by The Alpha Dawg | Dec 23, 2015 | Featured, Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
Just a guess, but my observations tell me as many as half of the F&I managers working in dealerships have never attended F&I training classes. I would go so far as to say upwards of 90% of sales managers haven’t a clue as to how to properly disclose a contract...
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 6, 2015 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
I love optimism as much as the next guy. The last thing we need in our business are perpetually negative people. I am neither an optimist nor a pessimist. I’m an opportunist, in the best sense of the word. I try to stay rooted in reality and react appropriately for...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 7, 2015 | GM, Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
Forever the old-movie buff, sometimes I can’t help but relate fictional film characters to the reality of current events. Errol Flynn was a star before I was born, but I’m fascinated by his old movies. One in particular flashes to mind when it comes to FCA CEO Sergio...
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 | Feb 28, 2015 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
Am I the only one who hs a fundamental problem with Nissan’s latest move to bring dealers into the U.S. from Mexico? Initially it’s Texas, California, and probably Florida, Illinois, Arizona, New Mexico, and then the rest of the country. Nissan is promoting...