Detroit Auto Show Reflections - More Questions Then Answers!
Jan 8, 2002
January 8 2002, As today’s sunlight fades into a Detroit winter dusk the memories of new bright sparkling cars and trucks will forever linger in my memory. Well another press preview of the NIAIS or Detroit Dealers car show will soon be history. The press corps are bailing out and the car company reps are prepari ... Continue reading
Holidy Greetings From The Co-Publisher
Dec 25, 2001
Christmas has always been a happy time… a time of reflection and thanksgiving; All around me…warm feelings in the cold of winter. And kind words that can reach across miles and even years. Well this year will be no different… except I will dispense the warm feelings and kind words: To all those who ha ... Continue reading
Forget 99 Cents Per Gallon, I found Gas for 97 Cents
Nov 16, 2001
I found even cheaper gas! At the Texaco station located on the corner of Kilmer Way and Hwy 58 in Bakersfield (just about two blocks from the ARCO AM/PM), regular unleaded was only 97.9, 89 octane was 107.9, and premium was 117.9. ... Continue reading
Guest Editorial By Tim Moran From the October Eye For Auto Monthly Newsletter
Nov 2, 2001
Commander Bob and Pilot Bill are currently helping the U.S. to attack Afghanistan. Sounds a little bit like a bedtime story, doesn’t it? But it’s true. Journalists who have been granted the privilege of being near U.S. and allied forces to cover America’s great big war on terrorism have apparently sig ... Continue reading
Oct 16, 2001
In what we can only think of as a "strike while the iron is hot" and a "kick a company while its down" profit scheme for the banks, Standard & Poor's reduced its credit ratings for General Motors Corp.and Ford Motor Co. by as much as two notches. S&P's rationale is that the economic slowdown comes as pressure is buildi ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book Can Make Buyers Blue and The Dealer Green (With Your Cash)
Aug 27, 2001
For the past year the Publishers of TACH have been very concerned that the car buying public has been getting screwed by dealers who use the Kelley Blue Book as a benchmark for FAIR and HONEST Used Car Pricing. We at TACH are capitalists to the core and would never complain that a company is legally making profit. But ... Continue reading
The Callahan Report: The Brickyard 400 saved open wheel racing
Aug 3, 2001
By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 3, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, IN: (August 3, 2001): This city is suffering through a scorching heat wave. Things just got hotter. The fans and drivers of NASCAR Winston Cup racing have arrived to turn up the heat even more at the world's most famous racing facility. ... Continue reading
Its "Ford" Not Nasser Motor Company
Jul 27, 2001
In a surprise move, Ford Chairman William Clay Ford Jr., the 44-year old great-grandson of the company patriarch Henry Ford has been “asked” by the board to play a more active role in managing the car company…an apparent and most obvious slap at Hired Hand Chief Executive Jacques Nasser. USA Today quo ... Continue reading
Jul 23, 2001
Press Release<BR> Interactive Advertising Bureau -IAB-, Doubleclick, MSN, and CNET Networks Release Groundbreaking Online Brand Research Findings Four Individual Studies Provide Extensive Data on The Effectiveness of Internet Advertising As A Branding Tool For Marketers On The Web NEW YORK--July 18, 2001-- In a joint p ... Continue reading
The Callahan Report: Dale Jarrett is no longer the 'Gentleman of NASCAR'
Jul 23, 2001
July 23, 2001 Dale Jarrett LOUDON, NH: Beyond a shadow of doubt, Dale Jarrett is a championship caliber race driver. He drives to win at every venue on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit. Of the 40-something competitors in the series, Jarrett is certainly one of most talented active drivers. The desire to win boils in his ... Continue reading
Jul 14, 2001
Prior to the post-war initiation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice Naval Officers were expected to conform their leadership behavior to constraints imposed within the Articles for the Government of the United States Navy, colloquially known as "Rocks and Shoals." Under Article 8, therein, officers faced dire cons ... Continue reading
NASCAR Winston Cup Moves To The Midwest
Jul 11, 2001
Posted By David Treffer Contributing Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 11, 2001 The NASCAR Winston Cup season rolls into the heart of the Midwest this week with the inaugural race at the new Chicagoland track in Joliet, Illinois. The series made two bold moves this year with adding this race and a new date in K ... Continue reading
Boldly, Boldly, Ever Boldly...Not Always The Best Advice!
Jul 2, 2001
Commentary by Rick Carlton - Allrace Magazine When Frederick the Great issued the title exhortation to his officers before an impending battle ("LAudace, L'Audace... Toujours, L'Audace") he was obviously thinking of the efficient prosecution of war, not sport. Last weekend at Sonoma, however, the differences between sp ... Continue reading
TACH SPECIAL: Mitsubishi Montero: Consumer Reports vs. Reality
Jun 24, 2001
June 24, 2001 When I turned on my TV this morning, I watched and listen to what many of you undoubtedly also saw and heard; that Consumer Reports has judged the Mitsubishi Montero, “Not Acceptable”. The Consumer Reports test video being used on both national and local newscasts showed a Montero careening an ... Continue reading
Reflections Of The 2001 Detroit Auto Show
Jun 21, 2001
Here I am back in the Motor City once again hustling for advertising from the carmakers. It’s been 6 months since the 2001 Detroit Auto Show, as I looked through the archives here on TACH, I came across this story that I wrote back in the cold of a Detroit winter evening and I thought you might like to read it ag ... Continue reading
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