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30
Jan
And discussions and holdouts go on with the Toyota sticky gas pedals The president of the Japanese Ford equivalent Toyota (Mr. Toyoda) apologized to consumers in Japanese cultural form “The president of Toyota issued his first apology Friday as his troubled automaker expanded its recall to include Europe and it rushed to complete its strategy [...]
29
Jan
An interesting point with those “Toyotas”. It seems the culprit according to Toyota staff and management is simply a plastic piece sticking to a floor mat Yet there are tales of runaway cars – which kept on going – could it be a possessed computer or two ? The amazing part about electronics in automobiles [...]
29
Jan
Its a new year – 2010. It may well be time to do a makeover – to analyze strengths and weaknesses a business – be it a new car dealership , a used car lot , or a service operation. A business that does not do an inventory process – take an inventory on a [...]
29
Jan
An interesting case in point. According to a recent report in the New York Times Ford’s chief executive credits highly Ford’s recent most strong corporate health and profit statement to Toyota, his admiration of and emulation of Toyota’s production methods themselves. For roughly two decades, Alan R. Mulally, Ford Motor’s chief executive, has been an [...]
29
Jan
Market research among auto dealers has pointed again and again that that there needs to be a good -or at least – 2000 $ to $ 3000 pricing difference be it between equivalent US and Canadian vehicles for Canadian buyers to make the jump and move to purchase.. While it is true that certified pre [...]
28
Jan
Since the beginnings of this fiscal year of 2010, the wholesale vehicle markets themselves may of been said to be rather robust overall. Indeed short supply – of sorts – in the used car industry has been resulting in high demand overall for higher quality used vehicles – indeed driving up prices and pricing levels [...]
28
Jan
What indeed does 2010 hold for the auto industry and automotive industries ? Will it be plog ahead or be at the mercy of big government and the banks ? Its hard enough for dealers to get any auto financing through the banks – never mind all the bailouts , the “cash for clunkers” program [...]
14
Jan
No doubt about the original workhorse that both started the American auto industry and the US assembly mass market production line was the venerable Ford Model “T“. The Model T had no power steering mechanism and on top of that a hand or strong arm manual mechanical starter mechanism. No electric starter motor here. The [...]
12
Jan
Some interesting points to ponder about the “Car Allowance Rebate System“ ( formerly called “Cash for Clunkers“). If that is not confusing enough bureaucratize , then what as. Imagine some poor little old women phoning up to find out – press 1 , press 2 , then not being able to detail in the exact [...]
5
Jan
Its an historic area of Detroit – full of automotive history and lore referred to as “the Rouge” or specifically “Ford Rouge” . You can even tour the Ford Rouge auto plant. It is a huge piece of real estate so to speak, that is not particularly notable for much anything else or even in [...]
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