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The movers and shakers in the car fleet market will find the following remarks by Firestone's president, Richard A. Riley, most provocative, with meat enough to chew for all of us . . . today, and in the future.
Read More →With the new car announcements now behind us and prices now set by each of the auto makers, we can analyze the sticker prices and determine how we stand for purchases for the '76 model year. Well, maybe.
Read More →If you purchased a daily newspaper on September 3rd you undoubtedly were exposed to one of the auto industry's best unified efforts. My reference is to the ad developed and paid for by the four major car makers through the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Assn.; it ran in all 1800 dailies to get an important message to the American car buying public.
Read More →It remains a mystery to me in this age of federal intervention and regulation prompted by the accompanying legislation just why we cannot find those souls in the Congress who will recognize the plight of those who are saddled with the current odometer law.
Read More →It was not surprising that the news services picked up the '$600 increase' for '75 models early in July attributing the source as a GM letter to fleets. It was not surprising as it was the first word out specifically on pricing for next year; and the slow-to-buy-new retail consumer is influenced by price tags much more than the fleet buyer. Obviously, the fleet manager cannot replace a '73 or '74 model car for his drivers with some 'slightly used' '74s or '75s.
Read More →Everyone knows that between Washington, Detroit and Akron, there is plenty going on; and it affects all of us in so many ways. You may have read recently that the U.S. Justice Department sounded a warning to police departments stating that steel-belted radial tires were dangerous for use at high speeds.
Read More →The evolution of the car in the past few years has been almost revolutionary even though the visible inside and out-side styling appear to be nearly the same for the same period. The inherent difference is in the cost to the company operating, buying and selling the cars.
Read More →The highway program in the United States is in serious jeopardy. History has shown clearly that the economic and social well-being of any nation is directly related to its level of mobility.
Read More →You know those expensive catalytic converters required on all 1975 cars were supposed to eliminate harmful exhaust emissions. Now federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scientists fear the converters may be causing more air pollution problems than they cure.
Read More →Total retail (including fleet) sales for the 1973 model year were 9,775,493 compared to a 1974 total of 7,715,040 showing a whopping 21-percent drop.
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