Oil Economics and the Auto Industry

by Ruggles - from my Auto Finance News column Drill Baby Drill has finally worked, but only because OPEC cooperated, at least temporarily...

Transparency, and Some Retail Auto Industry History

Ruggles “Transparency” is one of the new buzz words in the retail auto industry these days. Dealers are urged to be transparent with their...

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...

“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...