Steve Finlay is the editor of WardsAuto Dealer Business magazine and a senior editor for WardsAuto.com. His journalism career started 42 years ago as a crime reporter. A Michigan native, he likes fast cars, big lakes and cold days.
Are 1-hour car deals do-able? That’s a discussion topic in an age when vehicle shoppers, especially young ones, are keenly sensitive to time spent at a dealership...
John Simon Ritchie died as a troubled soul. He allegedly killed his girlfriend. Months later, he suffered a fatal drug overdose after a party thrown to celebrate his bond release from jail. His mom gave him the heroin...
The Dodge brothers were hell-raising bar brawlers who nonetheless had the talent and drive to successfully run the namesake auto company they founded in 1914...
I ask Fran O’Hagan for a point of clarification after he says he would have been impressed if his consulting firm’s study showed Tesla dealerships were consistent “regardless of whether I believe...
I saw a Zipcar for the first time. It was something of a discovery for me, like a birdwatcher spotting a rare crested Asian ibis. Maybe I’m just looking for Zipcars in the wrong places. I live in metro Detroit...
Driving in California last week, I didn’t see one pothole. We have more than you can count in Michigan. If only we could send some of them to other states to even things out.  ...
While moderating a remarketing panel talk at an auto conference in New York, I noted that some of the smartest people in the industry work on the used-car side...