Volkswagen's U.S. dealers will be on the front lines of trying to repair the damage from the company's emissions test cheating scandal. Meanwhile, they're incurring plenty of damage on their own. Revelations of cheating and subsequent leadership turmoil at VW add more burdens to VW dealers already seething over a poor product mix, sagging sales and profitability, and an often cold shoulder from headquarters in Germany. Now they're dealing with unsalable new and used vehicles, the prospect of decreased dealership values and a loss of consumer trust.
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