by The Alpha Dawg | May 5, 2015 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
In the movie “Jaws,” it was Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfus running around warning the citizens that the shark was still out there. Unfortunately, the town mayor dismissed them as alarmists and kept the beaches open until more of his tourists became shark food....
by The Alpha Dawg | Apr 16, 2015 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
General Motors says its Shop, Click and Drive initiative is designed to let consumers get online information on vehicles, pricing, incentives, finance and insurance products and trade-in value. Shoppers can pick a vehicle, apply for financing, then get their car....
by The Alpha Dawg | Apr 10, 2015 | Data Wars, F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts
“There’s a battle outside and it is ragin’” is a line from one of my favorite Bob Dylan tunes, “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” Well, there certainly was a battle raging last month when Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray went before...
by The Alpha Dawg | Apr 7, 2015 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
Nobody ever listens to the doomsayers. We’ve all seen the movie a million times. It starts off with the lone crackpot scientist trying to warn the world of impending doom. Nobody believes them until disaster strikes. Remember the dumbass mayor who kept the beaches...
by The Alpha Dawg | Mar 17, 2015 | F&I and Showroom, Jim's Thoughts
I have always said that F&I is the most prestigious job in the dealership. It is important that we never lose sight of the fact that it is a sales position, not just a clerical necessity. We are neither clerks nor the sales manager’s secretaries. That’s why I...
