Jay Alix Now Takes Credit for GM Bailout

Editor’s Note: Lots of people–including President Obama–have trumpeted their role in the success of the government-backed turnaround plan th...

My top moments of 2013 — so far

Paul Leroux Yes, I know, 2013 isn’t over yet. But it’s been such a milestone year for our automotive business that I can’t wait another two ...

Transparency and the Retail Auto Business

The new buzz word in the Auto Industry these days is “Transparency.” Auto manufacturers have fallen in  love with the word, as have vendors ...

Did We Dodge a Bullet?

Ruggles, Auto Finance News Or did we just get President Obama’s Second Choice? Now that Larry Summers has taken himself out of the running f...

People LOVE Their Car Dealer, But Hate Yours

Steve Finlay - WARDS June 2013 People carry on a love-hate relationship with car dealers. They typically love their dealer, as evidenced by ...

Top 10 challenges facing the ADAS industry

Tina Jeffrey It didn’t take long. Just months after the release of the ISO 26262 automotive functional safety standard in 2011, the auto in...

Outsiders Poised to Buy Car Dealerships

Oct. 15, 2013 Phil Villegas&nbsp Reprinted from WARDS AUTO As the auto industry surges, private-equity firms and others may drive up blu...

Can “Friction” Be Eliminated in the Buying/Selling Equation?

Ruggles in WARDS October 2013 At the recent J. D. Power event held in Las Vegas in October Scott Painter, TrueCar CEO, introduced a new theo...

The Fundamentals of Global Oil Economics

By Gal Luft and Anne Korin The first U.S. energy secretary, James Schlesinger, observed in 1977 that when it comes to energy, the United ...