by The Alpha Dawg | May 28, 2014 | GM, Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
General Motors is on the ropes, knees buckling, as it takes repeated body blow. The recalls keep coming. And the federal government’s $35 million fine is only the beginning of a series of escalating payouts before all of this passes. Someone told me GM will be fine....
by The Alpha Dawg | May 1, 2014 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
Wondering what the heck was going on, my wife Debbie came running into my office with a panicked look on her face. Her concern turned to anger when she realized the yelling in the room was a celebration, not an emergency. No need to call 9-1-1. The thunderous noise...
by The Alpha Dawg | Mar 19, 2014 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
I could swear we’ve seen this movie before. Or something a lot like it. Different actors but the same plot and basic script that has played out many times. It’s a rerun that conjures up visions of a squirming Ford CEO Jacques Nasser testifying before...
by The Alpha Dawg | Jan 30, 2014 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
When Shakespeare wrote “Much Ado about Nothing,” he could have been referring to the feigned outrage following Jim Farley’s remarks recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Let me preface that Jim Farley, Ford’s global marketing chief, is my friend and...
by The Alpha Dawg | Dec 6, 2013 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
Never has there been a more dedicated band of starry-eyed optimists than the surviving Lincoln dealers. These brave souls have jumped through every hoop and swallowed every bitter pill the manufacturer served with hardly a whimper. They put up the money and built the...
by The Alpha Dawg | Oct 7, 2013 | Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto
No challenge in life ever seems to show up at a convenient time. In my case, when you’re scrambling 200 days a year doing speaking engagements, as well as writing and consulting, you’re already spread thin. Never one to whine, the only answer has always been to deal...
