Bob McCarty Writes

Chrysler will soon begin an advertising/marketing push to cast the automaker’s dealers as “embassies,” according to an Automotive News report*.  The push will coincide with the new brand tagline, “Imported From Detroit,” introduced in a Super Bowl XLV commercial featuring the rapper, Eminem.  One would think, however, that Chrysler might want to focus on “domestic [...]

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No one could blame Toyota Motor Company officials for feeling as if they’ve been on the “hot seat” for an inordinately-long period of time: On Sept. 29, the company issued a recall related to floor mats interfering with accelerator pedals of seven Toyota models; On Jan. 21, the company issued another recall, this time related [...]

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Surfing through the morning news headlines, I found some nuggets of news that caused me to pause for a moment and thought they might have a similar effect on you: NO CHRYSLER DEALERS LEFT IN DETROIT:  Last week, Lochmoor Chrysler Jeep on Detroit’s East Side stopped selling Chrysler products, one of the 789 franchises Chrysler [...]

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Almost three weeks ago, I published a post, Texas Chrysler Dealer Warns Fellow Americans, which included a warning letter written by Nicholas Parks, president of Rogers Dodge in Alvin, Texas, near Houston.  Today, I share a recent House floor speech in which Rep. Ted Poe (R) of Texas’ 2nd Congressional District questions decisions made by [...]

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The video above shows representatives of Chrysler and General Motors auto dealerships appearing before members of a U.S. Senate committee recently to discuss “Dealergate,” the scandal that reveals auto dealers who contributed to Republican candidates as yet another set of victims in President Barack Obama’s sinister plan to redistribute wealth in the United States. Uncovered [...]

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Thanks to Nice Deb, I’ve discovered “Uncle Jay.”  Every Monday, he provides a recap of the news in a video segment he calls, “Uncle Jay Explains the News.” This week, Uncle Jay tackles a wide range of subjects, ranging from automakers and the automobiles they make to the Supreme Court, Hot Wheels and  John & [...]

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Lately, news about the automobile industry has been focused upon the bankruptcy filings of Chrysler and General Motors.  For Tavin Dillard, however, automobile “news” has been more personal.  The Sweet Tea Films video above tells why.

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