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jmraab
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Toyota North America Loses Three Top Executives
Toyota Motor North America announced the retirement today of group vice president of Americas strategic research and planning...
3 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Auto News, Dave Danzer, EV, Environment
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
New Buick-GMC Chief Reveals Acadia Denali
GM announced today that Buick-GMC sales manager Brian Sweeney has been promoted to the top spot at Buick-GMC after his...
3 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Acadia, Accord, Auto News, Automotive...
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
What’s Wrong With This Picture: It’s Mousketeer Upscale Edition
The auto industry is a brutally competitive game. GM’s Bob Lutz may have just discovered that Chrome window surrounds are...
3 days ago DealerDex | Topics: 3WTP, Ad, Audi, Auto
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
QOTD: Which Car Buying Decision Would You Do Over Differently?
Earlier today in my Celica Supra Mark II CC, I lamented about not buying a Supra instead of the Thunderbird Turbo Coupe I...
4 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Ad, Automotive..., CAR, Coupe
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
EXCLUSIVE: TTAC Reveals Secret Forthcoming Aston-Martin Lagonda
New Aston Martins don’t come around every day. When they do, the entire automotive world holds its breath and watches as...
4 days ago DealerDex | Topics: 230, 3WTP, Ad, Aston
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Honda Crosstour Design Inspiration Discovered
I knew I’d seen it before. Recognize it? Full body expose and details after the jump: There actually are some advantages...
4 days ago DealerDex | Topics: 1941 town and..., Ad, Auto News, BOD
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Will Chrysler Cut More Dealers?
Normally we’re more than a little skeptical of the Center for Automotive Research’s home-town homerism. But then,...
4 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Ad, Arbitration, Auto, Auto News
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Quote Of The Day: Help Wanted Edition
A person that’s a motivating, inspirational leader that’s familiar with big companies — manufacturing or...
5 days ago DealerDex | Topics: 230, AMI, Ad, Auto
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Ask The Best And Brightest: How Do You Deal With Jaywalkers?
In Cambridge Massachusetts and its affluent outlying suburbs, these days cars are second class citizens. Peds think nothing of...
5 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Automotive..., CAR, Cambridge, Chu
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Saab-Spyker Deal Sabotaged By Mobbed-Up Russian Finance?
GM’s CEO and Chairman Ed Whitacre confirmed today that Dutch boutique sportscar firm Spyker is the only bidder for...
5 days ago DealerDex | Topics: 9-5, Assassination, Auto News, BAIC
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Volt Birth Watch 179: The Mystery Dance Number
Chrysler’s new advertisements may have been replaced by this video as the automotive marketing gaffe of the moment. When...
6 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Ad, Auto, Auto News, Automotive
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Curbside Classic: 1980 Toyota Celica Supra (gen1)
Toyota’s Supra had a rather linear evolution, unlike the Datsun/Nissan Z-car, which lost its way and re-invented itself...
6 days ago DealerDex | Topics: ATS, Ad, Auto News, CAR
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Screw The Snow With This Screwy 1926 Snow Machine
(no sound; and thanks to brother Tom for the tip)
7 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Auto News, M, News Blog, Other
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Hammer Time: Behind The Gavel
Six hours to showtime. We have 58 vehicles and 1 motorcycle for today’s sale. It will be a very interesting day between...
7 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Automotive..., CAR, CIA, Hammer Time
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
1986 Konvertible Ad; Rareness Validated
My wild guess that today’s Kurbside Klassic Konvertible had a degree of rarity has been confirmed. According to Jamie who...
8 days ago DealerDex | Topics: AMI, Accord, Ad, Auto News
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
The End Of Convertible Hair: Mercedes Unveils Perpetual Doldrums Rag Top
It’s good to see an occasional glimpse of the good old Mercedes, solving the great unsolved automotive engineering...
8 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Ad, Auto, Auto News, Automotive
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Kia Plans “Toyobaru” RWD Coupe Rival
Autocar is reporting that Kia has its ever-eager eyes on the affordable RWD sporty coupe market. It’s 2008 Kee coupe...
8 days ago DealerDex | Topics: 2008, Auto, Auto News, CAR
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Mine’s Longer Than Yours: Which One Is The World’s Longest Truck Load?
BigLorryBlog has been the site for some recent bragging about “mine is longer than yours”. The latest entry, a wind...
8 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Auto News, Blog, CIA, EV
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Turbine Trucks And More
Chopped and Diced has a nice set of turbine pictures, including the big trucks from Ford, GMC, and Chevrolet. The trucks...
8 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Ad, Auto News, Automotive..., Beat
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
The Best Of TTAC – Autobiography 15: The Doh-Dah Man
It’s a little problematic having me make selections for The Best Of TTAC, but in keeping with the new Saturday truck...
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Ask The Best And Brightest: 2009 Future Classics?
The Friends of the National Automotive History Collection have voted the Ford Flex as their “Collectible Car of the...
9 days ago DealerDex | Topics: 2009, Accord, Ad, Auto
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Piston Slap: No OBD-II Code, No Clue Edition
TTAC Commentator Detroit-Iron writes: I have a 2000 Ford Ranger, 2wd 3.0L V6 with 143k miles. The CEL has been on for at least...
9 days ago DealerDex | Topics: 3.0, Ad, Auto, AutoZone
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
The Most Graphic, Gory and Effective Safe Driving Ad Ever?
TAC, an Australian government fund to benefit injured road-accident victims, has been airing intense and graphic safe driving...
9 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Ad, Australia, Auto News, EV
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Quote Of The Day: Earth To Ed Whitacre Edition
It’s easy to blame GM’s new Chairman and CEO’s recent webchat performance on the format. Webchats invariably...
10 days ago DealerDex | Topics: ATS, Ad, Auto News, CEO
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Ask The Best And Brightest: How’s This For A New Ford Tagline?
This terse encapsulation Ford’s brand values comes courtesy of The Blue Oval’s perennially amusing crowdsourced...
10 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Auto News, Automotive..., Branding, Court
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
What’s Wrong With This Picture: Totally Unrelated Edition
What’s that you say? Chrysler’s planning on spending $170 per projected vehicle sale on advertising next year? That...
10 days ago DealerDex | Topics: 230, 3WTP, Ad, Auto News
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Culled Dealers “Win,” Don’t Stop Whining
If you haven’t been following the drama surrounding the effort to restore dealers culled during GM and Chrysler’s...
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
Sales Snapshot: The Winners! Top Ten Cars and Trucks in 2009 YTD
Everyone loves winners, and here’s a quick overview of the year’s top ten cars and trucks so far. Keep in mind that...
11 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Accord, Ad, Altima, Auto News
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
November Sales Snapshot: Tall/Boxy Wagons and Pony Cars
This first segment is my creation, and I admit it’s a bit wacky. Industry norms have these cars all over the various...
12 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Ad, Auto News, CAR, DOE
 
jmraab
jmraab posted a blog entry
November Sales Snapshot: Large SUVs
Did you know Mercedes still sells the G-Wagen here? I’d kind of forgotten about it. But sixty-eight buyers hadn’t...
12 days ago DealerDex | Topics: Ad, Auto News, EV, GM
 
Flash Buddy
Flash Buddy posted a blog entry
For Security Sake, Update Your Software
Does your website use blogging software such as WordPress, Joomla or Drupal? Does your website use a shopping cart such as OS...
12 days ago FLASH HQ | Topics: News Blog
 
Flash Buddy
Flash Buddy posted a blog entry
Twitter | Where Are We Now?
When twitter first became the rage I found myself tweeting quite frequently throughout the day. Today, I find myself tweeting...
12 days ago FLASH HQ | Topics: News Blog, seesmic, social media, tweetdeck
 
vhxn.com
vhxn.com posted a blog entry
Elecom Launches Like A SPOON M-SODL Wireless Mouse !
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25 days ago vhxn.com | Topics: Creativity, Gadgets, Microsoft, Technology