by Leo Karl III | Nov 23, 2010 | General Commentary, Go Green!, New Vehicles
November 23, 2010 – New Canaan, CT The EPA has just announced official fuel economy ratings for the Nissan Leaf, the first mass-produced Electric Car. The Leaf will display a fuel economy rating of 99mpg, even though the car uses no ‘gasoline’...
by Leo Karl III | Nov 19, 2010 | Dealership News, General Commentary
November 18, 2010 – New Canaan, CT We would be remiss if we didn’t shout out a CONGRATULATIONS to General Motors leadership on a very successful IPO today. It is great to see the ‘GM’ ticker symbol back on the stock exchanges....
by Leo Karl III | Nov 9, 2010 | Dealership News, General Commentary, Go Green!, New Vehicles
Monday, November 8, 2010 – Secaucus, NJ and New Canaan, CT That’s right, were coming to you from the Meadowlands in New Jersey, where GM is conducting sales and service training for dealership staff ahead of the official launch of the 2011 Chevy VOLT...
by Leo Karl III | Nov 2, 2010 | Dealership News, General Commentary, Go Green!, New Vehicles
Late last week, while sitting at his desk working up a quote for a customer, Steve Karl was greeted by a gentleman in his office doorway who introduced himself as “Manager of Residual Values” for General Motors. No big deal; we get visits from lots...
by Leo Karl III | Oct 5, 2010 | Dealership News, General Commentary, Go Green!, New Vehicles
In our lifetime, there has not been another new vehicle that has garnered so much attention and grass-roots interest as the Chevy VOLT ….. and its not even available for sale until late November 2010! Since its debut as a concept car at the Detroit Auto...
by Leo Karl III | Sep 3, 2010 | Dealership News, General Commentary, Special Projects
New Canaan, CT and Milot, Haiti – September 7, 2010 – The Hopital Sacre Couer, located in Milot, Haiti, has issued an urgent request for assistance obtaining much needed maintenance and repair parts for its 4×4 Ambulance. In the months since the earth quake...