by The Alpha Dawg | Dec 31, 2014 | Featured, Jim's Thoughts, Video, WardsAuto
For more than fifteen years we’ve watched AutoNation continually redefining their most recent redefinition. Although I generally hold CEO Mike Jackson in high regard, watching the country’s top dealership chain reversing and reinventing itself has been amusing,...
by The Alpha Dawg | Nov 14, 2014 | Featured, Jim's Thoughts, Video, WardsAuto
Why did the scorpion sting the frog that was helping it across the river even though the scorpion knew that would cause both of them to drown? Because the scorpion couldn’t help it; it was just his nature. Well, that sounds like Edmunds.com. It has stung dealers,...
by The Alpha Dawg | Oct 14, 2014 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
Sometimes when you’re sailing in open seas on a clear star-filled night you forget to look out for icebergs. Mary Barra is at the helm of the General Motors ship speeding through unchartered seas. She’s competent, as is first officer Mark Reuss. But I have...
by The Alpha Dawg | Sep 18, 2014 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
This is man is so incredibly bright he frightens a lot of people across a wide span of different industries. We are so focused on what impact Elon Musk ultimately will have on the car business that we miss the fact he is a super-achiever and a visionary. Don’t shoot...
by The Alpha Dawg | Aug 26, 2014 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
I just returned home to Atlanta after a 2-day speaking adventure in Dayton and Columbus, OH. Still traveling 200 days a year, somehow I envisioned I would have slowed down by now. As I sat in the Delta Sky Club waiting for my outbound flight, I became acutely aware of...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jul 2, 2014 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
In the 1970’s tear-jerker movie “Love Story” starring Ryan O’Neal and Ali McGraw, the title song began with: “Where do I begin to tell the story of…?” Well, that’s exactly how I feel as I begin to write about some incredible things that are happening in our industry....
