If You Are Not as Excited About 'Cash for Clunkers' as You Were When it First Started - You Need to Adjust Your Thinking

Posted:
Aug 14, 2009

A few Dealers and General Managers have grumbled in the last few days about the program and some have even... Read More »

Ford Dealer Advertising Co-op Getting Cut

Posted:
Aug 13, 2009

I have blogged on a lot of the great things that Ford has done right in the last 12 months... Read More »

Beat 'Em - Braveheart Style

Posted:
Aug 10, 2009

This is James Farrell from Central Florida Toyota holding his Saturday Morning Meeting – BRAVEHEART STYLE (yes, kilt and all). The goal... Read More »

Credit is Getting Better – Including Hispanic Buyers

Posted:
Aug 6, 2009

The Texas markets are showing an increase in Hispanic buyers in the market and dealers are citing that the credit... Read More »

Strong Automotive Advises on SEM Strategies in the Current Automotive Market

Posted:
Aug 5, 2009

Reporting and Data from the last 90 days is pointing to two very prominent indicators in regards to SEM strategies... Read More »

What Customers Want From Customer Service

Posted:
Aug 4, 2009

What do customers want?
 To start, customers want product value that exceeds the price they’re paying. Next, they want a... Read More »

Is Monday the ‘NEW Saturday’ in the Retail Automotive Business?

Posted:
Aug 3, 2009

  STRONG of Birmingham, Alabama has an interesting case study of 4 Major Market dealers, both import and domestic, who have posted... Read More »

John Paul Strong & Mike Strong Become Modern Day Cowboys…

Posted:
Aug 2, 2009

  August of 2009 in the Retail Automotive Arena has just reached a new period… A Historic Period… Some people... Read More »

Are You Prepared to Hold Gross? – You Better Be

Posted:
Aug 1, 2009

Cash for clunkers is upon us… and everybody is anticipating the biggest lift in business since we first dropped to... Read More »

Cash For Clunkers Update

Posted:
Jul 31, 2009

Google Trends also highlights the top 10 US cities by “Cash For Clunkers” search volume: Detroit, MI Oklahoma City, OK... Read More »