As a "pseudo-economist," I watch the economic indicators, listen to Mr. Greenspan, Bloomberg, etc. and try to figure out how all of this information overload relates to the automobile business.My latest concern is the meeting of the Federal...
Tax Court ruling even worse than some think CPA James Honz's letter (March '00) alerted readers to a "potential bombshell" from the Tax Court ruling in the Mountain State Ford Truck sales case (in Denver).However, he didn't go nearly far enough...
More automotive retailers today are using bar code scanners in their parts departments as a dependable way to increase profits from their fixed operations.Parts scan technology offers 50% productivity gains through faster, more accurate parts...
It was a dark and stormy night a little over a year ago that caused the unthinkable.Toyota Motor Mfg., the auto industry's model of efficiency, had to shut down its Georgetown, KY, plant for nearly a day because an ice storm in the Midwest left...
CEL Instruments Challenge Noise TestingThe new 400 Series of sound level meters, says CEL Instruments, will challenge three traditional views of noise measurement. Those views are instrumentation for product noise evaluation and noise emission...