Today in the Used Car Voice

April 22, 2022For this year’s Earth Day, we wanted to support green vehicles May 10, 2022 Today in Ford Analysis we cover Ford selling some of their Rivian stake. April 22, 2022 Finally! More street pics of the Bad-Ass New Corvette are available. Aug 1, 2017 Welcome to the first day of August! Today also …

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Home Office Basics

Here are some things to consider when setting up a home office. More and more Americans are establishing home offices, including most wholesalers , used car manager and other Used Car Professionals. There are important features that every home office should have. Most importantly, it should be private and as “separate” from the rest of …

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GM Distances itself from Cadillac

“A car for every purse and purpose” Alfred P Sloan GM is aggressively trying to distance their Cadillac brand from the rest of General Motors. Bloomberg reported today that “Cadillac is erasing the GM name from its marketing and dealerships, changing e-mail addresses to @cadillac.com from @gm.com and exiting companywide promotions such as the Red …

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Chrysler reinstates dealerships

Today is a good day for the used car industry and used car managers. Chrysler announced today that it would reinstate 50 dealerships. These franchises were part of the 800 dealerships that Chrysler cut ties with during their bankruptcy procedures. “The 50 dealers are in locations that offer customer service benefits and will have limited …

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Ford is firing on all cylinders

With the recent turmoil facing Toyota, the market pundits have been guessing which manufacturer will reap the benefits of Toyota’s blunders. That manufacturer appears to be Ford(F). Ford has been on a roll ever since the other two domestics declared bankruptcy. CEO Mulally appears to have ushered in a new era at Ford. An era …

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Chrysler Dealers are short term worried, but long term optimistic

This year’s NADA convention provided an opportunity for the new management of Chrysler to speak directly to their dealer base and the rest of the used car industry.  The management team, implemented by Fiat, laid out their plans for the upcoming year. According to the Associated Press “Chrysler plans to have 16 new or significantly …

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Tough Times for Toyota

Oh, What a Feeling! Toyota! “Things are going to get a lot worse, before they get worse.”- Lily Tomlin Toyota keeps getting pummeled.  I haven’t seen a beating this bad since Cooney vs. Holmes.  The latest to pile on is U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.  Secretary Hood said today at a House Appropriations committee that …

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