Maryann Keller Speech to the NADA/JD Power Conference, NYC, MArch 2013

For the over four decades I’ve been involved with the auto industry, first as an investment analyst and now as a consultant and director ser...

“Moral Motors” vs the Traditional Franchise New Car Dealer.

First, some ground rules.  This is not to imply that the “traditional” franchised new vehicle dealers aren’t “moral.”  But there is a percep...

$2 billion and counting: the supplier conspiracy

The conspiracy of Japanese wiring and electronics suppliers to put the screws to Toyota and other customers has now led to the largest antit...

Auto Dealers Take CFPB Issues to Washington DC

Excerpts from NADA Front Page ; comments by Ruggles follow More than 400 fran­chised auto deal­ers weighed in with Wash­ing­ton law­mak­ers...

Don’t be Forced to Sign a Renewal Franchise Agreement

Posted on September 6th, 2013 by Richard Sox from Dealer Magazine Some things never change. The factories keep telling dealers that when th...

The Nano and the Model T: History Lessons Not Learned

Nano: no price is low enough Back in 2007 the Tata Nano ultra-low-cost 4-seat car garnered attention; other companies were rumored to be sta...

Fed Tapering and Interest Rates

If Past is Prologue Ruggles AFN September 2013 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke let it slip a couple of months ago that the Fed might b...