Featured, Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto 23 Dec 2015 Why I’m Getting F&I-Certified Just a guess, but my observations tell me as many as half of the F&I managers working in dealerships have… The Alpha Dawg
Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto 06 Aug 2015 Sales Without End, Somebody Say ‘Amen’ 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… The Alpha Dawg
GM, Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto 07 Jul 2015 Sergio’s Last Stand 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… The Alpha Dawg
Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto 05 May 2015 Let’s Rewrite This Movie’s Script 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… The Alpha Dawg
Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto 16 Apr 2015 GM’s Shop-Click-Drive Jumps the Curb 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… The Alpha Dawg
Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto 28 Feb 2015 Mexican-Owned U.S. Dealerships Raise Questions 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,… The Alpha Dawg
Featured, Jim's Thoughts, Video, WardsAuto 31 Dec 2014 AutoNation Reinvents Itself, Again For more than fifteen years we’ve watched AutoNation continually redefining their most recent redefinition. Although I generally hold CEO Mike… The Alpha Dawg
Featured, Jim's Thoughts, Video, WardsAuto 14 Nov 2014 We’re Not Going to Take It Anymore Why did the scorpion sting the frog that was helping it across the river even though the scorpion knew that… The Alpha Dawg
Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto 14 Oct 2014 Serial Cadillac Buyer Miffed at GM’s Luxury Brand 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… The Alpha Dawg
Jim's Thoughts, WardsAuto 18 Sep 2014 Who’s Afraid of Elon Musk? 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… The Alpha Dawg
