NEW ORLEANS Auto financing, a hot topic in 2004, could get hotter this year. It's on the minds of many dealers, especially the top echelon of the National Automobile Dealers Assn. such as 2004 Chairman Charley Smith, who spent much of his term...
Dealer Wes Lutz was busy at the 2005 National Automobile Dealers Assn. convention, but he found time to place two important phone calls. They were to two dissatisfied customers who had voiced displeasure with his dealership, Extreme Dodge-Hyundai...
New-car volume is down, front-end grosses are falling and back-end grosses are being challenged by consumer groups. It looks dark for dealership profitability. Is there a new silver bullet looking for a place to lodge? I haven't found it yet, but...
Ward's interviewed Carlos Ghosn just before he delivered his keynote speech to the 2005 National Automobile Dealers Assn. convention in New Orleans. Here's an edited version of the interview: Ward's: When Renault acquired control of Nissan, a lot...
NEW ORLEANS New ideas for dealers and their products have been a National Automobile Dealers Assn. convention trademark, but perhaps never more so than at this year's sessions held here Jan. 29-Feb. 2. For the first time, even the sponsoring NADA...