March,..