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More “help” from Washington
Posted by Mike Kane on 05/24/2010Auto Industry
Now the Federal Government wants to legislate how dealers get retail buyers financed. Lord help us all, they have such attention to detail on other things like Fannie, Freddie, etc. http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100524/RETAIL03/305249954/1137 It’ll be funny (or shameful…) to see where we [...]
I live 8 miles from Chrysler HQ, so I hope they’re right…
Posted by Mike Kane on 04/21/2010Auto Industry
…when they say Chrysler’s new CEO is a “miracle worker”… Read on… http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/21/autos/chrysler_marchionne_profit.fortune/index.htm
Read I live 8 miles from Chrysler HQ, so I hope they’re right…
Great Day for GM!
Posted by Mike Kane on 04/21/2010Auto Industry
Great Day for General Motors, and the US Taxpayer! http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/21/autos/gm_loan_repayment/index.htm?hpt=T1 …congratulations to all the workers, engineers, white collar and executives that are working together to make the “new GM” a reality!
“Something Fishy” Alright….
Posted by Mike Kane on 02/01/2010Auto Industry
Good article here about the 1500 or so “orphaned” dealers who will try to reassert their rights to their privately held dealerships and businesses - some that go back generations… http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/26/smallbusiness/auto_dealers_gm_chrysler_appeals/index.htm All of us in the car business know how seemingly [...]
Alright, who doesn’t like a good joke?
Posted by Mike Kane on 01/14/2010Auto Industry
A very old man lay dying in his bed. In death’s doorway, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookie wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning [...]
