by The Alpha Dawg | Mar 21, 2016 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, News
Never let it be said that Nissan is warm and fuzzy with their dealers. I have written about this for years. But formerly loyal Nissan dealers aren’t just complaining to me privately. They’re talking to the media and they’re talking to their attorneys. They’re...
by The Alpha Dawg | Mar 4, 2016 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
In November, Debbie and I resumed one of our favorite holiday traditions: Thanksgiving at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee, Ga., about an hour’s drive from Atlanta. It starts the night before the holiday with the “Lighting of the Lodge” and...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jan 20, 2016 | Auto Dealer Monthly, GM, Jim's Thoughts
I just spent two hours reading 30 pages describing General Motors’ new Factory Pre-Owned Collection, a program designed to open up the automaker’s remarketing channel to consumers through an online portal. GM dealers, you’re about to be royally screwed over on your...
by The Alpha Dawg | Dec 9, 2015 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
My wife, Debbie, finally took a long-overdue trip to Phoenix to visit her sister. It was an opportunity for both of us to face our fears. She had yet to take a trip by herself since we got married. I hadn’t been home alone for more than 20 years. I arranged for...
by The Alpha Dawg | Nov 11, 2015 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts, News, VW
In the television version of “The Incredible Hulk” back in the ’70s, Bill Bixby portraying Bruce Banner used to say the show’s famous tagline: “You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” You won’t have to read between the lines or guess what kind of mood I’m in as I write...
by The Alpha Dawg | Oct 8, 2015 | Auto Dealer Monthly, Featured, Jim's Thoughts
If you have never read “Elvis Is Dead and I Don’t Feel So Good Myself,” do yourself a favor. It’s an incredible book by the late Southern humorist, Lewis Grizzard. You couldn’t live in Atlanta for the last 30 years and not be aware of our hometown boy and the wisdom...
