Room for Debate: Toyota

F or pieces aimed to stimulate debate by yours truly among others, see the February 4, 2010 NYTimes Opinion page " Room for Debate ....

Unemployment

I 've been tracking various subcomponents of unemployment for the past year, and just updated things before my "Principles of Macro...

It’s Unanimous!

Pre-Owned values will continue to rise as supply shrinks. Early 2010 pronouncements by industry experts bear out what economists close to th...

What’s Really Going On

J. D. Power recently released the results of their study on owner retention. According to the study Mercedes Benz showed a significant incr...

It’s Ed and the Board’s GM Now!

Just as President Obama has taken "ownership" of the U. S. economy, Ed Whitacre and the GM Board of Directors have taken "own...

Published in Auto Finance News

Fanning the Flames By David Ruggles Recent quotes from high-profile individuals have really kept the pot boiling in recent days. First, Ariz...

Rattner's "Tell All"

I have been trying to resolve a mystery for months. When it was announced that General Motors and Chrysler were terminating dealers as a par...