http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/48329 en-us This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Business Car Concerns Is The Fastest Growing Car Talk Radio Show In The USA! Car Concerns Is Broadcast "LIVE" From The Ultra-Modern Studios Of The Horne Radio NetWork In Beautiful West Knox County. Car Concerns Is Heard On These Great Talk Radio Stations In The United States: 850 WKVL, 1140 WLOD, 1290 WATO & 1400 WGAP. Internet Streamed To The Entire World @ www.carconcerns.com Tap Into Harry's Vast Knowledge Of Dealership Operations. From The Test Drive, To The Negotiating, To The Financing, To The Servicing. Harry Walks You Right Through The Entire Purchasing Process. Harry Is An Award Winning New Car Dealer With Franchise History With Chrysler, General Motors, Honda, And Nissan. Winner Of The Chrysler Penastar Award And The Nissan President Award. Harry Has Produced A Retail Automotive Consumer CD That Is A Must Before You Begin The Automobile Buying Process. "THE TRUTH ABOUT CAR BUYING...Don't Buy A New Car Until You Listen To This CD!" To Purchase Send $19.95 (Check or Money Order) To: E/V Media P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 Special Guest To Be Announced! Listen To Harry's Car Concerns radio Show..."HARRY TALKS" Every Week-Day Morning Beginning At 9:00 A.M. (EST). A "SPECIAL EDITION" Of Car Concerns Can Be Heard Every Saturday Starting At 2:00 P.M. (EST). Watch Out! Harry Goes Off-Road On Saturday's And Talks About Major Topics Of The Week And Just What Ever Is On His Mind! Howard Stern...SIT DOWN! 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Car Concerns Is Heard On These Great Talk Radio Stations In The United States: 850 WKVL, 1140 WLOD, 1290 WATO & 1400 WGAP. Internet Streamed To The Entire World @ www.carconcerns.com Tap Into Harry's Vast Knowledge Of Dealership Operations. From The Test Drive, To The Negotiating, To The Financing, To The Servicing. Harry Walks You Right Through The Entire Purchasing Process. Harry Is An Award Winning New Car Dealer With Franchise History With Chrysler, General Motors, Honda, And Nissan. Winner Of The Chrysler Penastar Award And The Nissan President Award. Harry Has Produced A Retail Automotive Consumer CD That Is A Must Before You Begin The Automobile Buying Process. "THE TRUTH ABOUT CAR BUYING...Don't Buy A New Car Until You Listen To This CD!" To Purchase Send $19.95 (Check or Money Order) To: E/V Media P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 Special Guest To Be Announced! Listen To Harry's Car Concerns radio Show..."HARRY TALKS" Every Week-Day Morning Beginning At 9:00 A.M. (EST). A "SPECIAL EDITION" Of Car Concerns Can Be Heard Every Saturday Starting At 2:00 P.M. (EST). Watch Out! Harry Goes Off-Road On Saturday's And Talks About Major Topics Of The Week And Just What Ever Is On His Mind! Howard Stern...SIT DOWN! All Car Concerns Shows Are Archived On: www.iTunes.com www.podcast.com www.atlantapontiac.com www.talkshoe.com THe Following Is For Word Search Puposes Only: Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh, General Motors, Chevrolet, Buick, Hummer, Cadillac, All State, State Farm, Big Brother House, itunes, Fox News, CNN, Hyundai, Yamaha, DUB, Mitsubishi Motors, Faurecia, Regions, Sheraton Hotels, Honda Harry Lane, Black Keys, Ford, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagon, Atlanta, Miami, Las Vegas, revese mortgage, Car Buying Tips This Podcast was created using www.talkshoe.com Car Concerns harry@carconcerns.com clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-241566.mp3 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:05:28 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-241566.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-241566.mp3 Jim Hopson, Comm Manager for General Motor. Business Car Concerns EPISODE564 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Jim Hopson, Comm Manager for General Motor. 59:19 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-241389.mp3 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:05:20 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-241389.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-241389.mp3 General Motors Commication Director for the Pontiac Division, Jim Hopson, is Harry's "SPECIAL GUEST" Live in the Car Concerns Radio Studio. This Conversation should be interesting! Sent in by Car Concerns Listener Mike M. THE 4TH OF JULY Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. REMEMBER THAT FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE!!!! I hope you will show your support by sending this to as many people as you can, please. It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball. This message says it all. Let's rise off of our duffs and get back in the game. Let us be True-Blue Americans through and through. Lets help our neighbor to the left and the right! Lets Come Together! That leads me to the American Motorist Vote campaign and all of the things that this fight for Rights and Respect can do for you & your Family. Join & Support: www.americanmotoristvote.com 2010 Chevy Camaro Watch: The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro makes the pursuit of happiness much easier -- or at least much quicker. Sure, you can chase the American Dream in a sedan or crossover, but who really wants to tool down the highway of life in a minivan with 15-inch steel wheels? This Chevy is good times on 20-inch rims -- and as American as baseball, hot dogs and apple pies on the Fourth of July. This car is what the Founding Fathers meant when they wrote about the inalienable right to burn rubber 233 years ago. No doubt, if they lived today, Thomas Jefferson would have a Camaro LT in his barn and Ben Franklin would invent traffic lights to justify launching his SS. The return of the Camaro, at dealerships now, has stirred up quite the hubbub -- it's the last of the Big Three muscle cars -- going head-to-head-to-head with the Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang. It deserves every hub and bub. Fast and fun, the Camaro is coupe erotica in a parking lot of Puritan putt-putts. Yeah, I like it. Arriving in a giant gold bow tie, the Camaro brings a look like no other car on the road. Big and brawny, it's the futuristic interpretation of a 1967 SS, and it turns more heads than an unexpected fireworks finale. Call your Senator and tell him/her to say "NO" to "Cap & Trade" or has harry refers to it on Car Concerns..."Crap & Tax" A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE563 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas General Motors Commication Director for the Pontiac Division, Jim Hopson, is Harry's "SPECIAL GUEST" Live in the Car Concerns Radio Studio. This Conversation should be interesting! Sent in by Car Concerns Listener Mike M. THE 4TH OF JULY Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. REMEMBER THAT FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE!!!! I hope you will show your support by sending this to as many people as you can, please. It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball. This message says it all. Let's rise off of our duffs and get back in the game. Let us be True-Blue Americans through and through. Lets help our neighbor to the left and the right! Lets Come Together! That leads me to the American Motorist Vote campaign and all of the things that this fight for Rights and Respect can do for you & your Family. Join & Support: www.americanmotoristvote.com 2010 Chevy Camaro Watch: The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro makes the pursuit of happiness much easier -- or at least much quicker. Sure, you can chase the American Dream in a sedan or crossover, but who really wants to tool down the highway of life in a minivan with 15-inch steel wheels? This Chevy is good times on 20-inch rims -- and as American as baseball, hot dogs and apple pies on the Fourth of July. This car is what the Founding Fathers meant when they wrote about the inalienable right to burn rubber 233 years ago. No doubt, if they lived today, Thomas Jefferson would have a Camaro LT in his barn and Ben Franklin would invent traffic lights to justify launching his SS. The return of the Camaro, at dealerships now, has stirred up quite the hubbub -- it's the last of the Big Three muscle cars -- going head-to-head-to-head with the Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang. It deserves every hub and bub. Fast and fun, the Camaro is coupe erotica in a parking lot of Puritan putt-putts. Yeah, I like it. Arriving in a giant gold bow tie, the Camaro brings a look like no other car on the road. Big and brawny, it's the futuristic interpretation of a 1967 SS, and it turns more heads than an unexpected fireworks finale. Call your Senator and tell him/her to say "NO" to "Cap & Trade" or has harry refers to it on Car Concerns..."Crap & Tax" A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 09:47 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-240958.mp3 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:03:15 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-240958.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-240958.mp3 Harry is making final arrangements for the Fall-Series of "THE CAR BUYERS SALES MEETING 09'" to be held in Las Vegas September & October. To be held on the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Property. Make your reservations now! Register To Win The "SUPER SWEDE WEEKEND" In Vegas! One Winner! For Details: harry@carconcerns.com Nancy Pelosi and liberal Democrats in the House of Representatives have passed the so-called "Cap and Trade" legislation THIS PAST WEEK at a 3:00 A.M. session that was PorK-Packed. This bill is nothing but a huge national energy tax on families and small businesses. But don't just take my word for it. Watch the video (www.carconcerns.com), and listen to Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), the Senior Democrat in the House of Representatives, admit that "...Cap and Trade is a tax, and it's a great big one." Don't let the Democrats tax your lights out. Pick up the phone now. Call your Senator at 202-224-3121. Tell your Senator to vote "NO" on the Democrats' "Cap and Trade" energy tax. American Motorist Vote Campaign Sincerely, Harry Douglas Harry's Memo: Chrysler sales fall 42%; GM drops 33.6%; Ford down 10.9% Scott Burgess / The Detroit News Chrysler Group LLC reported vehicle sales fall of 42 percent in June compared to the same month last year. However, the Auburn Hills-based carmaker attributed the sales drop to a 95 percent reduction in fleet sales and noted a 1 percent market share increase in retail sales compared to last June. "We are proud our new company starts out its first month with increasing market share and continued strong retail sales," said Peter Fong, Chrysler brand president and lead executive for the company's sales organization. Advertisement Overall, Chrysler sold 68,297 vehicles in June. Out of the 26 vehicles Chrysler's brands offered, none saw an increase in sales in June and for the year, Chrysler sales have fallen 40 percent. General Motors Corp. offered more positive news, saying more people are coming back into dealerships. Car and truck sales fell 33.6 percent in June when compared to the same month last year, GM executives said Wednesday afternoon. Overall, GM sold 176,571 vehicles during the month, which is down year over year, but up 10 percent compared with May sales. "We're pleased with our retail performance for the month, and it shows consumers' strong attraction to our products ... which all saw retail sales gains compared with May," said Mark LaNeve, vice president, GM North America sales, service and marketing, in a news release. "Customers are cautiously coming back into the market, although the industry remains very weak," LaNeve added. News from Ford Motor Co. was slightly more optimistic. The company reported a 10.9 percent sales drop for June in the U.S. compared from a year ago, a far smaller drop than in previous months and a sign that auto sales may be recovering. Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corp. reported a sales drop of 34.6 percent in June, compared with the same month last year. The Japanese carmaker said it sold 131,654 vehicles during the month. While the mid-size Toyota Camry remained the company's highest volume vehicle, the company noted that 2010 Prius sales were up 6.1 percent, totaling nearly 13,000 cars, compared to last June. The Dearborn automaker says it sold 155,195 cars and light trucks last month. Ford's sales were down 24 percent in May and off 32.9 percent this year. "We're making steady progress and are firmly focused on our plan to build a sustainable and exciting Ford," said Jim Farley, group vice president, marketing and communications. "We remain grounded, however, given challenging industry and economic conditions." To Subscribe to "Harry's Auto Memo" send Check or Money Order, Annual Rate: $29.95 Harry's Memo P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 Business Car Concerns EPISODE562 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry is making final arrangements for the Fall-Series of "THE CAR BUYERS SALES MEETING 09'" to be held in Las Vegas September & October. To be held on the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Property. Make your reservations now! Register To Win The "SUPER SWEDE WEEKEND" In Vegas! One Winner! For Details: harry@carconcerns.com Nancy Pelosi and liberal Democrats in the House of Representatives have passed the so-called "Cap and Trade" legislation THIS PAST WEEK at a 3:00 A.M. session that was PorK-Packed. This bill is nothing but a huge national energy tax on families and small businesses. But don't just take my word for it. Watch the video (www.carconcerns.com), and listen to Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), the Senior Democrat in the House of Representatives, admit that "...Cap and Trade is a tax, and it's a great big one." Don't let the Democrats tax your lights out. Pick up the phone now. Call your Senator at 202-224-3121. Tell your Senator to vote "NO" on the Democrats' "Cap and Trade" energy tax. American Motorist Vote Campaign Sincerely, Harry Douglas Harry's Memo: Chrysler sales fall 42%; GM drops 33.6%; Ford down 10.9% Scott Burgess / The Detroit News Chrysler Group LLC reported vehicle sales fall of 42 percent in June compared to the same month last year. However, the Auburn Hills-based carmaker attributed the sales drop to a 95 percent reduction in fleet sales and noted a 1 percent market share increase in retail sales compared to last June. "We are proud our new company starts out its first month with increasing market share and continued strong retail sales," said Peter Fong, Chrysler brand president and lead executive for the company's sales organization. Advertisement Overall, Chrysler sold 68,297 vehicles in June. Out of the 26 vehicles Chrysler's brands offered, none saw an increase in sales in June and for the year, Chrysler sales have fallen 40 percent. General Motors Corp. offered more positive news, saying more people are coming back into dealerships. Car and truck sales fell 33.6 percent in June when compared to the same month last year, GM executives said Wednesday afternoon. Overall, GM sold 176,571 vehicles during the month, which is down year over year, but up 10 percent compared with May sales. "We're pleased with our retail performance for the month, and it shows consumers' strong attraction to our products ... which all saw retail sales gains compared with May," said Mark LaNeve, vice president, GM North America sales, service and marketing, in a news release. "Customers are cautiously coming back into the market, although the industry remains very weak," LaNeve added. News from Ford Motor Co. was slightly more optimistic. The company reported a 10.9 percent sales drop for June in the U.S. compared from a year ago, a far smaller drop than in previous months and a sign that auto sales may be recovering. Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corp. reported a sales drop of 34.6 percent in June, compared with the same month last year. The Japanese carmaker said it sold 131,654 vehicles during the month. While the mid-size Toyota Camry remained the company's highest volume vehicle, the company noted that 2010 Prius sales were up 6.1 percent, totaling nearly 13,000 cars, compared to last June. The Dearborn automaker says it sold 155,195 cars and light trucks last month. Ford's sales were down 24 percent in May and off 32.9 percent this year. "We're making steady progress and are firmly focused on our plan to build a sustainable and exciting Ford," said Jim Farley, group vice president, marketing and communications. "We remain grounded, however, given challenging industry and economic conditions." To Subscribe to "Harry's Auto Memo" send Check or Money Order, Annual Rate: $29.95 Harry's Memo P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 2:07:39 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-240637.mp3 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:01:47 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-240637.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-240637.mp3 Car Concerns with Harry Douglas Glenn Freeman was today's SPECIAL Guest ... Harry is all over this Cap & Trade Bill that being Ram-Rodded down the American Motorist throat. Gag! The climate change legislation (Cap & Trade) raced through the U.S. House at 3:00 A.M. Saturday Morning on a seven-vote margin, 219-212. Eight Republicans voted for the bill, 44 Democrats voted against. Those numbers do not bode well for any quick action in the U.S. Senate where getting anything approaching 60 votes for this Cap & Trade Energy Bill looks dimmer than the inside of a West Virginia coal mine at during a lunar eclipse at midnight in December. Harry Douglas proclaims the bill: "will raise electricity prices for consumers by $175 a year per household by 2020, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office, significantly less than the $3,000 price hike predicted by Republicans who say the "energy tax" will increase energy bills and the cost of consumer goods." Car Concerns hasn't seen either calculation, but if energy costs rise, then the cost of anything manufactured or grown that uses energy - which would be approximately everything - will rise, too. That increase will be passed along to consumers which has to be added to the $175 per year hike in everyone's electricity bill. The ink hardly had time to dry on the 1,000+ page bill (which was voted on at about three o'clock on Friday morning), when President Barack Obama made the astonishing pronouncement that he was opposed to one major provision. According to the New York Times, the provision in question was "inserted in the middle of the night before the vote Friday morning, that requires the President, starting in 2020, to impose a "border adjustment" - or tariff - on certain goods from countries that do not act to limit their global warming emissions." Democrat Sander Levin of Michigan said of the tariff against countries which do not embrace the whole lower-carbon-footprint deal, "We can and must ensure that the U.S. energy-intensive industries are not placed at a competitive disadvantage by nations that have not made a similar commitment to reduce greenhouse gases." Sounds right. In fact, it sounded right to the entire United States Senate when it refused to take up the Kyoto treaty because it exempted countries like India and China from having to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Senate then believed it put U.S. businesses at a competitive disadvantage and this is assumed that the Senate now will come to the same conclusion. Nevertheless, President Obama said in a Sunday interview which he deemed so important that, according to the NY Times, he "delayed the start of a Sunday golf game to speak to a small group of reporters in the Oval Office." Obama said, of that trade provision, "At a time when the economy worldwide is still deep in recession and we've seen a significant drop in global trade, I think we have to be very careful about sending any protectionist signals out there." So, it's not only acceptable, but worthy of delaying a golf game, to celebrate the passage of a bill which will add costs to American companies, you & me trying to claw their way out of this recession, but we don't want to do anything which would level the playing field with our trading partners. At the Republican National Convention in 1984, Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick coined two phrases which should be dusted off today. One was to identify the Democratic Party - which was virulently anti-Reagan - as "San Francisco Democrats." Given the home district of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, this phrase has new currency. The second was when she said that the hallmark of those San Francisco Democrats was their propensity to "Blame America first." The provisions of this Cap & Trade Bill will place great hardships on the very manufacturers we are spending hundreds of billions of dollars trying to prop up so they will begin rehiring American workers. It will kill the Auto Industry in America. But President Obama seems to be more worried about hardships these same provisions would put on foreign manufactures. Wouldn't allowing them to ignore this Cap & Trade business lead to even more jobs moving off-shore? This Cap & Trade Bill is the most dangerous piece of legistlation to come out of Washington D.C. in decades! Call Your Congress Rep! Call Your Senate Representative and Demand that they vote "NO" on Cap & Trade! Our Power...Our Numbers! www.americanmotoristvote.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE561 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Car Concerns with Harry Douglas Glenn Freeman was today's SPECIAL Guest ... Harry is all over this Cap & Trade Bill that being Ram-Rodded down the American Motorist throat. Gag! The climate change legislation (Cap & Trade) raced through the U.S. House at 3:00 A.M. Saturday Morning on a seven-vote margin, 219-212. Eight Republicans voted for the bill, 44 Democrats voted against. Those numbers do not bode well for any quick action in the U.S. Senate where getting anything approaching 60 votes for this Cap & Trade Energy Bill looks dimmer than the inside of a West Virginia coal mine at during a lunar eclipse at midnight in December. Harry Douglas proclaims the bill: "will raise electricity prices for consumers by $175 a year per household by 2020, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office, significantly less than the $3,000 price hike predicted by Republicans who say the "energy tax" will increase energy bills and the cost of consumer goods." Car Concerns hasn't seen either calculation, but if energy costs rise, then the cost of anything manufactured or grown that uses energy - which would be approximately everything - will rise, too. That increase will be passed along to consumers which has to be added to the $175 per year hike in everyone's electricity bill. The ink hardly had time to dry on the 1,000+ page bill (which was voted on at about three o'clock on Friday morning), when President Barack Obama made the astonishing pronouncement that he was opposed to one major provision. According to the New York Times, the provision in question was "inserted in the middle of the night before the vote Friday morning, that requires the President, starting in 2020, to impose a "border adjustment" - or tariff - on certain goods from countries that do not act to limit their global warming emissions." Democrat Sander Levin of Michigan said of the tariff against countries which do not embrace the whole lower-carbon-footprint deal, "We can and must ensure that the U.S. energy-intensive industries are not placed at a competitive disadvantage by nations that have not made a similar commitment to reduce greenhouse gases." Sounds right. In fact, it sounded right to the entire United States Senate when it refused to take up the Kyoto treaty because it exempted countries like India and China from having to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Senate then believed it put U.S. businesses at a competitive disadvantage and this is assumed that the Senate now will come to the same conclusion. Nevertheless, President Obama said in a Sunday interview which he deemed so important that, according to the NY Times, he "delayed the start of a Sunday golf game to speak to a small group of reporters in the Oval Office." Obama said, of that trade provision, "At a time when the economy worldwide is still deep in recession and we've seen a significant drop in global trade, I think we have to be very careful about sending any protectionist signals out there." So, it's not only acceptable, but worthy of delaying a golf game, to celebrate the passage of a bill which will add costs to American companies, you & me trying to claw their way out of this recession, but we don't want to do anything which would level the playing field with our trading partners. At the Republican National Convention in 1984, Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick coined two phrases which should be dusted off today. One was to identify the Democratic Party - which was virulently anti-Reagan - as "San Francisco Democrats." Given the home district of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, this phrase has new currency. The second was when she said that the hallmark of those San Francisco Democrats was their propensity to "Blame America first." The provisions of this Cap & Trade Bill will place great hardships on the very manufacturers we are spending hundreds of billions of dollars trying to prop up so they will begin rehiring American workers. It will kill the Auto Industry in America. But President Obama seems to be more worried about hardships these same provisions would put on foreign manufactures. Wouldn't allowing them to ignore this Cap & Trade business lead to even more jobs moving off-shore? This Cap & Trade Bill is the most dangerous piece of legistlation to come out of Washington D.C. in decades! Call Your Congress Rep! Call Your Senate Representative and Demand that they vote "NO" on Cap & Trade! Our Power...Our Numbers! www.americanmotoristvote.com 2:06:46 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-240199.mp3 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:01:13 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-240199.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-240199.mp3 Last week, Harry reached out to you to sign-up @ www.americanmotoristvote.com & Support The Cause! We are happy to report that many of you have answered this call and Harry is humbled and thankful for your pledges. There is still time to sign the pledge and make a contribution in advance of our July 4th deadline. AMVC is just over $20,000 away from our second quarter online fundraising goal. AMVC needs your generous contribution to ensure we meet this goal .It's important to show the strength of our campaign in the coming weeks. The American Motorist Vote Campaign asserts that the only way to stop Congress and President Obama's precedent-shattering deficit spending that threatens to wreck this country financially is to quickly turn public opinion against it. Here we go! The power we gave is the power we will take back. Here they go again -- our faithful representatives in Washington, that is. They're about to pass, without reading its 1,200-plus pages, an incredibly expensive and destructive Cap and Trade (Tax) bill, which has little prayer of accomplishing what it sets out to accomplish but satisfies their urgent need to pay homage to their liberal ideology and secular humanist worldview. Do you remember when Barack Obama was forced to give an answer to justify his advocacy of a capital gains tax increase in view of such taxes' history of actually decreasing revenues? The revenue reductions are worth it because it's a matter of "fairness," he said. Spread the misery. Likewise, with cap and trade, Obama and his congressional cohorts will wreak untold destruction on the economy and get little benefit in return. The truth is that there is no crisis, and all the hysteria they're generating is solely for the purpose of ramrodding this odious bill through Congress before the public realizes it has, once again, been duped and betrayed. Let's Do't Get Fooled Again! As American Motorist we are Millions upon Millions strong. With Our Numbers We have the Last Word. www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry's Co-Host on this Tuesday Morning is Larry Bradley, Publisher of the Web Site: www.thecenterstrikesback.com Special Guest: Glenn Freeman, Discussion of the Constitution in Honor of the Declaration of Independence Anniversary and Holiday July 4th! Together...We Can Make It Happen! A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE560 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Last week, Harry reached out to you to sign-up @ www.americanmotoristvote.com & Support The Cause! We are happy to report that many of you have answered this call and Harry is humbled and thankful for your pledges. There is still time to sign the pledge and make a contribution in advance of our July 4th deadline. AMVC is just over $20,000 away from our second quarter online fundraising goal. AMVC needs your generous contribution to ensure we meet this goal .It's important to show the strength of our campaign in the coming weeks. The American Motorist Vote Campaign asserts that the only way to stop Congress and President Obama's precedent-shattering deficit spending that threatens to wreck this country financially is to quickly turn public opinion against it. Here we go! The power we gave is the power we will take back. Here they go again -- our faithful representatives in Washington, that is. They're about to pass, without reading its 1,200-plus pages, an incredibly expensive and destructive Cap and Trade (Tax) bill, which has little prayer of accomplishing what it sets out to accomplish but satisfies their urgent need to pay homage to their liberal ideology and secular humanist worldview. Do you remember when Barack Obama was forced to give an answer to justify his advocacy of a capital gains tax increase in view of such taxes' history of actually decreasing revenues? The revenue reductions are worth it because it's a matter of "fairness," he said. Spread the misery. Likewise, with cap and trade, Obama and his congressional cohorts will wreak untold destruction on the economy and get little benefit in return. The truth is that there is no crisis, and all the hysteria they're generating is solely for the purpose of ramrodding this odious bill through Congress before the public realizes it has, once again, been duped and betrayed. Let's Do't Get Fooled Again! As American Motorist we are Millions upon Millions strong. With Our Numbers We have the Last Word. www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry's Co-Host on this Tuesday Morning is Larry Bradley, Publisher of the Web Site: www.thecenterstrikesback.com Special Guest: Glenn Freeman, Discussion of the Constitution in Honor of the Declaration of Independence Anniversary and Holiday July 4th! Together...We Can Make It Happen! A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 2:06:13 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-239469.mp3 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:01:25 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-239469.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-239469.mp3 Jerry Flint, Forbes Magazine Columnist & Author of the "Back Seat Driver" is on this Mornings Car Concerns. Jerry always lays it on-the-line when it comes to the Auto Industry. www.forbes.com/flint Well, Well, Well...The United States Congress, dominated by Democrates, votted For "Cap & Trade" at 3:00 A.M. Saturday morning in the shadows of Darkness hoping that the Citizens and the American Motorist would not notice that it had executed a plan to Tax them until their pockets were empty. Thirty-eight years ago, the federal government nationalized passenger rail lines, creating the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak. At the time, it was expected to be profitable within three years. Almost 4 decades later, the original $340 million investment of public funds has grown to $30 billion, with no profitability in sight. General Motors was Forced to declare bankruptcy by the Obama Auto Task Team. No matter how much the President spins GM's bankruptcy as good for the economy, it is nothing more than another government grab of a private company and another handout to the union cronies who helped bankroll his presidential campaign. President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent. And what do we -- the American taxpayers --get? We're stuck with up to a $50 billion tab for the taxpayer dollars Obama is using to pay for his takeover of GM. General Motors needed restructuring, and it has been clear for months that bankruptcy was inevitable. But instead of letting the company cut its losses, the Obama Administration has strung the process along, politicizing it at every step. With an Administration with almost no business background and with zero experience in the auto industry calling the shots, Obama has seized the opportunity to feather his UAW supporters' nests and dictate the type of cars GM will now build -- not consumer desired, profitable vehicles, but tiny, "eco-friendly" cars whose lack of safety will endanger Americans' lives. Now, instead of emerging leaner and meaner, GM has fallen into the same trap as Amtrak -- all to benefit the Big Labor bosses who helped Obama into the White House with union workers' dues. Since when does the American government choose the market's winners and losers? Since when does the White House decide what model of car Americans must buy? Britain nationalized its automotive industry in the 1970s to disastrous result -- the government-run, union-saddled companies were finally sold off again under Margaret Thatcher after years of dismal performance. But Barack Obama and his henchmen have no desire to learn from the past -- they are too eager to get government control of America's means of industrial production -- regardless of the consequences. Were Karl Marx alive today, he couldn't be prouder. First it was the mortgage and banking industry, then automobile manufacturing. Next up are health care providers and energy producers. What's next? Whose businesses will they takeover next? Where does it end? The Politicans want to control every facet of your life. Americans shouldn't be fooled again. This is the real 'change' President Obama has in mind for America -- government ownership of our economy financed with irresponsible and reckless government spending and debt and no jobs to show for it. This is a very sad day for the autoworkers and their families whose financial well-being will be directly affected by this clear act of an overreaching UAW and overbearing government. That is why I'm again asking you to continue your support of the American Motorist Vote Campaign. We all should be determined to resist the Obama Socialist takeover of our free markets and erosion of our economic liberties. Please stand-up by making a contribution of $1,000, $500, $100, $50 or $25 to the American Motorist Vote Campaign today. Your gift will fund our efforts to inform the American Motorist of the Obama Auto Task Team and their economic overreach and support the recruitment and election of principled, Free Market Candidates who will defeat the Socialist and return sanity to government. The viability of private enterprise and future prosperity of America are at stake. Please Sign-on & Support the American Motorist Vote Campaign. www.americanmotoristvote.com "OUR POWER...OUR NUMBERS!" The choice to produce General Motors' new small car at its plant in Orion Township, Mich., though political by nature, did not involve the presidential auto task force, GM North America President Troy Clarke said today. The task force didn't sign off on the plant selection, he said, although its members did know of GM's process for choosing between the Michigan factory and operations in Janesville, Wis., and Spring Hill, Tenn. The Janesville and Spring Hill plants will now idle indefinitely. Congressional delegations from all three states lobbied to keep their plants open. Business Car Concerns EPISODE559 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Jerry Flint, Forbes Magazine Columnist & Author of the "Back Seat Driver" is on this Mornings Car Concerns. Jerry always lays it on-the-line when it comes to the Auto Industry. www.forbes.com/flint Well, Well, Well...The United States Congress, dominated by Democrates, votted For "Cap & Trade" at 3:00 A.M. Saturday morning in the shadows of Darkness hoping that the Citizens and the American Motorist would not notice that it had executed a plan to Tax them until their pockets were empty. Thirty-eight years ago, the federal government nationalized passenger rail lines, creating the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak. At the time, it was expected to be profitable within three years. Almost 4 decades later, the original $340 million investment of public funds has grown to $30 billion, with no profitability in sight. General Motors was Forced to declare bankruptcy by the Obama Auto Task Team. No matter how much the President spins GM's bankruptcy as good for the economy, it is nothing more than another government grab of a private company and another handout to the union cronies who helped bankroll his presidential campaign. President Obama will now own 60 percent of GM, and his union buddies will own almost 20 percent. And what do we -- the American taxpayers --get? We're stuck with up to a $50 billion tab for the taxpayer dollars Obama is using to pay for his takeover of GM. General Motors needed restructuring, and it has been clear for months that bankruptcy was inevitable. But instead of letting the company cut its losses, the Obama Administration has strung the process along, politicizing it at every step. With an Administration with almost no business background and with zero experience in the auto industry calling the shots, Obama has seized the opportunity to feather his UAW supporters' nests and dictate the type of cars GM will now build -- not consumer desired, profitable vehicles, but tiny, "eco-friendly" cars whose lack of safety will endanger Americans' lives. Now, instead of emerging leaner and meaner, GM has fallen into the same trap as Amtrak -- all to benefit the Big Labor bosses who helped Obama into the White House with union workers' dues. Since when does the American government choose the market's winners and losers? Since when does the White House decide what model of car Americans must buy? Britain nationalized its automotive industry in the 1970s to disastrous result -- the government-run, union-saddled companies were finally sold off again under Margaret Thatcher after years of dismal performance. But Barack Obama and his henchmen have no desire to learn from the past -- they are too eager to get government control of America's means of industrial production -- regardless of the consequences. Were Karl Marx alive today, he couldn't be prouder. First it was the mortgage and banking industry, then automobile manufacturing. Next up are health care providers and energy producers. What's next? Whose businesses will they takeover next? Where does it end? The Politicans want to control every facet of your life. Americans shouldn't be fooled again. This is the real 'change' President Obama has in mind for America -- government ownership of our economy financed with irresponsible and reckless government spending and debt and no jobs to show for it. This is a very sad day for the autoworkers and their families whose financial well-being will be directly affected by this clear act of an overreaching UAW and overbearing government. That is why I'm again asking you to continue your support of the American Motorist Vote Campaign. We all should be determined to resist the Obama Socialist takeover of our free markets and erosion of our economic liberties. Please stand-up by making a contribution of $1,000, $500, $100, $50 or $25 to the American Motorist Vote Campaign today. Your gift will fund our efforts to inform the American Motorist of the Obama Auto Task Team and their economic overreach and support the recruitment and election of principled, Free Market Candidates who will defeat the Socialist and return sanity to government. The viability of private enterprise and future prosperity of America are at stake. Please Sign-on & Support the American Motorist Vote Campaign. www.americanmotoristvote.com "OUR POWER...OUR NUMBERS!" The choice to produce General Motors' new small car at its plant in Orion Township, Mich., though political by nature, did not involve the presidential auto task force, GM North America President Troy Clarke said today. The task force didn't sign off on the plant selection, he said, although its members did know of GM's process for choosing between the Michigan factory and operations in Janesville, Wis., and Spring Hill, Tenn. The Janesville and Spring Hill plants will now idle indefinitely. Congressional delegations from all three states lobbied to keep their plants open. 2:03:42 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-239047.mp3 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:04:52 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-239047.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-239047.mp3 Harry has a SPECIAL EVENT Car Concerns on this Friday Morning. After three weeks of negotiations, Harry has landed the interview that you have just got to hear for yourself and you be the Judge! We Are Good-To-Go @ 9:00 AM (EST)! CALL USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850 Good-Bye Freedom, Hello Fascism! Learn why Michael Trudeau, Noted Speaker & Author who has hosted two Nationally Syndicated Talk Radio Networks says that this Economic Crisis Was Planned In Advance. In a recent Interview, Senator Dick Durbin admittedthat the "banks" own Capitol Hill. That's not the half-of-it. There is so much more to the current financial crisis than meets the eye. Michael Trudeau promises harry to name names and bring the facts to Harry's listening audience. He will back-up his statements that would otherwise be considered too absurd to air. Michael promises to SHOCK listeners out of Complacency! This interview could very well be Harry's Ticket to the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism! DON'T MISS THIS CAR CONCERNS! Have you seen the Heiser Automotive ad? It's been on TV often, and apparently that set off a man in West Allis. Jeffrey Blaha had seen enough. Blaha was fed up with the Heiser Automotive Group commercial featuring Mary Ann Scaffidi. It's what Blaha did about it that has him facing a felony count of making threats. Prosecutors say Blaha posted complaints about the ads on Craigslist, and in one posting, called for a sexual encounter that he suggested would put a stop to the TV ads. The Journal Sentinelsays Scaffidi called police, and Blaha admitted to the posting, saying seeing three commercials in a row for the car dealership set him off. Harry Urges You To Join & Support: www.americanmotoristvote.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE557 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry has a SPECIAL EVENT Car Concerns on this Friday Morning. After three weeks of negotiations, Harry has landed the interview that you have just got to hear for yourself and you be the Judge! We Are Good-To-Go @ 9:00 AM (EST)! CALL USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850 Good-Bye Freedom, Hello Fascism! Learn why Michael Trudeau, Noted Speaker & Author who has hosted two Nationally Syndicated Talk Radio Networks says that this Economic Crisis Was Planned In Advance. In a recent Interview, Senator Dick Durbin admittedthat the "banks" own Capitol Hill. That's not the half-of-it. There is so much more to the current financial crisis than meets the eye. Michael Trudeau promises harry to name names and bring the facts to Harry's listening audience. He will back-up his statements that would otherwise be considered too absurd to air. Michael promises to SHOCK listeners out of Complacency! This interview could very well be Harry's Ticket to the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism! DON'T MISS THIS CAR CONCERNS! Have you seen the Heiser Automotive ad? It's been on TV often, and apparently that set off a man in West Allis. Jeffrey Blaha had seen enough. Blaha was fed up with the Heiser Automotive Group commercial featuring Mary Ann Scaffidi. It's what Blaha did about it that has him facing a felony count of making threats. Prosecutors say Blaha posted complaints about the ads on Craigslist, and in one posting, called for a sexual encounter that he suggested would put a stop to the TV ads. The Journal Sentinelsays Scaffidi called police, and Blaha admitted to the posting, saying seeing three commercials in a row for the car dealership set him off. Harry Urges You To Join & Support: www.americanmotoristvote.com 2:00:51 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-238452.mp3 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:01:05 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-238452.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-238452.mp3 Harry Douglas has a great line-up of guest on this mornings Car Concerns. First up: Are You Twittering & Driving? Dr. Fern Kazlow , "THE POWER CONNECTION DOCTOR" will speak to car Concerns listeners about how to stop "twittering away their percious time and start maximizing & monetizing social media. Dubbed "Queen of 140 Characters " by Twitter Brandchat, this licensed Psychotherapist & Business Consultant untangles the Web of Social Media & Networking. Dr. K shares how to build a social media strategy that works no matter what the Mission. www.drfernkazlow.com Then Hang-On! Harry's Not Done! "Why Do Credit Card Companies & Major Banks HATE This Man?" Michael Mack is a Former Bank Lawyer who reveals the Fascinating Answers to your Financial Questions and reveals the Truth About the U.S. Credit Industry! www.thecreditcardlawyer.com Through his contacts in Washington D.C. Harry has been working Non-Stop to get the unlawful Dealership Closures ordered by Chrysler and General Motors reversed. Here is an updated Progress Report: A House bill that would roll back the General Motors and Chrysler dealer cuts made since the companies' respective bankruptcies has the support of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who said dealers are a crucial part of the manufacturers' recovery and a significant provider of jobs. Giffords, D-Tucson, met with Cadillac, Pontiac and GMC dealer Don Mackey on Monday and said cutting profitable dealerships such as Mackey's doesn't make sense. Mackey announced last week that GM is dropping his dealerships as of Oct. 31, 2010. Giffords said the House bill, known as the "Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009," would restore the franchise agreements between dealers and manufacturers as they stood before the Chrysler and GM bankruptcies. "Right now we're exhausting all our political connections," said Frank Sapone, general manager for the Mackey dealerships at Tucson Auto Mall. "We are grateful (to Giffords). She toured our facility. And she's dumbfounded that they would close down this business." Giffords said congressional Democrats intend to call a hearing and demand to know the criteria the manufacturers are using to choose dealers to close. She said Mackey is a strong, "consistently profitable" dealer. "GM is making across-the-board cuts based on criteria that are not well-defined. We have not been told, in Congress, what they are. But there is some talk that they involve sales, customers' satisfaction and profitability and capitalization," Giffords said. She said Mackey's dealerships seemed to excel in those categories. There are many more "Affected Dealerships" just like this example and Harry Is Out To SAVE Them from their Cruel Ending! www.carconcerns.com I know it seems a long way away. And I know that most of us are only now getting over the super-intense election of 2008. But there are election campaigns working now that will have a dramatic impact on your life, the lives of your family, and the future of nation. I am writing to you about one of the most important contests in the country, the battle for the U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut. Chris Dodd, the ultra-liberal Senator, has been exposed. The voters are turning against his brand of "do as I say, not as I do" of politics. And we are in luck. We have a solid candidate, former Congressman Rob Simmons. Rob is currently running ahead in the polls. But an ocean of money is flowing against him, Every radical, left wing group in America is coming in to defend Chris Dodd. The unions are all in. And, we have to expect that the Obama machine will be put into full force. All of that, as intimidating as it may appear, is not enough to overcome the clear disdain of the people for Dodd's actions. Rob Simmons is the exactly the man to win this seat and remove Chris Dodd from the Senate. But he can't do it alone. He needs the active help and financial support of every single American Motorist who values freedom and wants to see a return to fundamental First Principles. That is why Harry is asking you to make a donation to Rob Simmons for Senate today. You can make a donation by going to: www.americanmotoristvote.com Times are tough and money doesnâ??t grow on trees. But this is one of the most important investments you as American Motorist can make for the future of our Nation. The stakes are so very high, please click here: www.americanmotoristvote.com and make the most generous and giving contribution you can. American Motorist Vote Campaign! "Our Power...Our Numbers" Business Car Concerns EPISODE556 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Douglas has a great line-up of guest on this mornings Car Concerns. First up: Are You Twittering & Driving? Dr. Fern Kazlow , "THE POWER CONNECTION DOCTOR" will speak to car Concerns listeners about how to stop "twittering away their percious time and start maximizing & monetizing social media. Dubbed "Queen of 140 Characters " by Twitter Brandchat, this licensed Psychotherapist & Business Consultant untangles the Web of Social Media & Networking. Dr. K shares how to build a social media strategy that works no matter what the Mission. www.drfernkazlow.com Then Hang-On! Harry's Not Done! "Why Do Credit Card Companies & Major Banks HATE This Man?" Michael Mack is a Former Bank Lawyer who reveals the Fascinating Answers to your Financial Questions and reveals the Truth About the U.S. Credit Industry! www.thecreditcardlawyer.com Through his contacts in Washington D.C. Harry has been working Non-Stop to get the unlawful Dealership Closures ordered by Chrysler and General Motors reversed. Here is an updated Progress Report: A House bill that would roll back the General Motors and Chrysler dealer cuts made since the companies' respective bankruptcies has the support of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who said dealers are a crucial part of the manufacturers' recovery and a significant provider of jobs. Giffords, D-Tucson, met with Cadillac, Pontiac and GMC dealer Don Mackey on Monday and said cutting profitable dealerships such as Mackey's doesn't make sense. Mackey announced last week that GM is dropping his dealerships as of Oct. 31, 2010. Giffords said the House bill, known as the "Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009," would restore the franchise agreements between dealers and manufacturers as they stood before the Chrysler and GM bankruptcies. "Right now we're exhausting all our political connections," said Frank Sapone, general manager for the Mackey dealerships at Tucson Auto Mall. "We are grateful (to Giffords). She toured our facility. And she's dumbfounded that they would close down this business." Giffords said congressional Democrats intend to call a hearing and demand to know the criteria the manufacturers are using to choose dealers to close. She said Mackey is a strong, "consistently profitable" dealer. "GM is making across-the-board cuts based on criteria that are not well-defined. We have not been told, in Congress, what they are. But there is some talk that they involve sales, customers' satisfaction and profitability and capitalization," Giffords said. She said Mackey's dealerships seemed to excel in those categories. There are many more "Affected Dealerships" just like this example and Harry Is Out To SAVE Them from their Cruel Ending! www.carconcerns.com I know it seems a long way away. And I know that most of us are only now getting over the super-intense election of 2008. But there are election campaigns working now that will have a dramatic impact on your life, the lives of your family, and the future of nation. I am writing to you about one of the most important contests in the country, the battle for the U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut. Chris Dodd, the ultra-liberal Senator, has been exposed. The voters are turning against his brand of "do as I say, not as I do" of politics. And we are in luck. We have a solid candidate, former Congressman Rob Simmons. Rob is currently running ahead in the polls. But an ocean of money is flowing against him, Every radical, left wing group in America is coming in to defend Chris Dodd. The unions are all in. And, we have to expect that the Obama machine will be put into full force. All of that, as intimidating as it may appear, is not enough to overcome the clear disdain of the people for Dodd's actions. Rob Simmons is the exactly the man to win this seat and remove Chris Dodd from the Senate. But he can't do it alone. He needs the active help and financial support of every single American Motorist who values freedom and wants to see a return to fundamental First Principles. That is why Harry is asking you to make a donation to Rob Simmons for Senate today. You can make a donation by going to: www.americanmotoristvote.com Times are tough and money doesnâ??t grow on trees. But this is one of the most important investments you as American Motorist can make for the future of our Nation. The stakes are so very high, please click here: www.americanmotoristvote.com and make the most generous and giving contribution you can. American Motorist Vote Campaign! "Our Power...Our Numbers" 2:04:28 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-238296.mp3 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:01:55 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-238296.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-238296.mp3 Harry Digs Deep To Take the Temperature of the New Car Dealer Body in the USA. After paying a visit to the N.A.D.A.in New Orleans this past January he detected a Deadly Chill that could only be felt in the Morgue. Has Auto Retailing Heated Up? Or is it Still The Loneness Place In Town. John Isgett, CEO of Raceway Automotive Group has plenty to say about the state of the automobile industry and he has been writing his commentary in Automotive News of late. John will lay it on the line and tell you what he thinks of the Obama Auto Task Team. John also expresses his thoughts on the recent DEMANDED CLOSING of fellow Dealers with Chrysler and General Motors Franchise. And What about President Obama giving G.M. CEO Rick Wagner his walking papers in the form of a "PINK SLIP?" John has plenty to say and harry sets the stage. www.racewayautomotive.com In the 10:00 A.M. Hour Harry's Special Guest will help you Learn The Dirty Little Secrets That Credit Bureaus Won't Tell You. Jason R. Rich, is a featured Columnist in the New York Daily News will tell Car Concerns listeners about the types of information that can be edited or removed from your Credit Reports legally. Want to know how to negotiate directly with your creditors...Listen! Right here on Car Concerns...Solutions for American Motorist with Credit & Financial Problems.. Jason Understands how Credit Reports are Compiled and calculated. How Credit Reporting Agencies Work and How to Maintain and Protect Your Credit Score. Money and Credit is Tight. Jason passes along Valuable Credit Info Every Retail Automotive Consumer needs to Know Before They Go! Car Shopping That Is! Jason's Book, "The Complete Book Of Dirty Little Secrets: Money Saving Strategies The Credit Bureaus Won't Tell You!" Can Be Bought Where Ever Great Books Are Sold and at: www.jasonrich.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE555 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Digs Deep To Take the Temperature of the New Car Dealer Body in the USA. After paying a visit to the N.A.D.A.in New Orleans this past January he detected a Deadly Chill that could only be felt in the Morgue. Has Auto Retailing Heated Up? Or is it Still The Loneness Place In Town. John Isgett, CEO of Raceway Automotive Group has plenty to say about the state of the automobile industry and he has been writing his commentary in Automotive News of late. John will lay it on the line and tell you what he thinks of the Obama Auto Task Team. John also expresses his thoughts on the recent DEMANDED CLOSING of fellow Dealers with Chrysler and General Motors Franchise. And What about President Obama giving G.M. CEO Rick Wagner his walking papers in the form of a "PINK SLIP?" John has plenty to say and harry sets the stage. www.racewayautomotive.com In the 10:00 A.M. Hour Harry's Special Guest will help you Learn The Dirty Little Secrets That Credit Bureaus Won't Tell You. Jason R. Rich, is a featured Columnist in the New York Daily News will tell Car Concerns listeners about the types of information that can be edited or removed from your Credit Reports legally. Want to know how to negotiate directly with your creditors...Listen! Right here on Car Concerns...Solutions for American Motorist with Credit & Financial Problems.. Jason Understands how Credit Reports are Compiled and calculated. How Credit Reporting Agencies Work and How to Maintain and Protect Your Credit Score. Money and Credit is Tight. Jason passes along Valuable Credit Info Every Retail Automotive Consumer needs to Know Before They Go! Car Shopping That Is! Jason's Book, "The Complete Book Of Dirty Little Secrets: Money Saving Strategies The Credit Bureaus Won't Tell You!" Can Be Bought Where Ever Great Books Are Sold and at: www.jasonrich.com 2:04:13 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-237931.mp3 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:04:08 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-237931.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-237931.mp3 Harry is Living In The FASTLANE on this Tuesday Morning with Marc Cannon, Senior Vice President for Auto Nation Ride Down The Super Air Highways In A Heavy Metal Cadillac. Learn about how the Cash-For-Clunkers Bill Came to be. Also we will get Marc's read on the Retail Automotive market for the remainder of 2009. Then in the 10:00 A.M. Hour, Larry Bradely, Car Concerns Co-Host has Author Theresa Amato talks about her book, "GRAND ILLUSION" The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny. The book also contains a foreword by Ralph Nader. Speaking of Cash-For Clunkers and how it all will work for the Retail Auto Consumer: Amid widespread confusion about how the cash-for-guzzlers legislation will be carried out, the U.S. Transportation Department said its biggest challenge will be devising a fraud prevention program in the next month or so. The goal: prevent potential deception by dealers and consumers. Consumers who come into dealerships to swap their vehicles for new, more fuel-efficient cars and trucks while collecting a credit of $3,500 to $4,500 will have to wait while the government verifies that the transaction qualifies under the new law, said Rae Tyson, a spokesman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA doesn't know yet how long the approval process will take or whether the customer will have to return a second time to the dealer to get confirmation, he said. "Any time you're dealing with used cars and salvage and a lot of government money, you need to be very diligent," Tyson said in an interview today. "We need to strike a balance between allowing consumers and dealers a quick transaction and putting safeguards in place for taxpayers." On Friday, Congress passed the three-month, $1 billion program -- which could encompass about 250,000 vehicles. The measure, which attempts to spur auto sales and increase the fuel economy of vehicles, was attached to war-funding legislation. President Barack Obama has indicated he soon will sign the bill. But in one sign of the confusion about the new legislation, NHTSA posted a new cash-for-guzzlers Web site over the weekend that stated incorrectly that the president had signed the bill Friday. Akio Toyoda takes charge at Toyota Motor Corp. Tuesday with the company facing its biggest ever loss, but few expect his appointment to bring about the changes needed to immediately drive the world's No.1 automaker back into the black. Amid a global recession that has hammered car sales, Toyota's factories are severely underused. Making matters worse, Toyota builds about half of its vehicles in Japan, which works against it with the dollar squarely below 100 yen. But unlike bankrupt U.S. rivals Chrysler and General Motors, which have closed plants, slashed jobs and shuttered dealerships in an effort to survive, Toyota has said it plans to ride out the downturn with its production capacity intact, arguing global vehicle demand will eventually recover. "Erasing the losses is an urgent task but fundamentally, this company does things with a medium-term vision," said Tsuyoshi Mochimaru, an auto analyst at Barclays Capital. We Can Make It Happen! Just Imagine Our Power If We Are Together As One! www.americanmotoristvote.com Car Concerns, The Car Talk Show That ROCKS! One Car Concerns...One Harry Douglas!!! www.twitter.com/harrydouglas Business Car Concerns EPISODE552 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry is Living In The FASTLANE on this Tuesday Morning with Marc Cannon, Senior Vice President for Auto Nation Ride Down The Super Air Highways In A Heavy Metal Cadillac. Learn about how the Cash-For-Clunkers Bill Came to be. Also we will get Marc's read on the Retail Automotive market for the remainder of 2009. Then in the 10:00 A.M. Hour, Larry Bradely, Car Concerns Co-Host has Author Theresa Amato talks about her book, "GRAND ILLUSION" The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny. The book also contains a foreword by Ralph Nader. Speaking of Cash-For Clunkers and how it all will work for the Retail Auto Consumer: Amid widespread confusion about how the cash-for-guzzlers legislation will be carried out, the U.S. Transportation Department said its biggest challenge will be devising a fraud prevention program in the next month or so. The goal: prevent potential deception by dealers and consumers. Consumers who come into dealerships to swap their vehicles for new, more fuel-efficient cars and trucks while collecting a credit of $3,500 to $4,500 will have to wait while the government verifies that the transaction qualifies under the new law, said Rae Tyson, a spokesman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA doesn't know yet how long the approval process will take or whether the customer will have to return a second time to the dealer to get confirmation, he said. "Any time you're dealing with used cars and salvage and a lot of government money, you need to be very diligent," Tyson said in an interview today. "We need to strike a balance between allowing consumers and dealers a quick transaction and putting safeguards in place for taxpayers." On Friday, Congress passed the three-month, $1 billion program -- which could encompass about 250,000 vehicles. The measure, which attempts to spur auto sales and increase the fuel economy of vehicles, was attached to war-funding legislation. President Barack Obama has indicated he soon will sign the bill. But in one sign of the confusion about the new legislation, NHTSA posted a new cash-for-guzzlers Web site over the weekend that stated incorrectly that the president had signed the bill Friday. Akio Toyoda takes charge at Toyota Motor Corp. Tuesday with the company facing its biggest ever loss, but few expect his appointment to bring about the changes needed to immediately drive the world's No.1 automaker back into the black. Amid a global recession that has hammered car sales, Toyota's factories are severely underused. Making matters worse, Toyota builds about half of its vehicles in Japan, which works against it with the dollar squarely below 100 yen. But unlike bankrupt U.S. rivals Chrysler and General Motors, which have closed plants, slashed jobs and shuttered dealerships in an effort to survive, Toyota has said it plans to ride out the downturn with its production capacity intact, arguing global vehicle demand will eventually recover. "Erasing the losses is an urgent task but fundamentally, this company does things with a medium-term vision," said Tsuyoshi Mochimaru, an auto analyst at Barclays Capital. We Can Make It Happen! Just Imagine Our Power If We Are Together As One! www.americanmotoristvote.com Car Concerns, The Car Talk Show That ROCKS! One Car Concerns...One Harry Douglas!!! www.twitter.com/harrydouglas 2:01:07 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-237025.mp3 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:09:38 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-237025.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-237025.mp3 George, Cash-For-Clunkers is the very kind of legislature that we fight day and night at the American Motorist Vote Campaign. We have worked tirelessly with key Congress and Senate Representatives to bring this bill to reality for the American Motorist so that they might renew their personal fleet. To put them in a new vehicle at a greatly reduced price and help the environment at the same time. The bill got watered down from its original Cash-For-Clunkers bill that was introduced to the house back in the fall of 2008. The volume of the American Motorist Vote Campaign contacts to their respected representatives in Washington early this week was a key in getting this bill passed in a late night session earlier this week. Thanks to all American Motorist Vote Campaign members who wrote letters, sent emails, and made phone calls to their Congress and Senate offices. Just like I tell you all the time, "OUR POWER, OUR NUMBERS, and we proved it with passage of Cash-For-Clunkers. We have so much hard work ahead of us before the 2010 elections but together we can make it happen. Encourage your family and friends and co-workers to join this Automotive Consumer Revolution! www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry Douglas Founder Business Car Concerns EPISODE550 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas George, Cash-For-Clunkers is the very kind of legislature that we fight day and night at the American Motorist Vote Campaign. We have worked tirelessly with key Congress and Senate Representatives to bring this bill to reality for the American Motorist so that they might renew their personal fleet. To put them in a new vehicle at a greatly reduced price and help the environment at the same time. The bill got watered down from its original Cash-For-Clunkers bill that was introduced to the house back in the fall of 2008. The volume of the American Motorist Vote Campaign contacts to their respected representatives in Washington early this week was a key in getting this bill passed in a late night session earlier this week. Thanks to all American Motorist Vote Campaign members who wrote letters, sent emails, and made phone calls to their Congress and Senate offices. Just like I tell you all the time, "OUR POWER, OUR NUMBERS, and we proved it with passage of Cash-For-Clunkers. We have so much hard work ahead of us before the 2010 elections but together we can make it happen. Encourage your family and friends and co-workers to join this Automotive Consumer Revolution! www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry Douglas Founder 4:59:59 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-236557.mp3 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:55:41 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-236557.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-236557.mp3 Car Concerns is going to send you to Twittering Harvard in the morning as Dr. Fern Kazlow holds class. Known as the "Queen of 140 Characters" Dr. K will instruct on the three Twitter Tactics of Branding Yourself. Only Harry, Only Car Concerns! www.drfernkazlow.com Harry's not done...Paul Kyriazi is going to tell you how to turn your current car into a James Bond Car. Pauls is going to tell you how to live the 007 Lifestyle. What are the two most powerful gadgets for success? No it's not Twitter. Paul will tell you how to check into a Four Star hotel the 007 way. harry will give each caller a copy of paul's New Book, HOW TO LIVE THE JAMES BOND LIFESTYLE. Harry Has Tips On How to Make Your Car Last Longer and Care Free. While you can't keep it on the road forever, Harry has 10 tips that can extend your car's life and help maintain its value when you sell or trade it. Getting from point A to point B by car costs a certain amount of dough, and thanks to a crumbling U.S. economy it takes more of your hard-earned money than ever before to do so. But while you can't always control ownership costs such as fuel, repairs and insurance rates, one thing you do have power over is how long your 4-wheeled friend stays on the road before you have to send it to that great junkyard in the sky. To help, Harry has 10 tips that will keep your ride rolling well into its golden years. Listen this morning via Internet Stream: www.carconcerns.com And Now the call to Corporate American to stand with your fellow American Motorist. I hope that I can count on and the Corporate America to support the American Motorist Vote Campaign. I am working tirelessly for the rights of the American Motorist in this Country who take it in the Pocket-Book all the time. They are your customers and they deserve a helping hand. Several Name Brand Companies have signed on. One that has rejected the opportunity to support the cause is the Bank of America. They seem to be clueless to the fact that The Bank of America's customers are in fact American Motorist. Anybody know the CEO of BOA. He was on Capitol Hill last week fending off fraud charges. Like I say over and over on Car Concerns Radio...The American Motorist turn the Wheels-of-Commerce in this Country. They purchase and finance the vehicle. They service the vehicle. They insure the vehicle. They maintain the vehicle. They fuel the vehicle. They pay Taxes to own and drive the vehicle. The list of what the American Motorist pays out just for the privilege to own a vehicle is astronomical. They should have a voice and they do. Harry Douglas is watching out for the American Motorist. Like Harry says, "Our Power is in Our Numbers." Now the American Motorist Vote Campaign is back on Capitol Hill talking to U.S. Senators and Congress to try and stop the dangerous Cap & Trade Bill that is rapidly making its way through the House. We at the American Motorist Vote Campaign feel that this will be the straw that breaks down the American Economy and bring the American-Way-Of-Life to an abrupt halt. The next stop is Houston, Texas and the doorstep of Exxon-Mobile to try to finally get CEO Rex Tillerson to answer a few questions about Gas Pricing. The World is awash with Crude Oil. Tankers are loaded with crude oil on hold patterns up and down the coast waiting to unload. Refineries are operating at reduced production levels as they are running out of places the store the excess Crude Oil Production. Why, Mr. Tillerson are prices rising to last summer highs? Is it because you know that the American Motorist will have to pay it? If you thought in the Winter and Spring Selling Season were slow, you haven't seen anything if President Obama and his side-kick, Al Gore run this Cap & Trade (tax) down the American Motorist throat. Get on-board and help the ones who have helped you over the years, The American Motorist, your customers, your prospects! Join & Support: www.americanmotoristvote.com You can make your contribution on line or mail check to: American Motorist Vote Campaign (AMVC) P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, Tn 37919 Harry has worked so hard with Congress & Senate Representatives to get the Cash-For-Clunkers Bill turned into Law. Senate passed the 'Cash-For-Guzzlers' bill; Obama likely to sign The U.S. Senate passed a scaled-back $1 billion 'cash-for-guzzlers' bill, sending it to President Barack Obama for his expected signature. The 91-5 vote took place after the Senate beat back a Republican attempt to strip the auto proposal from a $106 billion spending package aimed primarily at aiding U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. By far not the Cash-For-Clunkers Law that Harry was working on, but the watered down version should get the ball rolling. What's wrong with our Government. It is so screwed! Help Our Returning Troops Who Fought For Us: www.moremoneynow.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE549 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Car Concerns is going to send you to Twittering Harvard in the morning as Dr. Fern Kazlow holds class. Known as the "Queen of 140 Characters" Dr. K will instruct on the three Twitter Tactics of Branding Yourself. Only Harry, Only Car Concerns! www.drfernkazlow.com Harry's not done...Paul Kyriazi is going to tell you how to turn your current car into a James Bond Car. Pauls is going to tell you how to live the 007 Lifestyle. What are the two most powerful gadgets for success? No it's not Twitter. Paul will tell you how to check into a Four Star hotel the 007 way. harry will give each caller a copy of paul's New Book, HOW TO LIVE THE JAMES BOND LIFESTYLE. Harry Has Tips On How to Make Your Car Last Longer and Care Free. While you can't keep it on the road forever, Harry has 10 tips that can extend your car's life and help maintain its value when you sell or trade it. Getting from point A to point B by car costs a certain amount of dough, and thanks to a crumbling U.S. economy it takes more of your hard-earned money than ever before to do so. But while you can't always control ownership costs such as fuel, repairs and insurance rates, one thing you do have power over is how long your 4-wheeled friend stays on the road before you have to send it to that great junkyard in the sky. To help, Harry has 10 tips that will keep your ride rolling well into its golden years. Listen this morning via Internet Stream: www.carconcerns.com And Now the call to Corporate American to stand with your fellow American Motorist. I hope that I can count on and the Corporate America to support the American Motorist Vote Campaign. I am working tirelessly for the rights of the American Motorist in this Country who take it in the Pocket-Book all the time. They are your customers and they deserve a helping hand. Several Name Brand Companies have signed on. One that has rejected the opportunity to support the cause is the Bank of America. They seem to be clueless to the fact that The Bank of America's customers are in fact American Motorist. Anybody know the CEO of BOA. He was on Capitol Hill last week fending off fraud charges. Like I say over and over on Car Concerns Radio...The American Motorist turn the Wheels-of-Commerce in this Country. They purchase and finance the vehicle. They service the vehicle. They insure the vehicle. They maintain the vehicle. They fuel the vehicle. They pay Taxes to own and drive the vehicle. The list of what the American Motorist pays out just for the privilege to own a vehicle is astronomical. They should have a voice and they do. Harry Douglas is watching out for the American Motorist. Like Harry says, "Our Power is in Our Numbers." Now the American Motorist Vote Campaign is back on Capitol Hill talking to U.S. Senators and Congress to try and stop the dangerous Cap & Trade Bill that is rapidly making its way through the House. We at the American Motorist Vote Campaign feel that this will be the straw that breaks down the American Economy and bring the American-Way-Of-Life to an abrupt halt. The next stop is Houston, Texas and the doorstep of Exxon-Mobile to try to finally get CEO Rex Tillerson to answer a few questions about Gas Pricing. The World is awash with Crude Oil. Tankers are loaded with crude oil on hold patterns up and down the coast waiting to unload. Refineries are operating at reduced production levels as they are running out of places the store the excess Crude Oil Production. Why, Mr. Tillerson are prices rising to last summer highs? Is it because you know that the American Motorist will have to pay it? If you thought in the Winter and Spring Selling Season were slow, you haven't seen anything if President Obama and his side-kick, Al Gore run this Cap & Trade (tax) down the American Motorist throat. Get on-board and help the ones who have helped you over the years, The American Motorist, your customers, your prospects! Join & Support: www.americanmotoristvote.com You can make your contribution on line or mail check to: American Motorist Vote Campaign (AMVC) P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, Tn 37919 Harry has worked so hard with Congress & Senate Representatives to get the Cash-For-Clunkers Bill turned into Law. Senate passed the 'Cash-For-Guzzlers' bill; Obama likely to sign The U.S. Senate passed a scaled-back $1 billion 'cash-for-guzzlers' bill, sending it to President Barack Obama for his expected signature. The 91-5 vote took place after the Senate beat back a Republican attempt to strip the auto proposal from a $106 billion spending package aimed primarily at aiding U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. By far not the Cash-For-Clunkers Law that Harry was working on, but the watered down version should get the ball rolling. What's wrong with our Government. It is so screwed! Help Our Returning Troops Who Fought For Us: www.moremoneynow.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 3:55:03 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-236207.mp3 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:18:30 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-236207.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-236207.mp3 Do you receive "HARRY'S MEMO" that keeps American Consumers across the board infromed about issues that you need to know about before making any BIG TICKET PURCHASE. "Knowledge Is Power" and that is exactly what "HARRY"S MEMO" Delivers. The confidence to be a smart, savvy consumer. "HARRY'S MEMO" Harry is talking to all the Movers & Shakers in the Business World. Plus Harry has Contact with First Clas world Reporters that report on what is happening on the Inside of Big Business. Often Harry Is The First To Know as he talks and interviews the CEO's and Vice Presidents of World-wide Business To get "HARRY'S MEMO" delivered to your In-Box Monday thur Friday Send Check or Money Order $29.95 for a full year long subscribtion to: Harry's Memo P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, Tn 37919 In "HARRY'S MEMO" you will read of happenings right from the Senate Floor! Such As... How The Congress & The Senate Got It Wrong On Cap & Trade and Why It Will Break The Backbone Of The American Economy! This Will Make Osama bin Laden's Day! "HARRY'S MEMO" this past weekend exposed who exactly will pay the price if President Obama is successful in implementing his proposed higher energy taxes on the American people. The Wall Street Journal in their editorial "Who Pays for Cap and Trade?" explains those "Hit hardest would be the 95% of working families." Mr. Obama keeps mentioning! "Hit hardest would be the 95% of working families" Mr. Obama keeps mentioning, usually omitting that his no-new-taxes pledge comes with the caveat "unless you use energy." Putting a price on carbon is regressive by definition because poor and middle-income households spend more of their paychecks on things like gas to drive to work, groceries or home heating. "Cap and trade, in other words, is a scheme to redistribute income and wealth -- but in a very curious way. It takes from the working class and gives to the affluent; takes from Miami, Ohio, and gives to Miami, Florida; and takes from an industrial America that is already struggling and gives to rich Silicon Valley and Wall Street "green tech" investors who know how to leverage the political class." If you see the wrong here, pick-up your to call your Congress & Senate Reps to let them know that you oppose this measure with all your Heart! Better Yet! Harry is talking to all of the Congress and Senate Reps and telling them that the thousands upon thousands of signed-on are strongly against Cap & Trade! Corker, Warner Introduce TARP Recipient Ownership Trust Act of 2009 WASHINGTON: In an effort to protect the interests of taxpayers, U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Mark Warner (D-VA), both members of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced legislation with the ultimate goal of removing the federal governmentâ??s control of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) assisted institutions. The bill provides for a responsible exit strategy from government ownership of TARP-recipient companies, which by this fall, will include AIG, Citigroup, and General Motors. "Over the last seven months, we have seen unprecedented government intervention into the private market. In particular, the TARP legislation has taken American taxpayers into uncharted territory as common equity owners of private companies. We need a responsible exit strategy from government ownership, which is why Senator Warner and I have introduced this bill to expedite that process, shield taxpayer investment, and remove the potential politicization of the important core governance decisions at TARP-recipient companies," said Corker. The TARP Recipient Ownership Trust Act of 2009 moves any government ownership stakes in private companies greater than 20 percent (which, by fall 2009, will include AIG, Citigroup, and General Motors) into a newly created Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). The assets will be placed in a trust that will be managed by three independent, non-political trustees, appointed by the administration, with the objective of looking at TARP-recipient companies with fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers. The bill directs the trustees to liquidate the governmentâ??s interests by December 24, 2011, but stipulates that if the trustees feel liquidation is not in the best interest of taxpayers, they can come back to Congress at that time with their alternative recommendation. "We envision these trustees as people with great experience in the private markets with a record of success in running profitable companies or turning around unprofitable ones. These won't be paid positions. They would do this as a public service for our country," said Corker. Harry Douglas, Award Winning New Car Dealer and a Turn-Around Dealerships Specialist Volunteers For The Task! To show and join in this fight for your future as American Motorist, Join & Support This Awesome Cause: www.americanmotoristvote.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE548 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Do you receive "HARRY'S MEMO" that keeps American Consumers across the board infromed about issues that you need to know about before making any BIG TICKET PURCHASE. "Knowledge Is Power" and that is exactly what "HARRY"S MEMO" Delivers. The confidence to be a smart, savvy consumer. "HARRY'S MEMO" Harry is talking to all the Movers & Shakers in the Business World. Plus Harry has Contact with First Clas world Reporters that report on what is happening on the Inside of Big Business. Often Harry Is The First To Know as he talks and interviews the CEO's and Vice Presidents of World-wide Business To get "HARRY'S MEMO" delivered to your In-Box Monday thur Friday Send Check or Money Order $29.95 for a full year long subscribtion to: Harry's Memo P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, Tn 37919 In "HARRY'S MEMO" you will read of happenings right from the Senate Floor! Such As... How The Congress & The Senate Got It Wrong On Cap & Trade and Why It Will Break The Backbone Of The American Economy! This Will Make Osama bin Laden's Day! "HARRY'S MEMO" this past weekend exposed who exactly will pay the price if President Obama is successful in implementing his proposed higher energy taxes on the American people. The Wall Street Journal in their editorial "Who Pays for Cap and Trade?" explains those "Hit hardest would be the 95% of working families." Mr. Obama keeps mentioning! "Hit hardest would be the 95% of working families" Mr. Obama keeps mentioning, usually omitting that his no-new-taxes pledge comes with the caveat "unless you use energy." Putting a price on carbon is regressive by definition because poor and middle-income households spend more of their paychecks on things like gas to drive to work, groceries or home heating. "Cap and trade, in other words, is a scheme to redistribute income and wealth -- but in a very curious way. It takes from the working class and gives to the affluent; takes from Miami, Ohio, and gives to Miami, Florida; and takes from an industrial America that is already struggling and gives to rich Silicon Valley and Wall Street "green tech" investors who know how to leverage the political class." If you see the wrong here, pick-up your to call your Congress & Senate Reps to let them know that you oppose this measure with all your Heart! Better Yet! Harry is talking to all of the Congress and Senate Reps and telling them that the thousands upon thousands of signed-on are strongly against Cap & Trade! Corker, Warner Introduce TARP Recipient Ownership Trust Act of 2009 WASHINGTON: In an effort to protect the interests of taxpayers, U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Mark Warner (D-VA), both members of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced legislation with the ultimate goal of removing the federal governmentâ??s control of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) assisted institutions. The bill provides for a responsible exit strategy from government ownership of TARP-recipient companies, which by this fall, will include AIG, Citigroup, and General Motors. "Over the last seven months, we have seen unprecedented government intervention into the private market. In particular, the TARP legislation has taken American taxpayers into uncharted territory as common equity owners of private companies. We need a responsible exit strategy from government ownership, which is why Senator Warner and I have introduced this bill to expedite that process, shield taxpayer investment, and remove the potential politicization of the important core governance decisions at TARP-recipient companies," said Corker. The TARP Recipient Ownership Trust Act of 2009 moves any government ownership stakes in private companies greater than 20 percent (which, by fall 2009, will include AIG, Citigroup, and General Motors) into a newly created Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). The assets will be placed in a trust that will be managed by three independent, non-political trustees, appointed by the administration, with the objective of looking at TARP-recipient companies with fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers. The bill directs the trustees to liquidate the governmentâ??s interests by December 24, 2011, but stipulates that if the trustees feel liquidation is not in the best interest of taxpayers, they can come back to Congress at that time with their alternative recommendation. "We envision these trustees as people with great experience in the private markets with a record of success in running profitable companies or turning around unprofitable ones. These won't be paid positions. They would do this as a public service for our country," said Corker. Harry Douglas, Award Winning New Car Dealer and a Turn-Around Dealerships Specialist Volunteers For The Task! To show and join in this fight for your future as American Motorist, Join & Support This Awesome Cause: www.americanmotoristvote.com 08:58 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-233632.mp3 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:58:49 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-233632.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-233632.mp3 Harry Is Hot! read The Tweets! www.twitter.com/harrydouglas A top adviser to the Obama Administration's Auto Task Force defended the government's handling of the restructuring of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, saying the alternatives were far worse and insisting they had no role in selecting dealers or auto plants that are closing. "If we get in there and start telling the company 'You can do this' and 'You can't do this,' we might as well make them an arm of the U.S. government," Bloom told the Senate Banking Committee during a more than two-hour hearing. The committee is reviewing the Obama administration's role in the auto industry. The administration has committed another $35 billion to GM and Chrysler after the Bush administration agreed to infuse $17.4 billion in GM and Chrysler last December. Support Our Returning American Troops: www.moremoneynow.com/carconcerns Senators offered skepticism and urged the administration to get out of the car business as soon as possible. The committee chairman, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., worried that GM could become "a kind of economic Vietnam." One senator called the Obama administration's handling of the auto industry decision "heartless" while another called the administration "God-like" in its oversight. "You decide the winners and losers," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. He sarcastically asked, "What number do you call" to try to keep a GM plant open, referring to the successful lobbying of Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., to keep a GM parts depot open for at least another year. GM made the decision just one day after Frank met with CEO Fritz Henderson. Bloom said the government had no role in that decision -- or any plant closing decisions. Steve Rattner, the top auto adviser to Treasury Department, made a secret appearance before a closed-door hearing of the Senate Banking Committee, said Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., blasted the Obama auto task force's handling of the automakers, saying it has "embarked on a disturbing and difficult road." "If the government intends to be a silent partner of sorts, how do they intend to protect the interest of the American taxpayer as a shareholder? I am not sure you can have it both ways," Shelby said. "The most difficult question, of course, is how Treasury intends to get out." Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said the massive job losses at GM and Chrysler are "an American tragedy." He asked: "Is the government is doing everything it can to protect and create American jobs?" Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, questioned how the Obama auto task force could say it had no role when the administration had criticized GM and Chrysler as having too many dealers. The administration rejected the first plans as not aggressive enough. Bloom acknowledged that as a result, GM and Chrysler took more vigorous steps to cut more dealers. But Bloom said the administration didn't set any numerical targets for dealers, plants or overall job cuts. And Folks There You Have It! Where Does That Leave You The American Tax-Payer & The American Motorist? On The Side Of The Road, That's Where! You Do Have A Choice To Have A Voice. Let You Engine's Roar! Join & Support: www.americanmotoristvote.com Our Power? Our Numbers! The American Motorist Vote Campaign Is Proud & Honored To Be On Twitter: www.twitter.com/americanvote Harry & Co-Host Larry Bradley Have Plenty To Talk About On Car Concerns In The Morning! www.carconcerns.com Gas Prices Are Getting Pretty Ugly & headed Right Back Where Thye Were Last Summer. The Only Differenc e Is They May Never Return To Normal Prices Again With Cap & Trade. Get Ready Now! www.gogreenwithharry.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/48329 Business Car Concerns EPISODE542 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Is Hot! read The Tweets! www.twitter.com/harrydouglas A top adviser to the Obama Administration's Auto Task Force defended the government's handling of the restructuring of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, saying the alternatives were far worse and insisting they had no role in selecting dealers or auto plants that are closing. "If we get in there and start telling the company 'You can do this' and 'You can't do this,' we might as well make them an arm of the U.S. government," Bloom told the Senate Banking Committee during a more than two-hour hearing. The committee is reviewing the Obama administration's role in the auto industry. The administration has committed another $35 billion to GM and Chrysler after the Bush administration agreed to infuse $17.4 billion in GM and Chrysler last December. Support Our Returning American Troops: www.moremoneynow.com/carconcerns Senators offered skepticism and urged the administration to get out of the car business as soon as possible. The committee chairman, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., worried that GM could become "a kind of economic Vietnam." One senator called the Obama administration's handling of the auto industry decision "heartless" while another called the administration "God-like" in its oversight. "You decide the winners and losers," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. He sarcastically asked, "What number do you call" to try to keep a GM plant open, referring to the successful lobbying of Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., to keep a GM parts depot open for at least another year. GM made the decision just one day after Frank met with CEO Fritz Henderson. Bloom said the government had no role in that decision -- or any plant closing decisions. Steve Rattner, the top auto adviser to Treasury Department, made a secret appearance before a closed-door hearing of the Senate Banking Committee, said Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., blasted the Obama auto task force's handling of the automakers, saying it has "embarked on a disturbing and difficult road." "If the government intends to be a silent partner of sorts, how do they intend to protect the interest of the American taxpayer as a shareholder? I am not sure you can have it both ways," Shelby said. "The most difficult question, of course, is how Treasury intends to get out." Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said the massive job losses at GM and Chrysler are "an American tragedy." He asked: "Is the government is doing everything it can to protect and create American jobs?" Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, questioned how the Obama auto task force could say it had no role when the administration had criticized GM and Chrysler as having too many dealers. The administration rejected the first plans as not aggressive enough. Bloom acknowledged that as a result, GM and Chrysler took more vigorous steps to cut more dealers. But Bloom said the administration didn't set any numerical targets for dealers, plants or overall job cuts. And Folks There You Have It! Where Does That Leave You The American Tax-Payer & The American Motorist? On The Side Of The Road, That's Where! You Do Have A Choice To Have A Voice. Let You Engine's Roar! Join & Support: www.americanmotoristvote.com Our Power? Our Numbers! The American Motorist Vote Campaign Is Proud & Honored To Be On Twitter: www.twitter.com/americanvote Harry & Co-Host Larry Bradley Have Plenty To Talk About On Car Concerns In The Morning! www.carconcerns.com Gas Prices Are Getting Pretty Ugly & headed Right Back Where Thye Were Last Summer. The Only Differenc e Is They May Never Return To Normal Prices Again With Cap & Trade. Get Ready Now! www.gogreenwithharry.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/48329 3:34:20 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-233476.mp3 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:03:09 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-233476.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-233476.mp3 Harry Is Wired This Morning! Nurse Fannie Has Activated The Prozac IV Drip! "Why This Economic Crisis Was Pre-Planned" Car Concerns Radio 6/10 @ 9AM EST SHARP! Michael Trudeau explains! Promising to Name Names and bring facts to the Air-Ways of Car Concerns Radio to back up His Statements that otherwise would be too Absurd to Be Believed, Michael Trudeau promises to Shock Harry's Audience Out Of Complacency. Goodbye Freedom...Hello Fascism...Noted Speaker and Author Michael Trudeau is on The Big One...Car Concerns Radio! www.carconcerns.com In the 10:00 A.M. (EST) Hour Brian Moody of Edmonds.com checks in with Harry! Searching For The Answers To The Automobile Debacle in the USA! Will Automotive Retail Completely Die and Go Away! The Franchise Laws Are Toast! Is This The Moment In Time That Auto Selling Enters Modern Times? Brian And Harry Are Talking About It In The Morning! Here's a Clue of What is To Come! Tuesday marks a historic moment in the US auto-industry saga as Chrysler ends its affiliation with almost 800 dealerships around the country. That number, which represents roughly a quarter of Chrysler's dealerships, is startling. But a look at where those closures are, using Patchwork Nation's community types, is also revealing. We calculated the percentage of dealerships in each community type that are closing. The highest percentages are in the big-city "Industrial Metropolis" and the wealthy, populous "Monied Burbs." This suggests that Chrysler believes its future lies outside America's most densely populated areas. Jack Fitzgerald and other Washington-area dealers are recruiting dealers and dealer associations to gin up support in Congress for a bill that would prohibit GM and Chrysler from forcing dealerships to close. Dubbed the "Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009," the bill would keep automakers in which the federal government has a stake from depriving dealers of their economic rights and restore the franchise agreements that were in effect before Chrysler and GM filed for bankruptcy. Harry Is All Over It! The bill was written by Arent Fox, a Washington insider law firm. Business Car Concerns EPISODE541 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Is Wired This Morning! Nurse Fannie Has Activated The Prozac IV Drip! "Why This Economic Crisis Was Pre-Planned" Car Concerns Radio 6/10 @ 9AM EST SHARP! Michael Trudeau explains! Promising to Name Names and bring facts to the Air-Ways of Car Concerns Radio to back up His Statements that otherwise would be too Absurd to Be Believed, Michael Trudeau promises to Shock Harry's Audience Out Of Complacency. Goodbye Freedom...Hello Fascism...Noted Speaker and Author Michael Trudeau is on The Big One...Car Concerns Radio! www.carconcerns.com In the 10:00 A.M. (EST) Hour Brian Moody of Edmonds.com checks in with Harry! Searching For The Answers To The Automobile Debacle in the USA! Will Automotive Retail Completely Die and Go Away! The Franchise Laws Are Toast! Is This The Moment In Time That Auto Selling Enters Modern Times? Brian And Harry Are Talking About It In The Morning! Here's a Clue of What is To Come! Tuesday marks a historic moment in the US auto-industry saga as Chrysler ends its affiliation with almost 800 dealerships around the country. That number, which represents roughly a quarter of Chrysler's dealerships, is startling. But a look at where those closures are, using Patchwork Nation's community types, is also revealing. We calculated the percentage of dealerships in each community type that are closing. The highest percentages are in the big-city "Industrial Metropolis" and the wealthy, populous "Monied Burbs." This suggests that Chrysler believes its future lies outside America's most densely populated areas. Jack Fitzgerald and other Washington-area dealers are recruiting dealers and dealer associations to gin up support in Congress for a bill that would prohibit GM and Chrysler from forcing dealerships to close. Dubbed the "Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009," the bill would keep automakers in which the federal government has a stake from depriving dealers of their economic rights and restore the franchise agreements that were in effect before Chrysler and GM filed for bankruptcy. Harry Is All Over It! The bill was written by Arent Fox, a Washington insider law firm. 2:02:19 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-232974.mp3 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:00:56 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-232974.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-232974.mp3 The Great American Motorist Vote Campaign Just Keeps On Rolling On To The 2010 Elections. Our Power Is Our Numbers So Let Your Engine Roar: www.americanmotoristvote.com Larry Bradley from The Center Strike Back Is Harry's Co-Host. Larry has a Special Guest in the 10:00 A.M. (EST) Hour, Mike Lux, author of The Progressive Revolution. Here are some Other Topics of Discussion for Tuesday Morning Car Concerns. The U.S. automobile industry had quite a party during this decade's credit-infused economic boom, but the hangover could last for years to come. The party was made possible by easy access to cheap credit and skyrocketing housing prices that allowed Americans to use homes like cash machines and buy new cars that, ultimately like their homes in many cases, they could not really afford. But the financial crisis -- particularly in the wake of the game-changing collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. last September -- and the U.S. recession have pushed U.S. auto sales to their lowest in decades, forcing automakers Chrysler LLC and General Motors into bankruptcy. The world into which a restructured Chrysler and GM emerge will likely see a smaller auto market in the United States, even after an economic recovery, largely because easy credit is a thing of the past. "The party is over," said Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital, who warned publicly in 2006 that the subprime housing crisis would thrash the financial markets. "We bought too many cars and now we're broke. The idea that we're going to have a big domestic auto market over the next five, 10 years is just not realistic." General Motors' board of directors is set for an overhaul at the hands of the U.S. government, but some observers are questioning whether potentially complex allegiances could hobble the new board and stand in the way of the automaker's recovery. The GM board has long been dismissed by critics as weak and too cozy with management, so any boardroom shake-up may be welcomed by the company's detractors. The government also has a big stake in recruiting effective directors, because taxpayers want the best possible return on their investment. But some corporate governance experts say thorny issues could come into play as the government, set to become the controlling stockholder in the restructured company when it emerges from its historic bankruptcy, reshapes the board. They say there could be times when the interests of the corporation and the taxpayers are not the same. That could complicate things for directors who have a fiduciary duty to represent all shareholders, not just one group -- even one as powerful as the U.S. government. The situation creates the potential for boardroom tension and could lead to a difficult relationship between the board and management, said Barry Genkin, a partner at law firm Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia who advises corporate boards. Some current GM directors who only recently joined the board are expected to stay and work alongside the new directors. "Is a regular board member going to want to be on a board with government representatives?" Genkin said. "I think there is a potentially chilling effect on the remaining directors if someone is now dictating who is going to be on the board." Harry Is On The Move For Our Troops Who are Returning Home. Will You Help? www.moremoneynow.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE540 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas The Great American Motorist Vote Campaign Just Keeps On Rolling On To The 2010 Elections. Our Power Is Our Numbers So Let Your Engine Roar: www.americanmotoristvote.com Larry Bradley from The Center Strike Back Is Harry's Co-Host. Larry has a Special Guest in the 10:00 A.M. (EST) Hour, Mike Lux, author of The Progressive Revolution. Here are some Other Topics of Discussion for Tuesday Morning Car Concerns. The U.S. automobile industry had quite a party during this decade's credit-infused economic boom, but the hangover could last for years to come. The party was made possible by easy access to cheap credit and skyrocketing housing prices that allowed Americans to use homes like cash machines and buy new cars that, ultimately like their homes in many cases, they could not really afford. But the financial crisis -- particularly in the wake of the game-changing collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. last September -- and the U.S. recession have pushed U.S. auto sales to their lowest in decades, forcing automakers Chrysler LLC and General Motors into bankruptcy. The world into which a restructured Chrysler and GM emerge will likely see a smaller auto market in the United States, even after an economic recovery, largely because easy credit is a thing of the past. "The party is over," said Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital, who warned publicly in 2006 that the subprime housing crisis would thrash the financial markets. "We bought too many cars and now we're broke. The idea that we're going to have a big domestic auto market over the next five, 10 years is just not realistic." General Motors' board of directors is set for an overhaul at the hands of the U.S. government, but some observers are questioning whether potentially complex allegiances could hobble the new board and stand in the way of the automaker's recovery. The GM board has long been dismissed by critics as weak and too cozy with management, so any boardroom shake-up may be welcomed by the company's detractors. The government also has a big stake in recruiting effective directors, because taxpayers want the best possible return on their investment. But some corporate governance experts say thorny issues could come into play as the government, set to become the controlling stockholder in the restructured company when it emerges from its historic bankruptcy, reshapes the board. They say there could be times when the interests of the corporation and the taxpayers are not the same. That could complicate things for directors who have a fiduciary duty to represent all shareholders, not just one group -- even one as powerful as the U.S. government. The situation creates the potential for boardroom tension and could lead to a difficult relationship between the board and management, said Barry Genkin, a partner at law firm Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia who advises corporate boards. Some current GM directors who only recently joined the board are expected to stay and work alongside the new directors. "Is a regular board member going to want to be on a board with government representatives?" Genkin said. "I think there is a potentially chilling effect on the remaining directors if someone is now dictating who is going to be on the board." Harry Is On The Move For Our Troops Who are Returning Home. Will You Help? www.moremoneynow.com 2:05:13 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-232557.mp3 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:01:41 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-232557.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-232557.mp3 http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/48329 It's A Mystery To Harry, Why the Brotherhood of New Car Dealers are not Standing Together as One to say "NO" to these Unlawful Closing of General Motors and Chrysler Dealership Closings Demanded through the Bankruptcy Filings of each. This is a Call to all New Car Dealers, Foreign or Domestic To Unite In Brotherhood For One Another. More Bull_ _ _ _! From The Good Senator From Tennessee Who Is Determined To Be The One-Term-Wonder! Or Is That Blunder? U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, who helped block Congress' efforts to bail out Detroit automakers in December, has introduced legislation that would ensure terminated dealers more time to cease operations and reimbursement for inventory. Yesterday, the freshman Republican from Tennessee introduced legislation that would provide guidelines for how bankrupt Chrysler LLC and General Motors use federally provided debtor-in-possession financing. The language was inserted as an amendment to a bill that would regulate tobacco products and modify the retirement system for federal employees. To receive the federal funding, the automakers would have to give rejected dealers at least 180 days to wind down operations and reimburse them for vehicle and parts inventories. The amendment also would require Chrysler and GM to fulfill any other obligations they would have to dealers if they terminated franchise or dealer agreements. "We filed this amendment to apply pressure on the automakers to keep their word to rejected dealerships and fully reimburse them for their inventories of vehicles and parts," Corker said in a statement. Tobacco Products, May We Ask What In The Hell Are You Smoking Senator Corker? This Is The Call For All USA New Car Dealers To Unite As One, Weather You Are Affected By the Failure Of The Chrysler or General Motors Corporation and Their Piss-Poor Management for the Past Few Decades. Oh, and That Is To No Fault Of Their Respected Dealer Bodies. Senator Corker, You Should insted be Demanding that these Dealership Closings be Repealed as Part of these Bankruptcy Proceedinds. The Very Dealers and Their Employee's are the Very Ones Who Elected You. Think About It!!! The Fate of Chrysler LLC may soon be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Late on Saturday, a group of Indiana pension funds opposed to the sale of Chrysler to Italy's Fiat SpA asked the court to put the deal on hold while they continue their attempts to block it. The emergency stay request came after the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York approved the acquisition of most of Chrysler's assets by Fiat. The sale, which is the cornerstone of Chrysler's Chapter 11 reorganization, was approved last week by a U.S. bankruptcy judge. Harry's Very Special Guest In The First Hour Of Car Concerns On This Monday Morning, Senior Vice President For The largest Dealerships Chain in America, AutoNation. Where is Retail Automobile Selling Headed in 2010? Through All Of This Let Us Not Forget Our Returning Troops Who Have Fought For Our Freedom And The Great American Way-Of-Life! www.moremoneynow.com It's All About Your Rights, Join & Support: wwwamericanmotoristvote.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE539 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/48329 It's A Mystery To Harry, Why the Brotherhood of New Car Dealers are not Standing Together as One to say "NO" to these Unlawful Closing of General Motors and Chrysler Dealership Closings Demanded through the Bankruptcy Filings of each. This is a Call to all New Car Dealers, Foreign or Domestic To Unite In Brotherhood For One Another. More Bull_ _ _ _! From The Good Senator From Tennessee Who Is Determined To Be The One-Term-Wonder! Or Is That Blunder? U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, who helped block Congress' efforts to bail out Detroit automakers in December, has introduced legislation that would ensure terminated dealers more time to cease operations and reimbursement for inventory. Yesterday, the freshman Republican from Tennessee introduced legislation that would provide guidelines for how bankrupt Chrysler LLC and General Motors use federally provided debtor-in-possession financing. The language was inserted as an amendment to a bill that would regulate tobacco products and modify the retirement system for federal employees. To receive the federal funding, the automakers would have to give rejected dealers at least 180 days to wind down operations and reimburse them for vehicle and parts inventories. The amendment also would require Chrysler and GM to fulfill any other obligations they would have to dealers if they terminated franchise or dealer agreements. "We filed this amendment to apply pressure on the automakers to keep their word to rejected dealerships and fully reimburse them for their inventories of vehicles and parts," Corker said in a statement. Tobacco Products, May We Ask What In The Hell Are You Smoking Senator Corker? This Is The Call For All USA New Car Dealers To Unite As One, Weather You Are Affected By the Failure Of The Chrysler or General Motors Corporation and Their Piss-Poor Management for the Past Few Decades. Oh, and That Is To No Fault Of Their Respected Dealer Bodies. Senator Corker, You Should insted be Demanding that these Dealership Closings be Repealed as Part of these Bankruptcy Proceedinds. The Very Dealers and Their Employee's are the Very Ones Who Elected You. Think About It!!! The Fate of Chrysler LLC may soon be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Late on Saturday, a group of Indiana pension funds opposed to the sale of Chrysler to Italy's Fiat SpA asked the court to put the deal on hold while they continue their attempts to block it. The emergency stay request came after the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York approved the acquisition of most of Chrysler's assets by Fiat. The sale, which is the cornerstone of Chrysler's Chapter 11 reorganization, was approved last week by a U.S. bankruptcy judge. Harry's Very Special Guest In The First Hour Of Car Concerns On This Monday Morning, Senior Vice President For The largest Dealerships Chain in America, AutoNation. Where is Retail Automobile Selling Headed in 2010? Through All Of This Let Us Not Forget Our Returning Troops Who Have Fought For Our Freedom And The Great American Way-Of-Life! www.moremoneynow.com It's All About Your Rights, Join & Support: wwwamericanmotoristvote.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 2:06:10 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-232085.mp3 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:06:49 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-232085.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-232085.mp3 Harry Comes "ALIVE" talking about Automotive Issues That Concern The Great American Motorist on Car Concerns Extreme on this Saturday. General Motors' board of directors is set for an overhaul at the hands of the U.S. government, but some observers are questioning whether potentially complex allegiances could hobble the new board and stand in the way of the automaker's recovery. What GM needs are directors from industry, manufacturing and reatailing, who understand industry. It needs people who understand how to run a business and the new realities of the automobile industry. The GM board has long been dismissed by critics as weak and too cozy with management, so any boardroom shake-up may be welcomed by the company's detractors. The government also has a big stake in recruiting effective directors, because taxpayers want the best possible return on their investment. But some corporate governance experts say thorny issues could come into play as the government and taxpayers, set to become the controlling stockholder in the restructured company when it emerges from its historic bankruptcy, reshapes the board. Harry has concluded that a regular board member is going to want to be on a board with government representatives?" "I think there is a potentially chilling effect on the remaining directors if someone from government is now dictating who is going to be on the board." It is my hope as the Government appoints memebers to the General Motors Board of Directors that they will take it upon themselves to select individuals with actual automotive retailing experience. We as U.S Taxpayers own the majority stock in General Motors now. We should voice our opinions about the direction of the company. We as U.S. Taxpayers should also support our investment by driving the product that we are now invested in. To show U.S. Taxpayer support input sign on: www.americanmotoristvote.com The 2009 Chevrolet Malibu is an absolute automotive marvel. I highly suggest that you test-drive one today to see what I am talking about. U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, who helped block Congress' efforts to bail out Detroit automakers in December, has introduced legislation that would ensure terminated dealers more time to cease operations and reimbursement for inventory. Yesterday, the freshman Republican from Tennessee introduced legislation that would provide guidelines for how bankrupt Chrysler LLC and General Motors use federally provided debtor-in-possession financing. The language was inserted as an amendment to a bill that would regulate tobacco products and modify the retirement system for federal employees. To receive the federal funding, the automakers would have to give rejected dealers at least 180 days to wind down operations and reimburse them for vehicle and parts inventories. The amendment also would require Chrysler and GM to fulfill any other obligations they would have to dealers if they terminated franchise or dealer agreements. "We filed this amendment to apply pressure on the automakers to keep their word to rejected dealerships and fully reimburse them for their inventories of vehicles and parts," Corker said in a statement. Come on Senator Corker, what if the American Motorist (tax payer) sent you your walking papers and in effect said, Get Out" wouldn't you wnat more than time for your dedication and service? Harry's Special Guest on Car Concerns Today is Activist, Writer, and Speaker, Miko Peled. Miko Peled is the Co-Founder of the Elbanna Peled Foundation, a humanitarian aid organization and author of "THE GENERALS SON- The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine" Perfect timing for Miko to be Harry's Special Guest on car Concerns Today! Many drove to the Airport in South American this week and Boarded Air France Flight 447 to Paris. The Jet Liner and Everyone on it Vanished. What really happened? Did Russia or China once again test their Space Laser Beams and Vaporise this Plane like they have did before. Like they did with now two of our space Shuttles. NORAD Knows, why won't they tell the World What Is Going On Here? harry@carconcerns.com Harry Douglas Reminds of These Great Words "We Have Come To The Hour For Which We Were Born" June, 1944, D-Day! Honor Our Veterans Today & Always! www.moremoneynow.com/carconcerns So Much To Say, So Little Time...Three Hours Of car Concerns Today starting @ 2:00 P.M. (EST): Call USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850 Business Car Concerns EPISODE538 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Comes "ALIVE" talking about Automotive Issues That Concern The Great American Motorist on Car Concerns Extreme on this Saturday. General Motors' board of directors is set for an overhaul at the hands of the U.S. government, but some observers are questioning whether potentially complex allegiances could hobble the new board and stand in the way of the automaker's recovery. What GM needs are directors from industry, manufacturing and reatailing, who understand industry. It needs people who understand how to run a business and the new realities of the automobile industry. The GM board has long been dismissed by critics as weak and too cozy with management, so any boardroom shake-up may be welcomed by the company's detractors. The government also has a big stake in recruiting effective directors, because taxpayers want the best possible return on their investment. But some corporate governance experts say thorny issues could come into play as the government and taxpayers, set to become the controlling stockholder in the restructured company when it emerges from its historic bankruptcy, reshapes the board. Harry has concluded that a regular board member is going to want to be on a board with government representatives?" "I think there is a potentially chilling effect on the remaining directors if someone from government is now dictating who is going to be on the board." It is my hope as the Government appoints memebers to the General Motors Board of Directors that they will take it upon themselves to select individuals with actual automotive retailing experience. We as U.S Taxpayers own the majority stock in General Motors now. We should voice our opinions about the direction of the company. We as U.S. Taxpayers should also support our investment by driving the product that we are now invested in. To show U.S. Taxpayer support input sign on: www.americanmotoristvote.com The 2009 Chevrolet Malibu is an absolute automotive marvel. I highly suggest that you test-drive one today to see what I am talking about. U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, who helped block Congress' efforts to bail out Detroit automakers in December, has introduced legislation that would ensure terminated dealers more time to cease operations and reimbursement for inventory. Yesterday, the freshman Republican from Tennessee introduced legislation that would provide guidelines for how bankrupt Chrysler LLC and General Motors use federally provided debtor-in-possession financing. The language was inserted as an amendment to a bill that would regulate tobacco products and modify the retirement system for federal employees. To receive the federal funding, the automakers would have to give rejected dealers at least 180 days to wind down operations and reimburse them for vehicle and parts inventories. The amendment also would require Chrysler and GM to fulfill any other obligations they would have to dealers if they terminated franchise or dealer agreements. "We filed this amendment to apply pressure on the automakers to keep their word to rejected dealerships and fully reimburse them for their inventories of vehicles and parts," Corker said in a statement. Come on Senator Corker, what if the American Motorist (tax payer) sent you your walking papers and in effect said, Get Out" wouldn't you wnat more than time for your dedication and service? Harry's Special Guest on Car Concerns Today is Activist, Writer, and Speaker, Miko Peled. Miko Peled is the Co-Founder of the Elbanna Peled Foundation, a humanitarian aid organization and author of "THE GENERALS SON- The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine" Perfect timing for Miko to be Harry's Special Guest on car Concerns Today! Many drove to the Airport in South American this week and Boarded Air France Flight 447 to Paris. The Jet Liner and Everyone on it Vanished. What really happened? Did Russia or China once again test their Space Laser Beams and Vaporise this Plane like they have did before. Like they did with now two of our space Shuttles. NORAD Knows, why won't they tell the World What Is Going On Here? harry@carconcerns.com Harry Douglas Reminds of These Great Words "We Have Come To The Hour For Which We Were Born" June, 1944, D-Day! Honor Our Veterans Today & Always! www.moremoneynow.com/carconcerns So Much To Say, So Little Time...Three Hours Of car Concerns Today starting @ 2:00 P.M. (EST): Call USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850 2:58:26 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-231739.mp3 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:02:10 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-231739.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-231739.mp3 Harry Is Talking Corvette This Friday Morning! If You Are In The Market For America's Super Sports Car the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette, Then Harry Has The Corvette Source! harry@carconcerns.com 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe, Loaded, You Pick Color, MSO. Delivered To Your Drive-way. Get This... Only $44,995 + S&H While Harry Is On The Subject Of Chevrolet Corvette's, His "SPECIAL GUEST" on Car Concerns this Friday Morning is, June 5 @ 10 am: Harlan Charles, Chevy Corvette Product Manager. This Should be Good Car Stuff! The Following Is A Letter That Senator Bob Corker Sent To The Car Concerns Office: Senator Bob Corker Introduces Auto Dealers Assistance Legislation WASHINGTON: U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Auto Dealers Assistance Amendment (#1270). The amendment requires Chrysler and General Motors to use any funding they receive from the U.S. Treasury while they are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy to fully reimburse their rejected dealerships for their inventories of vehicles and parts. It also stipulates that affected dealerships be given a minimum of 180 days to wind down their operations. "We continue to receive assurances from Chrysler and GM that their dealers across Tennessee and across our country will be treated fairly. We understand that a bankruptcy is inherently painful and our efforts aren't to interfere. We filed this amendment to apply pressure on the automakers to keep their word to rejected dealerships and fully reimburse them for their inventories of vehicles and parts. We hope Chrysler and GM will take these appropriate actions and make this amendment unnecessary," said Corker. In the viability plans submitted to Congress earlier this year by Chrysler and GM, the auto manufacturers noted a need to reduce their dealership networks as a way to put them on a path to viability. As the two automakers move forward with their bankruptcy proceedings, their respective dealerships have received inconsistent treatment and communications without sufficient justification. The Chrysler dealers have been forced to shut down their businesses in less than 30 days and are responsible for unloading their inventory. GM dealers have been offered contracts that provide them more time to close their business but face similar challenges in being reimbursed for their parts and inventories. The Corker Auto Dealers Assistance Amendment would: (1) Require Chrysler and GM to use any funding received from the U.S. Treasury while in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy to fully reimburse all Chrysler and GM rejected dealers for: (a) the cost of all parts and inventory in the dealer's possession on the date of the bankruptcy filing, treating them the same as if the dealers chose to terminate their existing franchise agreements or dealer agreements; and (b) all other obligations owed by Chrysler or GM under franchise agreements or dealer agreements. (2) Allow rejected Chrysler and GM dealers a minimum of 180 days to shut down their businesses and sell off their inventories through the creation of a "wind down period." The amendment specifies that a bankruptcy court cannot allow Chrysler and GM to obtain access to debtor-in-possession funding unless the credit agreement(s) expressly provide for the above treatment of the dealers. A Special Thanks To Lefler, Laura Lefler(Corker) of the Senator's Office. How the Government's Most Destructive Policy Yet Will Affect Your Money Big-Time. Right now, the so-called Waxman-Markey bill is snaking its way through the greasy halls of Congress. "Waxman-Markey" is the name given to the new "cap and trade" bill designed to limit America's carbon emissions. It looks like it's the most expensive thing to hit the economy since the financial crisis began. Stephanie Vance,Advocacy Guru and author of, "Citizens in Action" Ever wanted to make a difference for your world, for your country or for your neighborhood but weren't sure how to get started? Feel a little intimidated at the idea of contacting an elected leader, whether your city council member, your state legislator or a member of Congress? Think it's impossible to gain the attention of elected leaders without sending them a big campaign contribution? Well, think again. In her book, "Citizens in Action"Ã?Â???Ã?Â??? Stephanie Vance, the Advocacy Guru, takes the controversial position that it is possible to get heard by government, that not all politicians are corrupt (ok, a few are), and that citizens can "get things done." from Washington, DC to their local city council. Whether you're just getting started. Don't Miss This! www.advocacyguru.com. Get Better Gas Milage and Leave A Smaller Footprint On Mother-Earth: www.gogreenwithharry.com Hendrick Next Week.mp3 Business Car Concerns EPISODE537 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Is Talking Corvette This Friday Morning! If You Are In The Market For America's Super Sports Car the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette, Then Harry Has The Corvette Source! harry@carconcerns.com 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe, Loaded, You Pick Color, MSO. Delivered To Your Drive-way. Get This... Only $44,995 + S&H While Harry Is On The Subject Of Chevrolet Corvette's, His "SPECIAL GUEST" on Car Concerns this Friday Morning is, June 5 @ 10 am: Harlan Charles, Chevy Corvette Product Manager. This Should be Good Car Stuff! The Following Is A Letter That Senator Bob Corker Sent To The Car Concerns Office: Senator Bob Corker Introduces Auto Dealers Assistance Legislation WASHINGTON: U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Auto Dealers Assistance Amendment (#1270). The amendment requires Chrysler and General Motors to use any funding they receive from the U.S. Treasury while they are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy to fully reimburse their rejected dealerships for their inventories of vehicles and parts. It also stipulates that affected dealerships be given a minimum of 180 days to wind down their operations. "We continue to receive assurances from Chrysler and GM that their dealers across Tennessee and across our country will be treated fairly. We understand that a bankruptcy is inherently painful and our efforts aren't to interfere. We filed this amendment to apply pressure on the automakers to keep their word to rejected dealerships and fully reimburse them for their inventories of vehicles and parts. We hope Chrysler and GM will take these appropriate actions and make this amendment unnecessary," said Corker. In the viability plans submitted to Congress earlier this year by Chrysler and GM, the auto manufacturers noted a need to reduce their dealership networks as a way to put them on a path to viability. As the two automakers move forward with their bankruptcy proceedings, their respective dealerships have received inconsistent treatment and communications without sufficient justification. The Chrysler dealers have been forced to shut down their businesses in less than 30 days and are responsible for unloading their inventory. GM dealers have been offered contracts that provide them more time to close their business but face similar challenges in being reimbursed for their parts and inventories. The Corker Auto Dealers Assistance Amendment would: (1) Require Chrysler and GM to use any funding received from the U.S. Treasury while in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy to fully reimburse all Chrysler and GM rejected dealers for: (a) the cost of all parts and inventory in the dealer's possession on the date of the bankruptcy filing, treating them the same as if the dealers chose to terminate their existing franchise agreements or dealer agreements; and (b) all other obligations owed by Chrysler or GM under franchise agreements or dealer agreements. (2) Allow rejected Chrysler and GM dealers a minimum of 180 days to shut down their businesses and sell off their inventories through the creation of a "wind down period." The amendment specifies that a bankruptcy court cannot allow Chrysler and GM to obtain access to debtor-in-possession funding unless the credit agreement(s) expressly provide for the above treatment of the dealers. A Special Thanks To Lefler, Laura Lefler(Corker) of the Senator's Office. How the Government's Most Destructive Policy Yet Will Affect Your Money Big-Time. Right now, the so-called Waxman-Markey bill is snaking its way through the greasy halls of Congress. "Waxman-Markey" is the name given to the new "cap and trade" bill designed to limit America's carbon emissions. It looks like it's the most expensive thing to hit the economy since the financial crisis began. Stephanie Vance,Advocacy Guru and author of, "Citizens in Action" Ever wanted to make a difference for your world, for your country or for your neighborhood but weren't sure how to get started? Feel a little intimidated at the idea of contacting an elected leader, whether your city council member, your state legislator or a member of Congress? Think it's impossible to gain the attention of elected leaders without sending them a big campaign contribution? Well, think again. In her book, "Citizens in Action"Ã?Â???Ã?Â??? Stephanie Vance, the Advocacy Guru, takes the controversial position that it is possible to get heard by government, that not all politicians are corrupt (ok, a few are), and that citizens can "get things done." from Washington, DC to their local city council. Whether you're just getting started. Don't Miss This! www.advocacyguru.com. Get Better Gas Milage and Leave A Smaller Footprint On Mother-Earth: www.gogreenwithharry.com Hendrick Next Week.mp3 2:05:08 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-231218.mp3 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:01:03 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-231218.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-231218.mp3 One Car Concerns....One Harry! Thursday Morning and Harry's Co-Host is Author Larry Bradley, Niether Liberal Nor Conservative Be, and Publisher of: www.thecenterstrikesback.com In The Special Guest Seat this morning, Thurs., June 4 @ 9 A.M. (EST): Jim Hopkins, Pontiac Communications Manager. Interesting comments for sure from Jim as General Motors deminishs operations of the Pontiac Unit. Word is that G.M. will keep the Solstice in the G.M. line-up tagged as a Chevrolet. A 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa once again blew away the competition, setting a world record for cars sold at auction when it fetched an eye-popping $12.1 million on Sunday, May 17, at an event on the grounds of the Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy. The Testa Rossa was one of just 22 produced from 1957 to 1958, and the Scaglietti design is marked by prominent pontoon fenders. The cars also were successful racers, winning 10 of the 19 international races they entered from 1958 to 1961. The car sold Sunday wears chassis No. 0714TR, and it finished fourth at the Buenos Aires 1,000-kilometer race in 1958 its debut in competition. The car was then sold to an American collector, who raced it extensively in SCCA events. The Testa Rossa, which translates to "red head" in Italian, beat the price set by another Ferrari, the 1961 250 GT SWB California Spider. That car was formerly owned by actor James Coburn and fetched $10.9 million last year. The Testa Rossa was sold at an auction run by RM Auctions and Sotheby's, called the Leggenda e Passione. Hummer finally appears to have found a home, and it's with a Chinese industrial-equipment company. General Motors and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. confirmed a potential deal that could close in the third quarter, pending regulatory approvals. The companies are in "advanced talks," according to a joint statement. Tengzhong is a privately owned company that makes road, construction and energy-industry equipment. To bad G.M. wouldn't consider working with the Hydro Fuel Cell Technology that I ran across last year. If a Hummer achived 40+ MPG then I would have though that we could have sold as many as G.M. could produce. The Hummer is a Special Vehicle that needs to be Born-In-America! GM would become a contract producer of Hummers for the Chinese company, using the existing plant in Shreveport, La. Sichuan Tengzhong said it hopes to enter a long-term assembly and supply agreement with GM. He started as an understudy and has become an icon, and with his last taping of the Tonight Show hours away, Jay Leno has secured another car honor. The Concorso Italiano, which plays host to a prestigious car event before the Pebble Beach concours, announced that Leno is being honored with its La Bella Macchina hall of fame award for his contributions to the car world. Terrafugia, Inc. has successfully completed the flight testing program designed for its Transition Roadable Aircraft Proof of Concept. Having been dubbed "The Flying Car", the Transition completed its historic first flight on March 5, 2009 with 27 additional flights completed over the next several weeks. The successful completion of flight-testing with the Proof of Concept concludes the first stage of a four stage process to bring the Transition into production. Work is underway on Stage 2, the Beta Prototype. First delivery is expected in 2011. You know that 2009 Corvette Convertible that Harry could not stop talking about last week as he drove it all over the South? Harry's Special Guest Friday Morning, June 5 @ 10 A.M. (EST): Harlan Charles, Chevy Corvette Product Manager. There's Not A Sports car On The Planet That Compares To Corvette. The American Motorist Vote Campaign Rolls On: Many have continued to call Barack Obama a Socialist for taking over the Banks, the Auto Makers, the Housing Market, and just about every other economic entity he wishes. It is not surprising that the Obama Administration is taking its Socialist Propaganda Tactics to the Airwaves and Talk Radio by allowing the government to decide who can even own a station and which Talk Show Hosts can be On-Air to Broadcast. If they control the Economy and Media, what is left for the people? When Obama shook hands with Hugo Chavez was he getting pointers on how to control the Talk Radio and the Media? Let's not wait to find out. This is Censorship, Plain and Simple, and we're not going to let it happen. Sign On Now! www.americanmotoristvote.com And that is why the American Motorist Vote Campaign, needs your urgent contribution of $25 or more to fight this attempt to muzzle Harry Douglas, Rush Limbaugh and Sean HannityÃ???Ã??Ã?¢??and to take away our sacred right to freedom of speech. www.americanmotoristvote.com Remember Our Troops As They Return Home From Iraq and The Mid-East who need our support as they make the transition: www.moremoneynow.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE536 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas One Car Concerns....One Harry! Thursday Morning and Harry's Co-Host is Author Larry Bradley, Niether Liberal Nor Conservative Be, and Publisher of: www.thecenterstrikesback.com In The Special Guest Seat this morning, Thurs., June 4 @ 9 A.M. (EST): Jim Hopkins, Pontiac Communications Manager. Interesting comments for sure from Jim as General Motors deminishs operations of the Pontiac Unit. Word is that G.M. will keep the Solstice in the G.M. line-up tagged as a Chevrolet. A 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa once again blew away the competition, setting a world record for cars sold at auction when it fetched an eye-popping $12.1 million on Sunday, May 17, at an event on the grounds of the Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy. The Testa Rossa was one of just 22 produced from 1957 to 1958, and the Scaglietti design is marked by prominent pontoon fenders. The cars also were successful racers, winning 10 of the 19 international races they entered from 1958 to 1961. The car sold Sunday wears chassis No. 0714TR, and it finished fourth at the Buenos Aires 1,000-kilometer race in 1958 its debut in competition. The car was then sold to an American collector, who raced it extensively in SCCA events. The Testa Rossa, which translates to "red head" in Italian, beat the price set by another Ferrari, the 1961 250 GT SWB California Spider. That car was formerly owned by actor James Coburn and fetched $10.9 million last year. The Testa Rossa was sold at an auction run by RM Auctions and Sotheby's, called the Leggenda e Passione. Hummer finally appears to have found a home, and it's with a Chinese industrial-equipment company. General Motors and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. confirmed a potential deal that could close in the third quarter, pending regulatory approvals. The companies are in "advanced talks," according to a joint statement. Tengzhong is a privately owned company that makes road, construction and energy-industry equipment. To bad G.M. wouldn't consider working with the Hydro Fuel Cell Technology that I ran across last year. If a Hummer achived 40+ MPG then I would have though that we could have sold as many as G.M. could produce. The Hummer is a Special Vehicle that needs to be Born-In-America! GM would become a contract producer of Hummers for the Chinese company, using the existing plant in Shreveport, La. Sichuan Tengzhong said it hopes to enter a long-term assembly and supply agreement with GM. He started as an understudy and has become an icon, and with his last taping of the Tonight Show hours away, Jay Leno has secured another car honor. The Concorso Italiano, which plays host to a prestigious car event before the Pebble Beach concours, announced that Leno is being honored with its La Bella Macchina hall of fame award for his contributions to the car world. Terrafugia, Inc. has successfully completed the flight testing program designed for its Transition Roadable Aircraft Proof of Concept. Having been dubbed "The Flying Car", the Transition completed its historic first flight on March 5, 2009 with 27 additional flights completed over the next several weeks. The successful completion of flight-testing with the Proof of Concept concludes the first stage of a four stage process to bring the Transition into production. Work is underway on Stage 2, the Beta Prototype. First delivery is expected in 2011. You know that 2009 Corvette Convertible that Harry could not stop talking about last week as he drove it all over the South? Harry's Special Guest Friday Morning, June 5 @ 10 A.M. (EST): Harlan Charles, Chevy Corvette Product Manager. There's Not A Sports car On The Planet That Compares To Corvette. The American Motorist Vote Campaign Rolls On: Many have continued to call Barack Obama a Socialist for taking over the Banks, the Auto Makers, the Housing Market, and just about every other economic entity he wishes. It is not surprising that the Obama Administration is taking its Socialist Propaganda Tactics to the Airwaves and Talk Radio by allowing the government to decide who can even own a station and which Talk Show Hosts can be On-Air to Broadcast. If they control the Economy and Media, what is left for the people? When Obama shook hands with Hugo Chavez was he getting pointers on how to control the Talk Radio and the Media? Let's not wait to find out. This is Censorship, Plain and Simple, and we're not going to let it happen. Sign On Now! www.americanmotoristvote.com And that is why the American Motorist Vote Campaign, needs your urgent contribution of $25 or more to fight this attempt to muzzle Harry Douglas, Rush Limbaugh and Sean HannityÃ???Ã??Ã?¢??and to take away our sacred right to freedom of speech. www.americanmotoristvote.com Remember Our Troops As They Return Home From Iraq and The Mid-East who need our support as they make the transition: www.moremoneynow.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 2:04:53 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-230918.mp3 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:04:01 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-230918.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-230918.mp3 You Knew It had To Happen: Harry's Auto Garage is a Reality. Please Visit: www.autoshowny.com/garage/harrydouglas Harry is out of the 2009 Poniac Solstice Turbo and into the 2009 Hyundia Elantra SE. Read Harry's "CARCONCERNS CAR REPORT" www.carconcerns.com Lets Talk About Pre-Owned Vehicle History Reports. CarFax is the one that all American Motorist know of. Some may know of AutoCheck. Both are fair services to the Retail Automotive Consumer but they both charge a very pricey fee. Now Harry roll-out The Car Concerns VINCheckSM which is a service provided to the Retail Automotive Consumer to assist in determining if a vehicle has been reported as stolen, but not recovered, or has been reported as a salvage vehicle by cooperating American Motorist Vote Campaign members. To perform a search a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is required. A maximum of 5 VINCheck searches can be conducted within a 24 hour period. The Car Concerns VINCheckSM will save you money and give you an accurate report. CarFax charges up to $29.95 while AutoCheck comes in at $14.95. Harry rolls-out The Car Concerns VINCheckSM for only $9.95 and gives a more up-to-date, accurate report that you can count on. For more info contact: harry@carconcerns.com The Car Concerns VINCheckSM Report offeres the Retail Automotive Consumer Peace of Mind: *How many people have owned this car? *Has the car ever been in an accident? *Has the car been damaged by floods, fires, hail or other natural disaster? *Is the mileage on the odometer trustworthy? *Has the car ever been recalled? *Was the car used as a service vehicle (police car, taxi, etc.)? *Has the car ever had a branded title (e.g., junked, salvaged or rebuilt)? *Was the car ever repossessed or stolen? *Has the car ever been sold at auction? Is there a lien on the vehicle? Harry offers a more extensive Vehicle History Report for One Low Price of $9.95 that allows you the upper hand when negotiating price: The Car Concerns VINCheck covers: If you discover an issue with the vehicle, even if it's something minor, point it out to the seller during the bargaining process as a reason to ask for a lower price. If you're nervous about the used-car buying process, a vehicle history report can give you the information you need to go in prepared and confident. *Has the car been damaged by floods, fires, hail or other natural disaster? *Walking away without buying anything is your best negotiating weapon, but sometimes it's hard to tell whether you're walking away from a great deal. If you run a vehicle history report during negotiations and find a major problem, you can walk away with the peace of mind that you made the right decision. *Get the car inspected before making your purchase. *An inspection by a certified mechanic coupled with a Car Concerns Certified vehicle history report significantly reduces your risk. *If you're buying a certified pre-owned vehicle, the dealer may try to get you to purchase additional add-ons such as an extended warranty. *Your Car Concerns VINCheck History Report can give you an indication whether that extra purchase is something you may want to consider. Don't get taken for a ride! Walk into your negotiations prepared and confident with an Car Concerns AutoCheck Vehicle History Report. Compare: Only $9.95 Harry's Car Concerns Vehicle Reports Check Records in These Important Areas: *Title Check Problem *Check Odometer *Check Use & Event Check *Salvaged *Rebuilt *Fire Damage *Damage *Frame Damage *Lemon *Salvage Auction *Water Damage *Rolled Back Odometer *Broken *Exceeds Limits *Suspect Miles *Accidents *Theft *Police / Taxi Use *Fleet Car The Most Complete Vehicle History Report On The Planet. harry@carconcerns.com Car Concerns Is The Fastest Growing Car Talk Radio Show In The USA! Car Concerns Is Broadcast "LIVE" From The Ultra-Modern Studios Of The Horne Radio NetWork In Beautiful West Knox County. Car Concerns Is Heard On These Great Talk Radio Stations In The United States: 850 WKVL, 1140 WLOD, 1290 WATO & 1400 WGAP. Internet Streamed To The Entire World @ www.carconcerns.com Harry Is Always Looking Out For You! One Harry...One Car Concerns!!! President Obama want the American Auto Fleet to achive 32 MPG and reduce Tail-Pipe Emissons. Well Here You Are Mr. President: www.gogreenwithharry.com Harry Is Alaways Looking Out For You!!! A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! FastLane Publishing Business Car Concerns EPISODE535 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas You Knew It had To Happen: Harry's Auto Garage is a Reality. Please Visit: www.autoshowny.com/garage/harrydouglas Harry is out of the 2009 Poniac Solstice Turbo and into the 2009 Hyundia Elantra SE. Read Harry's "CARCONCERNS CAR REPORT" www.carconcerns.com Lets Talk About Pre-Owned Vehicle History Reports. CarFax is the one that all American Motorist know of. Some may know of AutoCheck. Both are fair services to the Retail Automotive Consumer but they both charge a very pricey fee. Now Harry roll-out The Car Concerns VINCheckSM which is a service provided to the Retail Automotive Consumer to assist in determining if a vehicle has been reported as stolen, but not recovered, or has been reported as a salvage vehicle by cooperating American Motorist Vote Campaign members. To perform a search a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is required. A maximum of 5 VINCheck searches can be conducted within a 24 hour period. The Car Concerns VINCheckSM will save you money and give you an accurate report. CarFax charges up to $29.95 while AutoCheck comes in at $14.95. Harry rolls-out The Car Concerns VINCheckSM for only $9.95 and gives a more up-to-date, accurate report that you can count on. For more info contact: harry@carconcerns.com The Car Concerns VINCheckSM Report offeres the Retail Automotive Consumer Peace of Mind: *How many people have owned this car? *Has the car ever been in an accident? *Has the car been damaged by floods, fires, hail or other natural disaster? *Is the mileage on the odometer trustworthy? *Has the car ever been recalled? *Was the car used as a service vehicle (police car, taxi, etc.)? *Has the car ever had a branded title (e.g., junked, salvaged or rebuilt)? *Was the car ever repossessed or stolen? *Has the car ever been sold at auction? Is there a lien on the vehicle? Harry offers a more extensive Vehicle History Report for One Low Price of $9.95 that allows you the upper hand when negotiating price: The Car Concerns VINCheck covers: If you discover an issue with the vehicle, even if it's something minor, point it out to the seller during the bargaining process as a reason to ask for a lower price. If you're nervous about the used-car buying process, a vehicle history report can give you the information you need to go in prepared and confident. *Has the car been damaged by floods, fires, hail or other natural disaster? *Walking away without buying anything is your best negotiating weapon, but sometimes it's hard to tell whether you're walking away from a great deal. If you run a vehicle history report during negotiations and find a major problem, you can walk away with the peace of mind that you made the right decision. *Get the car inspected before making your purchase. *An inspection by a certified mechanic coupled with a Car Concerns Certified vehicle history report significantly reduces your risk. *If you're buying a certified pre-owned vehicle, the dealer may try to get you to purchase additional add-ons such as an extended warranty. *Your Car Concerns VINCheck History Report can give you an indication whether that extra purchase is something you may want to consider. Don't get taken for a ride! Walk into your negotiations prepared and confident with an Car Concerns AutoCheck Vehicle History Report. Compare: Only $9.95 Harry's Car Concerns Vehicle Reports Check Records in These Important Areas: *Title Check Problem *Check Odometer *Check Use & Event Check *Salvaged *Rebuilt *Fire Damage *Damage *Frame Damage *Lemon *Salvage Auction *Water Damage *Rolled Back Odometer *Broken *Exceeds Limits *Suspect Miles *Accidents *Theft *Police / Taxi Use *Fleet Car The Most Complete Vehicle History Report On The Planet. harry@carconcerns.com Car Concerns Is The Fastest Growing Car Talk Radio Show In The USA! Car Concerns Is Broadcast "LIVE" From The Ultra-Modern Studios Of The Horne Radio NetWork In Beautiful West Knox County. Car Concerns Is Heard On These Great Talk Radio Stations In The United States: 850 WKVL, 1140 WLOD, 1290 WATO & 1400 WGAP. Internet Streamed To The Entire World @ www.carconcerns.com Harry Is Always Looking Out For You! One Harry...One Car Concerns!!! President Obama want the American Auto Fleet to achive 32 MPG and reduce Tail-Pipe Emissons. Well Here You Are Mr. President: www.gogreenwithharry.com Harry Is Alaways Looking Out For You!!! A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! FastLane Publishing 2:01:52 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-230465.mp3 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:02:46 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-230465.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-230465.mp3 Larry Bradley of The Center Strikes Back is Harry's Co-Host on this Tuesday Morning Car Concerns. www.thecenterstrikesback.com Larry is the author of the book, "Niether Liberal Nor Conservative Be" which can be bought where ever great books are sold and: www.amazon.com General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. GM's bankruptcy filing is the fourth-largest in U.S. history and the largest ever for an industrial company. The company said it has $172.81 billion in debt and $82.29 billion in assets. The bankruptcy is part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink General Motors to a sustainable size and gives a 60% ownership stake to the U.S. Government. Canada's government gets 12.5% ,the U.A.W. receives 17.5% and unsecured bondholders get 10%. Existing GM shareholders are expected to be wiped out. Auto industry expert Kevin Kimbrough can break down the bankruptcy in layman's terms for your viewers or listeners. The longtime dealership owner and editor of the www.thatcarguy.com blog has a unique perspective on how the GM and Chrysler bankruptcies will affect everyone, including: -What happens to your GM stock in the bankruptcy? -How many more plants are going to close with the new, smaller GM? -Was this the right move for GM? For the Federal Government? -What are some ways that the GM bankruptcy affect people not in the auto industry? -How many GM dealerships will close? What does that mean to small towns where that might be the only GM dealership? -How has Ford managed to stay out of bankruptcy court? Automotive Authority, Kevin Kimbrough on Car Concerns. www.carconcerns.com Join & Support The American Motorist Vote Campaign! Our Power Is In Our Numbers! www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry Ask That You Help Our Returning Troops! They Gave Their All For Us! To Tell More About this Great Movement and How It Works Hard To Help Our Returning Troops are the Founders Mark Liddell and Dave Welsh. Listen Up! www.moremoneynow.com/carconcerns Heard World-Wide: www.carconcerns.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production Business Car Concerns EPISODE534 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Larry Bradley of The Center Strikes Back is Harry's Co-Host on this Tuesday Morning Car Concerns. www.thecenterstrikesback.com Larry is the author of the book, "Niether Liberal Nor Conservative Be" which can be bought where ever great books are sold and: www.amazon.com General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. GM's bankruptcy filing is the fourth-largest in U.S. history and the largest ever for an industrial company. The company said it has $172.81 billion in debt and $82.29 billion in assets. The bankruptcy is part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink General Motors to a sustainable size and gives a 60% ownership stake to the U.S. Government. Canada's government gets 12.5% ,the U.A.W. receives 17.5% and unsecured bondholders get 10%. Existing GM shareholders are expected to be wiped out. Auto industry expert Kevin Kimbrough can break down the bankruptcy in layman's terms for your viewers or listeners. The longtime dealership owner and editor of the www.thatcarguy.com blog has a unique perspective on how the GM and Chrysler bankruptcies will affect everyone, including: -What happens to your GM stock in the bankruptcy? -How many more plants are going to close with the new, smaller GM? -Was this the right move for GM? For the Federal Government? -What are some ways that the GM bankruptcy affect people not in the auto industry? -How many GM dealerships will close? What does that mean to small towns where that might be the only GM dealership? -How has Ford managed to stay out of bankruptcy court? Automotive Authority, Kevin Kimbrough on Car Concerns. www.carconcerns.com Join & Support The American Motorist Vote Campaign! Our Power Is In Our Numbers! www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry Ask That You Help Our Returning Troops! They Gave Their All For Us! To Tell More About this Great Movement and How It Works Hard To Help Our Returning Troops are the Founders Mark Liddell and Dave Welsh. Listen Up! www.moremoneynow.com/carconcerns Heard World-Wide: www.carconcerns.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production 2:09:59 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-229971.mp3 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:01:16 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-229971.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-229971.mp3 Harry Talks To The New York Times: Automotive Retail will never be the same. Now that the landscape has been changed and franchise laws are out the door it is time to finish the deed and bring automotive retail into modern times. "Automotive Retailing At The Turn" is the paper that I authored in 2005 that outlines a plan to bring automotive retailing into modern times. If I didn't know better I would think that the Obama Auto Task Team has somehow got their hands on a copy. They are cruising through the first Correctional Phase and with their announcement of the plan on Monday to cut 400 + more G.M. Dealers, it fits. "Auto Retailing At The Turn" is a detailed Business Plan to bring this consumer driven business into the Now and Here. For the CEO's of Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, and the other automobile manufactuers of the World to think that they can just keep putting product in front of the consumer without regard is the problem. Then to make the auto consumer go through the often humiliating retail automotive process is the last nail in the coffin. General Motors Corp. will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Monday, marking the humbling of an American icon that once dominated the global car industry and setting up a high-stakes gamble for U.S. taxpayers. General Motors is set to file one of the biggest bankruptcies in history. (Courtesy of Fox.) The question now facing 56,000 auto workers, 3,600 GM dealers and the Obama administration: Will it work? The government, which will own a majority of the company, is wagering upwards of $30 billion that it can return GM to profitability, reversing a decades-long decline by shearing away liabilities and creating a freshly competitive car maker by summer's end. The reorganization faces myriad risks, ranging from legal challenges to the uncertainty of when consumer demand for new cars will rebound. In becoming GM's new owner, the government is also entering largely unexplored terrain filled with political minefields, notably the possibility of meddling by Congress in the company's daily operations and business plans. General Motors' expected bankruptcy filing plus a massive U.S. Treasury debt issuance this year will drive up the cost of capital, at least in the short term, threatening the incipient economy recovery, managers say. "It's like a stone that gets thrown into a lake: the bigger the stone, the bigger the ripple," said Jonathan Rosenthal, co-portfolio manager at Saybrook Capital LLC, a Santa Monica, Calif. hedge fund, fixed-income and private equity manager. "It doesn't get any bigger than GM." The question is how big of a risk premium investors will demand from the government and corporations. White House not behind Chrysler Dealership Closings "We don't make those decisions...Chrysler makes those decisions," said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. The spokesman pushed back today on accusations the administration has been unfairly targeting for closure Chrysler dealerships whose owners contributed to Republicans. Such reports began surfacing on right leaning blogs earlier this week. The chatter seems to have increased after a lawyer representing a group of Chrysler dealers being closed, told Reuters after the deposition of a senior Chrysler executive, that the company seems to be following orders coming from the White House. "It became clear to us that Chrysler does not see the wisdom of terminating 25 percent of its dealers. It really wasn't Chrysler's decision. They are under enormous pressure from the president's automotive task force," said attorney Leonard Bellavia. The Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry is a cabinet-level group established in February to oversee the restructuring of the flailing auto industry. Gibbs maintained it is not calling the shots. "The president's task force on autos did not pick individual dealerships," Gibbs said, "It isn't involved in picking what plants may or may not be closed. That's not the job of the president's auto task force. That's the job of the individual car company." As part of Chrysler's bankruptcy agreement with the Obama administration, Chrysler plans to close about a quarter of its 3,000 dealerships. How they are choosing which ones to close, according to Gibbs, is up to Chrysler. "They've got to figure out in their newly restructured world, based on the market, what their essential supply chain is. And I think those are the decisions that they made." Harry Has Doubts! Harry Has Questions! Join & Support The American Motorist Vote Campaign! Our Power Is In Our Numbers! www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry Ask That You Help Our Returning Troops! They Gave Their All For Us! www.moremoneynow.com/carconcerns Heard World-Wide: www.carconcerns.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production Business Car Concerns EPISODE533 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Talks To The New York Times: Automotive Retail will never be the same. Now that the landscape has been changed and franchise laws are out the door it is time to finish the deed and bring automotive retail into modern times. "Automotive Retailing At The Turn" is the paper that I authored in 2005 that outlines a plan to bring automotive retailing into modern times. If I didn't know better I would think that the Obama Auto Task Team has somehow got their hands on a copy. They are cruising through the first Correctional Phase and with their announcement of the plan on Monday to cut 400 + more G.M. Dealers, it fits. "Auto Retailing At The Turn" is a detailed Business Plan to bring this consumer driven business into the Now and Here. For the CEO's of Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, and the other automobile manufactuers of the World to think that they can just keep putting product in front of the consumer without regard is the problem. Then to make the auto consumer go through the often humiliating retail automotive process is the last nail in the coffin. General Motors Corp. will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Monday, marking the humbling of an American icon that once dominated the global car industry and setting up a high-stakes gamble for U.S. taxpayers. General Motors is set to file one of the biggest bankruptcies in history. (Courtesy of Fox.) The question now facing 56,000 auto workers, 3,600 GM dealers and the Obama administration: Will it work? The government, which will own a majority of the company, is wagering upwards of $30 billion that it can return GM to profitability, reversing a decades-long decline by shearing away liabilities and creating a freshly competitive car maker by summer's end. The reorganization faces myriad risks, ranging from legal challenges to the uncertainty of when consumer demand for new cars will rebound. In becoming GM's new owner, the government is also entering largely unexplored terrain filled with political minefields, notably the possibility of meddling by Congress in the company's daily operations and business plans. General Motors' expected bankruptcy filing plus a massive U.S. Treasury debt issuance this year will drive up the cost of capital, at least in the short term, threatening the incipient economy recovery, managers say. "It's like a stone that gets thrown into a lake: the bigger the stone, the bigger the ripple," said Jonathan Rosenthal, co-portfolio manager at Saybrook Capital LLC, a Santa Monica, Calif. hedge fund, fixed-income and private equity manager. "It doesn't get any bigger than GM." The question is how big of a risk premium investors will demand from the government and corporations. White House not behind Chrysler Dealership Closings "We don't make those decisions...Chrysler makes those decisions," said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. The spokesman pushed back today on accusations the administration has been unfairly targeting for closure Chrysler dealerships whose owners contributed to Republicans. Such reports began surfacing on right leaning blogs earlier this week. The chatter seems to have increased after a lawyer representing a group of Chrysler dealers being closed, told Reuters after the deposition of a senior Chrysler executive, that the company seems to be following orders coming from the White House. "It became clear to us that Chrysler does not see the wisdom of terminating 25 percent of its dealers. It really wasn't Chrysler's decision. They are under enormous pressure from the president's automotive task force," said attorney Leonard Bellavia. The Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry is a cabinet-level group established in February to oversee the restructuring of the flailing auto industry. Gibbs maintained it is not calling the shots. "The president's task force on autos did not pick individual dealerships," Gibbs said, "It isn't involved in picking what plants may or may not be closed. That's not the job of the president's auto task force. That's the job of the individual car company." As part of Chrysler's bankruptcy agreement with the Obama administration, Chrysler plans to close about a quarter of its 3,000 dealerships. How they are choosing which ones to close, according to Gibbs, is up to Chrysler. "They've got to figure out in their newly restructured world, based on the market, what their essential supply chain is. And I think those are the decisions that they made." Harry Has Doubts! Harry Has Questions! Join & Support The American Motorist Vote Campaign! Our Power Is In Our Numbers! www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry Ask That You Help Our Returning Troops! They Gave Their All For Us! www.moremoneynow.com/carconcerns Heard World-Wide: www.carconcerns.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production 2:07:13 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-229495.mp3 Sat, 30 May 2009 14:04:59 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-229495.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-229495.mp3 If you have been listening to Car Concerns over the years then you realize that the events of the past few months. Last week, President Obama announced from the Rose garden at the White House a bold plan to make cars use less gas and reduce global warming pollution. And under his leadership, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken the first steps toward similar action on coal power plants and oil refineries. That would spur development of solar and wind power and create huge numbers of clean energy jobs. How is Congress responding? They've let Big Oil and Big Coal sneak language into the energy bill to strip Obama's EPA of the authority to take these kinds of crucial, visionary steps. We need to fight back against the lobbyists who are battling the clean energy economy on all frontsÃ????Ã???Ã??Ã?¢??and the representatives who help them in Congress. We're launching a massive campaign to fix the bill, but we need to know if we have the resources to pull it off. Can you donate $25? Do It Here: www.americanmotoristvote.com Obama's action to clean up cars is a really big dealÃ???Ã??Ã?¢??they're the first-ever limits on global warming pollution from cars and trucks, and a sign that he's serious about taking action for a clean energy economy. Action on power plants and refineries would be a big step forward too, helping move us toward cleaner, cheaper sources of energy and create millions of clean energy jobs while fighting the climate crisis. But the dirty energy industry is dead-set against these changes. That's why they've been fighting to weaken the energy bill in Congress and take away the EPA's existing authority to put stronger measures in placeÃ???Ã??Ã?¢??pulling the rug out from under Obama. We're ramping up a major effort to strengthen the clean energy jobs bill and make sure they don't weaken current law to favor the dirty energy industry and block Obama's efforts. Can you chip in with a contribution of $25? www.americanmotoristvote.com It's time for us to demand that right, because the credit card companies have been ripping us off for years: retroactively raising interest rates for no reason, charging you late fees when they're late in processing your payment, and luring college students into debt that will take them decades to repay. The Senate is considering a strong bill to outlaw some of the most egregious abuses committed by credit-card companies. But right now, the bill is stuck in Congress, and too many senators are scared to take truly bold action against the banks. Why? As Sen. Dick Durbin said, "They own the place." But if enough of us speak out together quickly, we can make sure Congress knows we expect them to protect voters, not banks. Can you add your name now so they get the message? "We need a strong Credit Cardholder Bill of Rights. It's the first step to fundamentally reforming the financial sector, so it works for everyone, not just the executives on Wall Street." To get our economy back on track, we need a functioning financial system that extends credit on fair terms to worthy borrowers like small businesses, students, and car buyers. But as long as the banks are the ones writing the rules, we'll continue to have a system that's good for them and bad for everyone else. Since the early 1980's, the government has gotten rid of more and more regulations at the banks' urging. Entire industries have sprung up built on misleading people and taking advantage of them. Now that we've seen the disastrous consequences of that deregulation, we have to act. The House bill passed by a big margin, but the Senate bill, sponsored by Senator Chris Dodd, is significantly tougher on the banks. If we don't pass strong reform nowÃ?¢??in this moment of anger at the industry's wild abusesÃ?¢??we may not get the chance again. That's why need to speak out right away to make sure the banks can't block or water down these necessary reforms. Can you add your name now? www.americanmotoristvote.com Folks, It's Past Time For Us To Take Control Of Our Out-Of-Control, Run-Away Government. Want to support our work? We're entirely funded by our American Motorist Vote Campaign membersâ??Our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way . www.americanmotoristvote.com General Motors plans to start telling more dealerships that they will be terminated when their franchise agreements expire in 17 months. Two sources familiar with GM's strategy said the automaker planned to shutter as many as 450 additional stores beyond the 1,124 announced on May 15. In an interview late Thursday, GM sales chief Mark LaNeve said the figure is "less than half" that many. GM will begin contacting those dealerships on Monday, the day of its expected bankruptcy filing, the sources said. LaNeve said the dealers "won't be offered a chance to renew" their franchise agreements when they expire Oct. 31, 2010. Business Car Concerns EPISODE532 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas If you have been listening to Car Concerns over the years then you realize that the events of the past few months. Last week, President Obama announced from the Rose garden at the White House a bold plan to make cars use less gas and reduce global warming pollution. And under his leadership, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken the first steps toward similar action on coal power plants and oil refineries. That would spur development of solar and wind power and create huge numbers of clean energy jobs. How is Congress responding? They've let Big Oil and Big Coal sneak language into the energy bill to strip Obama's EPA of the authority to take these kinds of crucial, visionary steps. We need to fight back against the lobbyists who are battling the clean energy economy on all frontsÃ????Ã???Ã??Ã?¢??and the representatives who help them in Congress. We're launching a massive campaign to fix the bill, but we need to know if we have the resources to pull it off. Can you donate $25? Do It Here: www.americanmotoristvote.com Obama's action to clean up cars is a really big dealÃ???Ã??Ã?¢??they're the first-ever limits on global warming pollution from cars and trucks, and a sign that he's serious about taking action for a clean energy economy. Action on power plants and refineries would be a big step forward too, helping move us toward cleaner, cheaper sources of energy and create millions of clean energy jobs while fighting the climate crisis. But the dirty energy industry is dead-set against these changes. That's why they've been fighting to weaken the energy bill in Congress and take away the EPA's existing authority to put stronger measures in placeÃ???Ã??Ã?¢??pulling the rug out from under Obama. We're ramping up a major effort to strengthen the clean energy jobs bill and make sure they don't weaken current law to favor the dirty energy industry and block Obama's efforts. Can you chip in with a contribution of $25? www.americanmotoristvote.com It's time for us to demand that right, because the credit card companies have been ripping us off for years: retroactively raising interest rates for no reason, charging you late fees when they're late in processing your payment, and luring college students into debt that will take them decades to repay. The Senate is considering a strong bill to outlaw some of the most egregious abuses committed by credit-card companies. But right now, the bill is stuck in Congress, and too many senators are scared to take truly bold action against the banks. Why? As Sen. Dick Durbin said, "They own the place." But if enough of us speak out together quickly, we can make sure Congress knows we expect them to protect voters, not banks. Can you add your name now so they get the message? "We need a strong Credit Cardholder Bill of Rights. It's the first step to fundamentally reforming the financial sector, so it works for everyone, not just the executives on Wall Street." To get our economy back on track, we need a functioning financial system that extends credit on fair terms to worthy borrowers like small businesses, students, and car buyers. But as long as the banks are the ones writing the rules, we'll continue to have a system that's good for them and bad for everyone else. Since the early 1980's, the government has gotten rid of more and more regulations at the banks' urging. Entire industries have sprung up built on misleading people and taking advantage of them. Now that we've seen the disastrous consequences of that deregulation, we have to act. The House bill passed by a big margin, but the Senate bill, sponsored by Senator Chris Dodd, is significantly tougher on the banks. If we don't pass strong reform nowÃ?¢??in this moment of anger at the industry's wild abusesÃ?¢??we may not get the chance again. That's why need to speak out right away to make sure the banks can't block or water down these necessary reforms. Can you add your name now? www.americanmotoristvote.com Folks, It's Past Time For Us To Take Control Of Our Out-Of-Control, Run-Away Government. Want to support our work? We're entirely funded by our American Motorist Vote Campaign membersâ??Our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way . www.americanmotoristvote.com General Motors plans to start telling more dealerships that they will be terminated when their franchise agreements expire in 17 months. Two sources familiar with GM's strategy said the automaker planned to shutter as many as 450 additional stores beyond the 1,124 announced on May 15. In an interview late Thursday, GM sales chief Mark LaNeve said the figure is "less than half" that many. GM will begin contacting those dealerships on Monday, the day of its expected bankruptcy filing, the sources said. LaNeve said the dealers "won't be offered a chance to renew" their franchise agreements when they expire Oct. 31, 2010. 3:02:37 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-229322.mp3 Fri, 29 May 2009 09:03:53 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-229322.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-229322.mp3 World Famous Automotive Forbes Magazine Journalist, Jerry Flint, author of "BACK SEAT DRIVER" is Harry's very SPECIAL GUEST on Car Concerns this Friday Morning. www.forbes.com/flint What does Jerry know about the Obama Auto Task Team targeting Republican Chrysler Dealers to send the "PINK SLIP" to last week as Chrysler shed over 25% of its Dealer Body with one swift bankruptcy move? Dealers struggling to find floorplan financing will get aid from the federal government through a pilot program being launched by the Small Business Administration. Government loan guarantees for wholesale vehicle inventories will be offered to dealers in a test from July 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010. The SBA said it may extend the initiative after the pilot ends. Last July 4th on Car Concerns Radio after listening to concerned automotive consumers complain about the outragous price of gasoline, the poor, deterorating infrasture that they were using and the escalating cost of automobile insurance, Harry took it upon himself to start calling Congress and Senate Representatives in Washington D.C. To look out for the American Motorist if you will. After all they are Harry's listeners and the very reason that he continue's to do Car Concerns after all these years. The American Motorist Vote Campaign was born on the 4th of July, 2008 with the goal of giving this Big Ticket Consumer Group the voice that has been absent in Washington and state Capitols for to long. To let the politicians of the United States know that it is the American Motorist after all that turns the wheels of commerce in America. When they invest thousands in the new automobile they engage in a series of Big Ticket Obligations. Financing the vehicle, Insuring the vehicle. Servicing and maintaining the vehicle and relying on this vehicle to carry them and their families on every shopping trips, every vacation, every soccer game. This list that the vehicle is called upon to preform every family function that requires their safe transpotation is long indeed. Of course the American Motorist Vote Campaign has a major cause of reminding our elected government officials that it is the millions upon millions of American Motorist that commute back a forth to work in America.Please don't forget they also drive their vehicles to the polls and VOTE! Please Support and Join: www.americanmotoristvote.com General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz envisions the Obama administration's automotive task force evolving into a permanent entity exercising "benevolent oversight" of the industry. Lutz, who remains a strategic advisor to GM until year end, said the task force has fostered valuable discussion of trade and automotive regulations. "I fully expect and I hope that it will be replaced with some sort of permanent structure that facilitates the continuation of this dialogue," Lutz said in a speech here today to the Automotive Press Association. Harry loves Bob Lutz, but either Bob is in the early stages of Old Man Syndrom or Mad-Cow! Come on Bob, don't go out an Ass-Kisser! Chrysler LLC's Viper sports car business has drawn only limited interest from buyers, according to court statements filed in connection with the automaker's bankruptcy hearing. Chrysler recently offered to sell the entire Conner Avenue plant in Detroit, which builds the Dodge Viper sports car, for $10 million, Chrysler Chairman Bob Nardelli said in a statement. "We received no purchaser interest," he said. "The market for such assets is extremely depressed at this time." Telesto Ventures, a contender for General Motors' Saturn brand, has recruited a team of Chrysler veterans as advisers, a spokeswoman confirms. The team includes several former Chrysler executives: designer Tom Gale; Steve Torok, former Chrysler general manager; Ted Cunningham, past global sales and marketing chief; and Susan Unger, previously the chief information officer. I guess in today's business World, Starting -Off on the Wrong Foot is the Right Thing! As the auto industry shrinks due to weak sales, ailing dealerships may find it even harder to sell vacant locations if they leave the business. Recent announcements by General Motors and Chrysler to end relationships with hundreds of dealers nationwide will lead to more closings in metro Atlanta, adding to acres of already abandoned property. A number of independent dealers have shut their doors, along with large dealerships such as Bill Heard Chevrolet, which closed all 14 of its locations last September. â??I think weâ??re nearing the peak of the amount of available dealershipsâ?? in the Atlanta area, said Nelson Kramer. www.gogreenwithharry.com I approve this message- Harry Douglas Want To Be On Fox News, CNN, MSNBC? www.harrydouglassentme.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE531 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas World Famous Automotive Forbes Magazine Journalist, Jerry Flint, author of "BACK SEAT DRIVER" is Harry's very SPECIAL GUEST on Car Concerns this Friday Morning. www.forbes.com/flint What does Jerry know about the Obama Auto Task Team targeting Republican Chrysler Dealers to send the "PINK SLIP" to last week as Chrysler shed over 25% of its Dealer Body with one swift bankruptcy move? Dealers struggling to find floorplan financing will get aid from the federal government through a pilot program being launched by the Small Business Administration. Government loan guarantees for wholesale vehicle inventories will be offered to dealers in a test from July 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010. The SBA said it may extend the initiative after the pilot ends. Last July 4th on Car Concerns Radio after listening to concerned automotive consumers complain about the outragous price of gasoline, the poor, deterorating infrasture that they were using and the escalating cost of automobile insurance, Harry took it upon himself to start calling Congress and Senate Representatives in Washington D.C. To look out for the American Motorist if you will. After all they are Harry's listeners and the very reason that he continue's to do Car Concerns after all these years. The American Motorist Vote Campaign was born on the 4th of July, 2008 with the goal of giving this Big Ticket Consumer Group the voice that has been absent in Washington and state Capitols for to long. To let the politicians of the United States know that it is the American Motorist after all that turns the wheels of commerce in America. When they invest thousands in the new automobile they engage in a series of Big Ticket Obligations. Financing the vehicle, Insuring the vehicle. Servicing and maintaining the vehicle and relying on this vehicle to carry them and their families on every shopping trips, every vacation, every soccer game. This list that the vehicle is called upon to preform every family function that requires their safe transpotation is long indeed. Of course the American Motorist Vote Campaign has a major cause of reminding our elected government officials that it is the millions upon millions of American Motorist that commute back a forth to work in America.Please don't forget they also drive their vehicles to the polls and VOTE! Please Support and Join: www.americanmotoristvote.com General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz envisions the Obama administration's automotive task force evolving into a permanent entity exercising "benevolent oversight" of the industry. Lutz, who remains a strategic advisor to GM until year end, said the task force has fostered valuable discussion of trade and automotive regulations. "I fully expect and I hope that it will be replaced with some sort of permanent structure that facilitates the continuation of this dialogue," Lutz said in a speech here today to the Automotive Press Association. Harry loves Bob Lutz, but either Bob is in the early stages of Old Man Syndrom or Mad-Cow! Come on Bob, don't go out an Ass-Kisser! Chrysler LLC's Viper sports car business has drawn only limited interest from buyers, according to court statements filed in connection with the automaker's bankruptcy hearing. Chrysler recently offered to sell the entire Conner Avenue plant in Detroit, which builds the Dodge Viper sports car, for $10 million, Chrysler Chairman Bob Nardelli said in a statement. "We received no purchaser interest," he said. "The market for such assets is extremely depressed at this time." Telesto Ventures, a contender for General Motors' Saturn brand, has recruited a team of Chrysler veterans as advisers, a spokeswoman confirms. The team includes several former Chrysler executives: designer Tom Gale; Steve Torok, former Chrysler general manager; Ted Cunningham, past global sales and marketing chief; and Susan Unger, previously the chief information officer. I guess in today's business World, Starting -Off on the Wrong Foot is the Right Thing! As the auto industry shrinks due to weak sales, ailing dealerships may find it even harder to sell vacant locations if they leave the business. Recent announcements by General Motors and Chrysler to end relationships with hundreds of dealers nationwide will lead to more closings in metro Atlanta, adding to acres of already abandoned property. A number of independent dealers have shut their doors, along with large dealerships such as Bill Heard Chevrolet, which closed all 14 of its locations last September. â??I think weâ??re nearing the peak of the amount of available dealershipsâ?? in the Atlanta area, said Nelson Kramer. www.gogreenwithharry.com I approve this message- Harry Douglas Want To Be On Fox News, CNN, MSNBC? www.harrydouglassentme.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 2:02:21 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-228817.mp3 Thu, 28 May 2009 09:01:06 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-228817.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-228817.mp3 Help Harry Stop the National Energy Tax!Fellow American Motorist, President Obama and the Democratic controled Congress & Senate are planning to jack up energy prices and pass the cost on to you and your family. Where does the Big Government, Big Brother, ever-greater intrusion into your daily life end? Help put a stop to the National Energy Tax (Cap & Trade) bill by making an online contribution of $25, $50, $100, $500 or $1,000 to the American Motorist Vote Campaign today. "Our Power Is In Our Numbers" www.americanmotoristvote.com Only with your continued support can The American Motorist Vote Campaign keep this disastrous bill from becoming law. Please help as generously as you can. Harry wants to ask you, with our economy in shambles, the unemployment rate at nearly 9% and our country about to run a record deficit of $1.8 TRILLION for 2009, can you and your family afford an additional $3,100 in higher energy taxes a year? If Obama and his cohorts in the Congress and Senate get their way, you and your family will be paying an additional $260 a month in energy taxes thanks to the outrageous Cap & Trade legislation that Harry has been talking about on Car Concerns for months now. That's $260 a month that you and your family should be allowed to spend, save or invest anyway you see fit. This tax hike may be coming sooner than you think. Ultraliberal Democrat Congressmen Henry Waxman and Ed Markey, who chair the Energy committees are moving the Cap and Trade bill, They want it passed by the U.S. House before July 4th. That leaves the American Motorist Vote Campaign precious little time to stop the devasating energy tax plan that could cost American businesses and families up to $2 TRILLION and cause massive job losses. Also it would stop any economical recovery dead-in-its-tracks. The American Motorist Vote Campaign are committed to protecting the environment and cutting back greenhouse gas emissions -- but not by punishing businesses and families with the giant tax increases that the Democrat plan would impose -- especially in the midst of a recession. Even Democrat Congressman John Dingell, the former Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said, "Cap and Trade is a tax, and it's a great big one." The American Motorist Vote Campaign needs your help to fight the Cap and Trade legislation the Obama Democrats are trying to ram through Congress. Please support the AMVC efforts to block this harmful bill by signing-on and making a donation: www.americanmotoristvote.com John Dingell isn't the only Democrat who recognizes that cap and trade is a tax. President Obama acknowledged on the campaign trail last year that energy prices would rise dramatically under a cap and trade program when he said: "You know, when I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, uh, you know, under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad. Because I'm capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it -- whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, uh, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers." (emphasis added) The National Energy Tax bill is just the first act the Obama Whitehouse are taking to hit you and your family squarely in the pocketbook on energy taxes. The Obama Administration has even talked about installing GPS tracking devices in every vehicle so the government can tax you for every mile you drive. The Cap and Trade bill will raise taxes on the American Motorist and their families by nearly $3,100 a year. Cap and Trade is the height of irresponsibility in the middle of a recession. The American Motorist Vote Campaign can stop this massive tax hike, but we need the support of American Motorist to do it. Please help Harry stop this economy buster, job-killing, bigger government, higher taxes legislation. www.americanmotoristvote.com What Ever Happen To Ethanol and Why Is Ethanol Good For Your Car? What is Ethanol Ethanol is a clean-burning, high-octane motor fuel that is produced from renewable sources. At its most basic, ethanol is grain alcohol, produced from crops such as corn. Because it is domestically produced, ethanol helps reduce America's dependence upon foreign sources of energy. Unblended 100% ethanol is not used as a motor fuel; instead, a percentage of ethanol is combined with unleaded gasoline. American-made, renewable ethanol directly displaces crude oil we would need to import, offering our country critically needed independence and security from foreign sources of energy. Current U.S. ethanol production capacity of 6 billion gallons per year can reduce gasoline imports by more than one-third and effectively extends gasoline supplies at a time when refining capacity is at its maximum. Business Car Concerns EPISODE530 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Help Harry Stop the National Energy Tax!Fellow American Motorist, President Obama and the Democratic controled Congress & Senate are planning to jack up energy prices and pass the cost on to you and your family. Where does the Big Government, Big Brother, ever-greater intrusion into your daily life end? Help put a stop to the National Energy Tax (Cap & Trade) bill by making an online contribution of $25, $50, $100, $500 or $1,000 to the American Motorist Vote Campaign today. "Our Power Is In Our Numbers" www.americanmotoristvote.com Only with your continued support can The American Motorist Vote Campaign keep this disastrous bill from becoming law. Please help as generously as you can. Harry wants to ask you, with our economy in shambles, the unemployment rate at nearly 9% and our country about to run a record deficit of $1.8 TRILLION for 2009, can you and your family afford an additional $3,100 in higher energy taxes a year? If Obama and his cohorts in the Congress and Senate get their way, you and your family will be paying an additional $260 a month in energy taxes thanks to the outrageous Cap & Trade legislation that Harry has been talking about on Car Concerns for months now. That's $260 a month that you and your family should be allowed to spend, save or invest anyway you see fit. This tax hike may be coming sooner than you think. Ultraliberal Democrat Congressmen Henry Waxman and Ed Markey, who chair the Energy committees are moving the Cap and Trade bill, They want it passed by the U.S. House before July 4th. That leaves the American Motorist Vote Campaign precious little time to stop the devasating energy tax plan that could cost American businesses and families up to $2 TRILLION and cause massive job losses. Also it would stop any economical recovery dead-in-its-tracks. The American Motorist Vote Campaign are committed to protecting the environment and cutting back greenhouse gas emissions -- but not by punishing businesses and families with the giant tax increases that the Democrat plan would impose -- especially in the midst of a recession. Even Democrat Congressman John Dingell, the former Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said, "Cap and Trade is a tax, and it's a great big one." The American Motorist Vote Campaign needs your help to fight the Cap and Trade legislation the Obama Democrats are trying to ram through Congress. Please support the AMVC efforts to block this harmful bill by signing-on and making a donation: www.americanmotoristvote.com John Dingell isn't the only Democrat who recognizes that cap and trade is a tax. President Obama acknowledged on the campaign trail last year that energy prices would rise dramatically under a cap and trade program when he said: "You know, when I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, uh, you know, under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad. Because I'm capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it -- whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, uh, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers." (emphasis added) The National Energy Tax bill is just the first act the Obama Whitehouse are taking to hit you and your family squarely in the pocketbook on energy taxes. The Obama Administration has even talked about installing GPS tracking devices in every vehicle so the government can tax you for every mile you drive. The Cap and Trade bill will raise taxes on the American Motorist and their families by nearly $3,100 a year. Cap and Trade is the height of irresponsibility in the middle of a recession. The American Motorist Vote Campaign can stop this massive tax hike, but we need the support of American Motorist to do it. Please help Harry stop this economy buster, job-killing, bigger government, higher taxes legislation. www.americanmotoristvote.com What Ever Happen To Ethanol and Why Is Ethanol Good For Your Car? What is Ethanol Ethanol is a clean-burning, high-octane motor fuel that is produced from renewable sources. At its most basic, ethanol is grain alcohol, produced from crops such as corn. Because it is domestically produced, ethanol helps reduce America's dependence upon foreign sources of energy. Unblended 100% ethanol is not used as a motor fuel; instead, a percentage of ethanol is combined with unleaded gasoline. American-made, renewable ethanol directly displaces crude oil we would need to import, offering our country critically needed independence and security from foreign sources of energy. Current U.S. ethanol production capacity of 6 billion gallons per year can reduce gasoline imports by more than one-third and effectively extends gasoline supplies at a time when refining capacity is at its maximum. 2:05:06 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-228415.mp3 Wed, 27 May 2009 09:01:16 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-228415.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-228415.mp3 Harry Is All Over It... Harry has signed on Major Corporations To Sponsor and Contribute to the American Motorist Vote Campaign. One Financial Institution (bank) that as America as part of their Brand Name has so far refused to join The American Motorist Vote Campaign. Shame On You! If you know someone that can help with this bank. Need you not forget it is the Graet American Motorist that drives to your bank to deposite their Hard Earned Money: harry@carconcerns.com By now everyone knows the number: Chrysler is ending its association with 789 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep dealerships. While many analysts say that number will result in thousands of lost jobs and millions of dollars in lost tax revenue for local governments, there's another number that deserves a closer look: 44,000. The closing dealers have roughly 44,000 new Chrysler products sitting on their lots -- a situation that some say could lead to their bankruptcy and some analysts say could further depress new car prices. The unsold inventory of the closed dealers, says Gerard Murphy, the president of the Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association, is "the elephant in the room." Murphy says the affected dealers are facing few options, and none of them is very good. "It's a Catch-22," he says. Harry Ask The Question: You, The American Motorist, voted for the current Obama Administration with High Hopes that they would keep our focus on issues that affect main street. What happened? Where Is The Change? Diligent Says: Right - you gotta expect an increase leading up to Memorial Day. I did see a report today that basically said "anticipated future consumption" which was down the farthest it's been down since '81? Something like that? Some link from msnbc.com I believe. I'm a greenie - so that's what I'm more interested in - overall decrease in consumption matters most. Suppliers can play with supply/demand too and pretty much get the price they want anyway, right? But, no matter the price, if I use less, I pay less.- Diligent DH Hal Says: I read sometime ago that when oil prices drop it takes 2-3 weeks minimum for the consumer to see that drop at the pump. Since then, I have been watching both oil and gas prices. The actual time for the decrease in prices to be felt at the pump is more like 4 weeks. On the flip side, I noticed that when oil prices start to rise, that the very next day we get gouged at the pump. How is that fair. If you think about the oil/gas price equation, in theory, in the gas prices, there are still left overs from the 60-70's, so we should be seeing gas prices down near the dollar range any time now. Hal, L.A. CA Mark J. Says: The American Motorist Answer makes this comment. He's barely been in office for 4 months. It's going to take more than 4 months to undo 8 years of damage. It'll probably take more than 8 years, actually, but there is that whole term limit thing. Mark J. Denver Caroline says: I realize the administration is very new. That doesn't explain why they haven't mentioned the rise in gas prices? I am certainly not blaming the Obama Administration for the price rise YET! But let's not put blinders on either. The sooner this is addressed the better! Caroline, NY, NY Sandy Says: Maybe there is more important economic stuff going on? There were only 27 foreclosures listed in today's paper. I dont think the price of gas going up 20 cents over the last 4 months means much to the folks around here. Sandy, Jacksonville, FL Amanda Says: I think right now the administration have more important things to worry about than gas going up 20 cents. Yes, I have noticed, but I also noticed that people in Canada and other countries pay far higher gas prices than we do. I also remember that was a lot Amanda, Tuson, AZ Ted Says: When is the media going to start reporting on the rising cost of gasoline? Hasn't anyone noticed? Ted, Waco, TX Karl Say: LOL! About 2 weeks ago gas jumped .20 over night and no one said a peep. It's gone up another .12 and still no one seems upset. There's nothing on the news, and no one I talk to (who drives to work) has said anything about it either. It's like a non-event. I wonder if anyone has even noticed the price change. Makes me wonder if this is proof that the media whips people up into a frenzy over the most trival things. Karl, Boston, MASS Jonathan Says: Gas almost ALWAYS spikes between Memorial day and the 4th of July and then again at Thanksgiving. This is pretty standard. Additionally, since we are consuming less (demand) producers are relasing less (supply) to keep the prices where they want them. They'll go up a little more through the summer driving holldays and then back down again. Jonathan, Richmond, VA Watch Car Concerns Monday through Friday on Ustream.TV or liste to the "LIVE" Internet Stream by Clicking on The Green "LIVE NOW" Button @ www.carconcerns.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE529 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Is All Over It... Harry has signed on Major Corporations To Sponsor and Contribute to the American Motorist Vote Campaign. One Financial Institution (bank) that as America as part of their Brand Name has so far refused to join The American Motorist Vote Campaign. Shame On You! If you know someone that can help with this bank. Need you not forget it is the Graet American Motorist that drives to your bank to deposite their Hard Earned Money: harry@carconcerns.com By now everyone knows the number: Chrysler is ending its association with 789 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep dealerships. While many analysts say that number will result in thousands of lost jobs and millions of dollars in lost tax revenue for local governments, there's another number that deserves a closer look: 44,000. The closing dealers have roughly 44,000 new Chrysler products sitting on their lots -- a situation that some say could lead to their bankruptcy and some analysts say could further depress new car prices. The unsold inventory of the closed dealers, says Gerard Murphy, the president of the Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association, is "the elephant in the room." Murphy says the affected dealers are facing few options, and none of them is very good. "It's a Catch-22," he says. Harry Ask The Question: You, The American Motorist, voted for the current Obama Administration with High Hopes that they would keep our focus on issues that affect main street. What happened? Where Is The Change? Diligent Says: Right - you gotta expect an increase leading up to Memorial Day. I did see a report today that basically said "anticipated future consumption" which was down the farthest it's been down since '81? Something like that? Some link from msnbc.com I believe. I'm a greenie - so that's what I'm more interested in - overall decrease in consumption matters most. Suppliers can play with supply/demand too and pretty much get the price they want anyway, right? But, no matter the price, if I use less, I pay less.- Diligent DH Hal Says: I read sometime ago that when oil prices drop it takes 2-3 weeks minimum for the consumer to see that drop at the pump. Since then, I have been watching both oil and gas prices. The actual time for the decrease in prices to be felt at the pump is more like 4 weeks. On the flip side, I noticed that when oil prices start to rise, that the very next day we get gouged at the pump. How is that fair. If you think about the oil/gas price equation, in theory, in the gas prices, there are still left overs from the 60-70's, so we should be seeing gas prices down near the dollar range any time now. Hal, L.A. CA Mark J. Says: The American Motorist Answer makes this comment. He's barely been in office for 4 months. It's going to take more than 4 months to undo 8 years of damage. It'll probably take more than 8 years, actually, but there is that whole term limit thing. Mark J. Denver Caroline says: I realize the administration is very new. That doesn't explain why they haven't mentioned the rise in gas prices? I am certainly not blaming the Obama Administration for the price rise YET! But let's not put blinders on either. The sooner this is addressed the better! Caroline, NY, NY Sandy Says: Maybe there is more important economic stuff going on? There were only 27 foreclosures listed in today's paper. I dont think the price of gas going up 20 cents over the last 4 months means much to the folks around here. Sandy, Jacksonville, FL Amanda Says: I think right now the administration have more important things to worry about than gas going up 20 cents. Yes, I have noticed, but I also noticed that people in Canada and other countries pay far higher gas prices than we do. I also remember that was a lot Amanda, Tuson, AZ Ted Says: When is the media going to start reporting on the rising cost of gasoline? Hasn't anyone noticed? Ted, Waco, TX Karl Say: LOL! About 2 weeks ago gas jumped .20 over night and no one said a peep. It's gone up another .12 and still no one seems upset. There's nothing on the news, and no one I talk to (who drives to work) has said anything about it either. It's like a non-event. I wonder if anyone has even noticed the price change. Makes me wonder if this is proof that the media whips people up into a frenzy over the most trival things. Karl, Boston, MASS Jonathan Says: Gas almost ALWAYS spikes between Memorial day and the 4th of July and then again at Thanksgiving. This is pretty standard. Additionally, since we are consuming less (demand) producers are relasing less (supply) to keep the prices where they want them. They'll go up a little more through the summer driving holldays and then back down again. Jonathan, Richmond, VA Watch Car Concerns Monday through Friday on Ustream.TV or liste to the "LIVE" Internet Stream by Clicking on The Green "LIVE NOW" Button @ www.carconcerns.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 2:05:06 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-228085.mp3 Tue, 26 May 2009 09:01:40 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-228085.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-228085.mp3 Has the Automotive Powers-That-Be in the Executive Suites of Detroit...Has The Obama Auto Task Team been listening to the Automotive Genius of Harry Douglas? They have most of the key parts of Harry's paper, "Automotive Retail Revitalization" where a detail restructuring & overhall plan is detailed. The second and third stages of Harry's "Automotive Retail Reviatalization" business paln will come to light after the General Motors bankruptcy is laid out in the Courts. www.carconcerns.com The decline of General Motors may be putting thousands of auto workers and managers out of work, but it will be putting a lot of lawyers to work. How many lawyers will end up working on G.M.'s expected bankruptcy case still is not clear, but in legal circles, the joke is that there may not be enough experienced bankruptcy lawyers available to handle the filing. In part, that is because so many top lawyers are already running up lots of billable hours working on the Chrysler bankruptcy case, while others have been hired by the government, which is financing the way through bankruptcy for Chrysler and, presumably, G.M. Porsche confirmed on Monday it got a 700 million euro ($980 million) loan from its Volkswagen unit but insisted it could cope with its debt woes. "Porsche is not on the verge of insolvency even if that is alleged over and over," a company spokesman said, referring to media reports about the German group whose takeover of VW has stalled, forcing it instead to seek a merger with VW. Volkswagen had said over the weekend it loaned the money to its biggest shareholder, adding a bizarre twist to Porsche's aborted effort to take full control of Europe's largest automaker. Even Chrysler's own executives thought bankruptcy for the automaker would mean liquidation. Instead, emergency surgery appears to have saved the patient, and sooner than many critics ever imagined. The sale of Chrysler's main business to Italy's Fiat S.p.A. and other groups will likely go off by the end of May, hitting the government's target to take the vast majority of the company out of bankruptcy within 30 days of its April 30 filing. In one of the most complex bankruptcies ever filed, there are a few possible sticking points that could hang up the sale. A group of Indiana pension funds filed suit in a separate court, for instance. Most specialists expect Judge Arthur Gonzalez to approve the sale after next Wednesday's hearing. President Barack Obama said he is confident General Motors would thrive after restructuring while making no mention whether GM might have to enter bankruptcy to complete reorganization. Obama, in an interview with the C-SPAN cable television network, said he wanted the government to get out of the auto business as soon as possible, and he said if some auto jobs never return, the government will work to ensure workers are effectively retrained. "Ultimately, I think that GM is going to be a strong company, and we are going to be pulling out as soon as the economy recovers and they've completed their restructuring," Obama said in the interview scheduled to air today. GM is facing a government-imposed June 1 deadline to complete a sweeping restructuring that analysts believe will require a bankruptcy to complete. Obama was not asked about a potential GM bankruptcy during the C-SPAN interview and did not raise the issue himself. Obama's comments echo remarks he made on March 29 about Chrysler LLC before its U.S. deadline. A bill to offer cash vouchers of up to $4,500 to people who swap cars and trucks for new, more fuel-efficient vehicles may be considered on the House floor as early as mid-June, a spokeswoman for Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Ohio, said today. The measure passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday as part of a climate-change bill that also provides for the development of plug-in electric drive vehicles. Sutton also broke out the cash-for-guzzlers provision and introduced it as a stand-alone bill Thursday in the hope of getting it passed more quickly by Congress, said Sutton's chief of staff, Nichole Francis Reynolds. "Consumers all across the country are eagerly anticipating the passage of this bill," Sutton said in a statement. Harry is on the Beat on these "HOT" Automotive Issues of Today. Larry Bradley from The Center Strikes Back (www.thecenterstrikesback.com) and author of the book, "Niether Liberal Nor Conservative Be" Harry is concerned about the way that gasoline price are spiking just as our economy tries find level ground. These are the same issue's that brought about the formation of The American Motorist Vote Campaign. We beat high gas prices down last year but here they come again! Join in the battle and help Harry answer the call! Join Now And Help! www.americanmotoristvote.com Our Power is In Our Numbers! We Can Make It Happen! Think About It! A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE528 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Has the Automotive Powers-That-Be in the Executive Suites of Detroit...Has The Obama Auto Task Team been listening to the Automotive Genius of Harry Douglas? They have most of the key parts of Harry's paper, "Automotive Retail Revitalization" where a detail restructuring & overhall plan is detailed. The second and third stages of Harry's "Automotive Retail Reviatalization" business paln will come to light after the General Motors bankruptcy is laid out in the Courts. www.carconcerns.com The decline of General Motors may be putting thousands of auto workers and managers out of work, but it will be putting a lot of lawyers to work. How many lawyers will end up working on G.M.'s expected bankruptcy case still is not clear, but in legal circles, the joke is that there may not be enough experienced bankruptcy lawyers available to handle the filing. In part, that is because so many top lawyers are already running up lots of billable hours working on the Chrysler bankruptcy case, while others have been hired by the government, which is financing the way through bankruptcy for Chrysler and, presumably, G.M. Porsche confirmed on Monday it got a 700 million euro ($980 million) loan from its Volkswagen unit but insisted it could cope with its debt woes. "Porsche is not on the verge of insolvency even if that is alleged over and over," a company spokesman said, referring to media reports about the German group whose takeover of VW has stalled, forcing it instead to seek a merger with VW. Volkswagen had said over the weekend it loaned the money to its biggest shareholder, adding a bizarre twist to Porsche's aborted effort to take full control of Europe's largest automaker. Even Chrysler's own executives thought bankruptcy for the automaker would mean liquidation. Instead, emergency surgery appears to have saved the patient, and sooner than many critics ever imagined. The sale of Chrysler's main business to Italy's Fiat S.p.A. and other groups will likely go off by the end of May, hitting the government's target to take the vast majority of the company out of bankruptcy within 30 days of its April 30 filing. In one of the most complex bankruptcies ever filed, there are a few possible sticking points that could hang up the sale. A group of Indiana pension funds filed suit in a separate court, for instance. Most specialists expect Judge Arthur Gonzalez to approve the sale after next Wednesday's hearing. President Barack Obama said he is confident General Motors would thrive after restructuring while making no mention whether GM might have to enter bankruptcy to complete reorganization. Obama, in an interview with the C-SPAN cable television network, said he wanted the government to get out of the auto business as soon as possible, and he said if some auto jobs never return, the government will work to ensure workers are effectively retrained. "Ultimately, I think that GM is going to be a strong company, and we are going to be pulling out as soon as the economy recovers and they've completed their restructuring," Obama said in the interview scheduled to air today. GM is facing a government-imposed June 1 deadline to complete a sweeping restructuring that analysts believe will require a bankruptcy to complete. Obama was not asked about a potential GM bankruptcy during the C-SPAN interview and did not raise the issue himself. Obama's comments echo remarks he made on March 29 about Chrysler LLC before its U.S. deadline. A bill to offer cash vouchers of up to $4,500 to people who swap cars and trucks for new, more fuel-efficient vehicles may be considered on the House floor as early as mid-June, a spokeswoman for Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Ohio, said today. The measure passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday as part of a climate-change bill that also provides for the development of plug-in electric drive vehicles. Sutton also broke out the cash-for-guzzlers provision and introduced it as a stand-alone bill Thursday in the hope of getting it passed more quickly by Congress, said Sutton's chief of staff, Nichole Francis Reynolds. "Consumers all across the country are eagerly anticipating the passage of this bill," Sutton said in a statement. Harry is on the Beat on these "HOT" Automotive Issues of Today. Larry Bradley from The Center Strikes Back (www.thecenterstrikesback.com) and author of the book, "Niether Liberal Nor Conservative Be" Harry is concerned about the way that gasoline price are spiking just as our economy tries find level ground. These are the same issue's that brought about the formation of The American Motorist Vote Campaign. We beat high gas prices down last year but here they come again! Join in the battle and help Harry answer the call! Join Now And Help! www.americanmotoristvote.com Our Power is In Our Numbers! We Can Make It Happen! Think About It! A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 2:02:43 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-227393.mp3 Sat, 23 May 2009 14:02:05 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-227393.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-227393.mp3 For those who need a new vehicle but fear losing their job, there is help. Two automakers and a dealership chain are offering programs that cover car payments if buyers get laid off, and one automaker will let you return a vehicle for a refund. All these programs are free and, on paper, look fantastic. But experts stress the need for consumers to understand their nuances before signing on the dotted line. They also say that despite the extra reassurances such programs offer, people should still think hard about what kind of vehicle they buy right now. From the automakers perspective, payment-protection programs are designed to build consumer confidence in the face of economic uncertainty. "We wanted to get to the heart of what is keeping people out of the showrooms," says Ford spokesman Steve Kinkade," says quite simple: People are worried about losing their jobs." People are so worried, in fact, that cash rebates and other traditional incentives haven't been drawing buyers like they used to, he says. For that reason, Ford is offering a payment-protection program that covers monthly car payments of $700 or less on new Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models for up to 12 months. The offer expires June 1. General Motors also has a payment-protection plan available through May. It covers up to $500 a month for nine months. All of its vehicles, except for those from Cadillac, Hummer or Saab, qualify. A Hyundai program that runs through the end of the year lets buyers who involuntarily lose their jobs return vehicles for a refund of up to $7,500. Chrysler, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen are among the automakers that currently do not offer payment protection. Buyers interested in vehicles from these companies can take advantage of a program offered by AutoNation, a large car dealership group. It covers payments of up to $500 a month for six months on all makes and models of new and pre-owned vehicles sold by the dealer group. The program ends May 25, 2009. Free Payments Aside, How Much Car Do You Need? Each of the payment-protection programs has rules and requirements (covered in the chart below) that buyers need to understand before making a purchase, says Tracy Schneiter, vice president at the research firm IRN Inc. in Grand Rapids, Mich. But even before digging into the details, she urges consumers to consider seriously whether they really do need a new vehicle. "For a long time, a lot of people have been buying more than what they probably could afford," Schneiter says. Payment-protection programs should not be viewed as an excuse to go out and get a fancy new car in a down market, she cautions. Instead, buy what you can afford. Program Similarities The specifics may vary, but programs share a few key things. First, they don't cost anything. In order to qualify for coverage, consumers must be employed for a month or two before buying their vehicle, and they must remain employed and/or make payments for a certain period of time after the purchase, in some cases up to 90 days, as with AutoNation's program. "You can't know that you're going to lose your job, get a car, drive the wheels off and then turn it back in," says Joel Ewanick, vice president of marketing at Hyundai. Coverage can be denied in instances of excessive abuse of a vehicle, he says. Another aspect the programs share is that owners who become unemployed and apply to receive payment protection must continue to make lease or loan payments until the coverage begins it can take a couple of weeks to kick in once you've applied. Owners are also responsible for any cost beyond what is covered by the program. So if the monthly payment on your new Chevrolet Malibu is $600, you'd still have to come up with $100 a month after receiving GM's payment protection. To qualify for coverage, programs typically require some sort of documentation to prove that you're unemployed, such as a letter of termination or an application for unemployment benefits. These are submitted to a representative, typically at the dealership, along with other paperwork. Owners must verify their unemployment status every month they wish to receive payment protection. Sweetening the Deal Besides payment protection, automakers are piling on other benefits in an effort to attract buyers. General Motors touts a four-pronged strategy, which, besides payment protection, includes "Product Protection"Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?in the form of a five-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty with roadside assistance and courtesy-car service; "Family Protection" through the OnStar safety communication system. Business Car Concerns EPISODE527 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas For those who need a new vehicle but fear losing their job, there is help. Two automakers and a dealership chain are offering programs that cover car payments if buyers get laid off, and one automaker will let you return a vehicle for a refund. All these programs are free and, on paper, look fantastic. But experts stress the need for consumers to understand their nuances before signing on the dotted line. They also say that despite the extra reassurances such programs offer, people should still think hard about what kind of vehicle they buy right now. From the automakers perspective, payment-protection programs are designed to build consumer confidence in the face of economic uncertainty. "We wanted to get to the heart of what is keeping people out of the showrooms," says Ford spokesman Steve Kinkade," says quite simple: People are worried about losing their jobs." People are so worried, in fact, that cash rebates and other traditional incentives haven't been drawing buyers like they used to, he says. For that reason, Ford is offering a payment-protection program that covers monthly car payments of $700 or less on new Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models for up to 12 months. The offer expires June 1. General Motors also has a payment-protection plan available through May. It covers up to $500 a month for nine months. All of its vehicles, except for those from Cadillac, Hummer or Saab, qualify. A Hyundai program that runs through the end of the year lets buyers who involuntarily lose their jobs return vehicles for a refund of up to $7,500. Chrysler, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen are among the automakers that currently do not offer payment protection. Buyers interested in vehicles from these companies can take advantage of a program offered by AutoNation, a large car dealership group. It covers payments of up to $500 a month for six months on all makes and models of new and pre-owned vehicles sold by the dealer group. The program ends May 25, 2009. Free Payments Aside, How Much Car Do You Need? Each of the payment-protection programs has rules and requirements (covered in the chart below) that buyers need to understand before making a purchase, says Tracy Schneiter, vice president at the research firm IRN Inc. in Grand Rapids, Mich. But even before digging into the details, she urges consumers to consider seriously whether they really do need a new vehicle. "For a long time, a lot of people have been buying more than what they probably could afford," Schneiter says. Payment-protection programs should not be viewed as an excuse to go out and get a fancy new car in a down market, she cautions. Instead, buy what you can afford. Program Similarities The specifics may vary, but programs share a few key things. First, they don't cost anything. In order to qualify for coverage, consumers must be employed for a month or two before buying their vehicle, and they must remain employed and/or make payments for a certain period of time after the purchase, in some cases up to 90 days, as with AutoNation's program. "You can't know that you're going to lose your job, get a car, drive the wheels off and then turn it back in," says Joel Ewanick, vice president of marketing at Hyundai. Coverage can be denied in instances of excessive abuse of a vehicle, he says. Another aspect the programs share is that owners who become unemployed and apply to receive payment protection must continue to make lease or loan payments until the coverage begins it can take a couple of weeks to kick in once you've applied. Owners are also responsible for any cost beyond what is covered by the program. So if the monthly payment on your new Chevrolet Malibu is $600, you'd still have to come up with $100 a month after receiving GM's payment protection. To qualify for coverage, programs typically require some sort of documentation to prove that you're unemployed, such as a letter of termination or an application for unemployment benefits. These are submitted to a representative, typically at the dealership, along with other paperwork. Owners must verify their unemployment status every month they wish to receive payment protection. Sweetening the Deal Besides payment protection, automakers are piling on other benefits in an effort to attract buyers. General Motors touts a four-pronged strategy, which, besides payment protection, includes "Product Protection"Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?in the form of a five-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty with roadside assistance and courtesy-car service; "Family Protection" through the OnStar safety communication system. 3:02:55 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-226967.mp3 Fri, 22 May 2009 09:01:03 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-226967.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-226967.mp3 Mark this Car Concerns Road-Show Event date and join Harry Douglas as he Broadcast Car Concerns Radio "LIVE" from the 28th Annual 2009 National Corvette Homecoming, Bowling Green at the Sloan Convention Center This July 17, 18, & 19. Gates Open 8:00 A.M. A Special Thanks Goes to Joe Pruitt. www.corvettehomecoming.com If you should ever wonder just where the greatest American Sports Car Is manufactured and assembled then take a trip to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Visit The General Motors Assmbly Plant where great Corvettes are born everyday and you will undersatnd what Harry has known for years, and that is the Chevrolet Corvette is the Best Sports Car In The World! A Special Thanks to Quality Control Director Steve Grilli for taking the car Concerns Crew on a Personal Tour of the Corvette Assembly Plant & Explaining in Detail the Manufacturing Process. Also a Special thanks to all the G.M. Assembly Line workers who shared their stories with us. Harry walked away with a better understanding of just why thei 2009 Corvette Convertible that he is driving this week is the Automotive Marvel that it is. These People are Passionate about Manufacturing the Best Possible Product. What makes it all Click for G.M. at this Great Assembly Plant? UAW Members like Dixie McGuffy. She put Harry Right On The Hot Spots. Speaking Of the Hot Spots...when you begin that Car Shopping this week-end like millions and millions of Retail Automotive Consumers will no doubt do, wouldn't it be great to have an Internet Source to Click on and have every New Car Dealer in your area where you could Internet Shop right in the privacy of your home. Harry is fixing to roll out a Local Ad Network for every market in the USA where you can do just that. This Website will Supercede any other Internet Based Directory Site. Harry Does it all for his World-Wide Car Concerns Listener Base. Only The Best! Listen For Details: www.carconcerns.com Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday the Obama administration had no role in picking the auto dealerships that are being closed by General Motors Corp. or Chrysler LLC. During a 40-minute meeting Tuesday at the White House with the CEOs of major automakers, LaHood said he asked the top executives at GM and Chrysler if they were forced to close dealerships. Chrysler wants to close 789 of its nearly 3,200 dealers by June 9, while GM has sent termination notices to 1,100 of its 6,200 dealerships in an effort to close them by October 2010. "I asked (GM CEO Fritz Henderson) and (Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli) if any of these folks were pressured to close X number of dealerships or do it at a certain time," LaHood said during an appearance at the National Press Club. Both CEOs said no pressure was put on them, LaHood said. But, the Obama auto task force rejected both auto restructuring plans filed by GM and Chrysler that closed fewer dealerships over a longer period. Many members of Congress have said Chrysler isn't giving dealers enough time to shut down, but Congress is unlikely to take any action. The head of the Senate Commerce Committee urged Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. to give dealers the automakers want to close more time to wind down their operations. "We must work to keep as many of these businesses open as possible, and at the very least assist these dealerships, the employees and their loyal customers transition as we move forward in the process," said Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in a letter to the CEOs of both GM and Chrysler. Chrysler said last week it wants to close 789 franchises, or roughly 25 percent of its dealers, by June 9. That includes 14 of Chrysler's 21 dealers in West Virginia. GM notified 1,100 dealerships, or about one-sixth of 6,200, that it wants to close by October 2010. Chrysler is offering its closing dealerships no compensation. It needs approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York for the closures. "The egregious timeframe and terms of these franchise agreements seem unprecedented to me," Rockefeller wrote. Harry Talks about the Georgia Mountain "MOONSHINE CRUIZ-IN that will take place in Hiawassee, Georgia in Mid-August. www.gammoonshinecruizin.com Improve Your MPG & Increase Your Income: www.stayonfulllonger.com Harry Is All About You Being The Best & Healthiest Driver That You Can Be: www.healthydriver.com Car Concerns Is Heard Around the World!No Market Is Left Un-Touched: Miami, Atlanta, Richmond, Portland, Albany, Detroit, Cleveland, Omaha, los Angles, Denver, Las Vegas, Dallas, & New Orleans. Retail Automotive Consumers can listen to Harry on Car Concerns no matter where in the World they are! Harry Reads Your Emails On Car Concerns Saturday Edition from 2:00 til 5:00 P.M. (EST). Call USA TOLL FREE: 1-877-958-5850. Email Harry: harry@carconcerns.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE526 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Mark this Car Concerns Road-Show Event date and join Harry Douglas as he Broadcast Car Concerns Radio "LIVE" from the 28th Annual 2009 National Corvette Homecoming, Bowling Green at the Sloan Convention Center This July 17, 18, & 19. Gates Open 8:00 A.M. A Special Thanks Goes to Joe Pruitt. www.corvettehomecoming.com If you should ever wonder just where the greatest American Sports Car Is manufactured and assembled then take a trip to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Visit The General Motors Assmbly Plant where great Corvettes are born everyday and you will undersatnd what Harry has known for years, and that is the Chevrolet Corvette is the Best Sports Car In The World! A Special Thanks to Quality Control Director Steve Grilli for taking the car Concerns Crew on a Personal Tour of the Corvette Assembly Plant & Explaining in Detail the Manufacturing Process. Also a Special thanks to all the G.M. Assembly Line workers who shared their stories with us. Harry walked away with a better understanding of just why thei 2009 Corvette Convertible that he is driving this week is the Automotive Marvel that it is. These People are Passionate about Manufacturing the Best Possible Product. What makes it all Click for G.M. at this Great Assembly Plant? UAW Members like Dixie McGuffy. She put Harry Right On The Hot Spots. Speaking Of the Hot Spots...when you begin that Car Shopping this week-end like millions and millions of Retail Automotive Consumers will no doubt do, wouldn't it be great to have an Internet Source to Click on and have every New Car Dealer in your area where you could Internet Shop right in the privacy of your home. Harry is fixing to roll out a Local Ad Network for every market in the USA where you can do just that. This Website will Supercede any other Internet Based Directory Site. Harry Does it all for his World-Wide Car Concerns Listener Base. Only The Best! Listen For Details: www.carconcerns.com Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday the Obama administration had no role in picking the auto dealerships that are being closed by General Motors Corp. or Chrysler LLC. During a 40-minute meeting Tuesday at the White House with the CEOs of major automakers, LaHood said he asked the top executives at GM and Chrysler if they were forced to close dealerships. Chrysler wants to close 789 of its nearly 3,200 dealers by June 9, while GM has sent termination notices to 1,100 of its 6,200 dealerships in an effort to close them by October 2010. "I asked (GM CEO Fritz Henderson) and (Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli) if any of these folks were pressured to close X number of dealerships or do it at a certain time," LaHood said during an appearance at the National Press Club. Both CEOs said no pressure was put on them, LaHood said. But, the Obama auto task force rejected both auto restructuring plans filed by GM and Chrysler that closed fewer dealerships over a longer period. Many members of Congress have said Chrysler isn't giving dealers enough time to shut down, but Congress is unlikely to take any action. The head of the Senate Commerce Committee urged Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. to give dealers the automakers want to close more time to wind down their operations. "We must work to keep as many of these businesses open as possible, and at the very least assist these dealerships, the employees and their loyal customers transition as we move forward in the process," said Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in a letter to the CEOs of both GM and Chrysler. Chrysler said last week it wants to close 789 franchises, or roughly 25 percent of its dealers, by June 9. That includes 14 of Chrysler's 21 dealers in West Virginia. GM notified 1,100 dealerships, or about one-sixth of 6,200, that it wants to close by October 2010. Chrysler is offering its closing dealerships no compensation. It needs approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York for the closures. "The egregious timeframe and terms of these franchise agreements seem unprecedented to me," Rockefeller wrote. Harry Talks about the Georgia Mountain "MOONSHINE CRUIZ-IN that will take place in Hiawassee, Georgia in Mid-August. www.gammoonshinecruizin.com Improve Your MPG & Increase Your Income: www.stayonfulllonger.com Harry Is All About You Being The Best & Healthiest Driver That You Can Be: www.healthydriver.com Car Concerns Is Heard Around the World!No Market Is Left Un-Touched: Miami, Atlanta, Richmond, Portland, Albany, Detroit, Cleveland, Omaha, los Angles, Denver, Las Vegas, Dallas, & New Orleans. Retail Automotive Consumers can listen to Harry on Car Concerns no matter where in the World they are! Harry Reads Your Emails On Car Concerns Saturday Edition from 2:00 til 5:00 P.M. (EST). Call USA TOLL FREE: 1-877-958-5850. Email Harry: harry@carconcerns.com 2:04:00 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-226658.mp3 Thu, 21 May 2009 09:00:54 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-226658.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-226658.mp3 Harry Has Spent A Solid 24 Hours Behind the Wheel of the New 2009 Corvette Convertible That General Motors Has Him Driving This Week. Jet-Stream Blue with a Metallic Tintcoat This Road-Rager Is Drop-Dead Gorgeous & Eye-Ball City! Listen For The Award Winning Car Concerns Report on this 6.2 Liter, 430 Horse-Power with a Six Speed Paddle Transmission. Can You Spell FUN!!! Advertising budgets are down across the board, and newspapers are largely off the radar of automakers, a panel of top auto marketing executives said at the Automotive News Marketing Seminar here. The panelists said their budgets are lower and are more focused on TV and the Internet. John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda, said that budgets are down across all media. He said all forms of advertising are having less impact in the current economic climate. Business Car Concerns EPISODE525 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Has Spent A Solid 24 Hours Behind the Wheel of the New 2009 Corvette Convertible That General Motors Has Him Driving This Week. Jet-Stream Blue with a Metallic Tintcoat This Road-Rager Is Drop-Dead Gorgeous & Eye-Ball City! Listen For The Award Winning Car Concerns Report on this 6.2 Liter, 430 Horse-Power with a Six Speed Paddle Transmission. Can You Spell FUN!!! Advertising budgets are down across the board, and newspapers are largely off the radar of automakers, a panel of top auto marketing executives said at the Automotive News Marketing Seminar here. The panelists said their budgets are lower and are more focused on TV and the Internet. John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda, said that budgets are down across all media. He said all forms of advertising are having less impact in the current economic climate. 2:04:10 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-226223.mp3 Wed, 20 May 2009 10:00:04 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-226223.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-226223.mp3 As You Know, Harry Drives A Brand New Vehicle From One Of The World's Automobile Manufactures Every Week. This Week is Harry's Favorite Car In the Whole-Wide World...The 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible. For The Money There Is No Sports Car On Earth Thay Can Comapre In Not Only Performance, Or Style, Or Value. Harry and The Car Concerns Crew Will Be Making Their Way To The Home Of The Real American Automotive Icon, The Chvy Corvette & It's Birth Place, Bowling Green, Kentucky! Harry Will Call Into Car Concerns From The Road This Morning Via The Worlds Greatest Safety Feature Ever Offered On The Automobile, OnStar! President Barack Obama, flanked by auto executives, proposed the first U.S. regulation of auto emissions in a bid to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gasesand lower dependence on foreign oil. The proposal would require the U.S. passenger vehicle fleet to average 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, saving 1.8 billion barrels of oil. It would also instruct the EPA to regulate tailpipe emissions for the first time while defusing efforts by California and 13 other states to set stricter standards on their own. The initiative marks the strictest plan ever for increasing fuel standards for passenger vehicles, sharply raising pressure on struggling automakers to make more efficient cars and trucks. "Right now, the rules governing fuel economy in this nation are inadequate, uncertain and in flux," Obama said in his address from the White House. "We will avoid an inefficient and ineffective system of regulations that govern our automakers." "The status quo is no longer acceptable," Obama said. "We have done little to increase fuel efficiency of America's cars and trucks for decades." Harry Has Plenty To Say About This! The Obama Auto Plan To Reduce Emissions & Improve MPG The stated impact of the Obama administration plan to boost U.S. automobile fuel efficiency standards and limit greenhouse gas emissions: Obama's Auto Plan requires yearly 5 percent increases in fuel efficiency from 2012 through 2016, resulting in an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 miles per gallon in 2016. Obama's Auto Plan cuts oil consumption by an estimated 1.8 billion barrels over the life of the program. Obama's Auto Plan cuts greenhouse gas emissions by a projected 900 million metric tons. The Obama Auto Plan is supported by 10 car companies and the UAW. This sets one clear, national policy for all automakers, instead of standards from the EPA, Transportation Department, and a California standard that would apply to 13 other states. This gives automakers clarity, predictability and certainty about the rules, as well as flexibility to meet the expected outcomes. Unlike Chrysler, the list of GM dealerships receiving notification that their agreements will not be renewed has not been made public. I speculate that that there are several reason for this. Firstly, GM has not set an absolute "drop dead date" like Chrysler did, instead promising an orderly wind down. Nothing kills business like the news that you'll soon be out of business so GM probably didn't want to poison the well for its dealerships' sales prospects. GM is also allowing for an appeals process, so while the chances are slim, there a small sliver of hope that some dealers now on the list might get a reprieve. Of course, for those dealerships that know they are okay, there is a cloud of speculation that unfairly casts its shadow over their stores and what of the consumer, should they be kept in the dark? GM should commit to making the list public after the appeals process is complete. For The Latest In What's Up In The Automotive Industry Harry's On-It: www.carconcerns.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE524 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas As You Know, Harry Drives A Brand New Vehicle From One Of The World's Automobile Manufactures Every Week. This Week is Harry's Favorite Car In the Whole-Wide World...The 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible. For The Money There Is No Sports Car On Earth Thay Can Comapre In Not Only Performance, Or Style, Or Value. Harry and The Car Concerns Crew Will Be Making Their Way To The Home Of The Real American Automotive Icon, The Chvy Corvette & It's Birth Place, Bowling Green, Kentucky! Harry Will Call Into Car Concerns From The Road This Morning Via The Worlds Greatest Safety Feature Ever Offered On The Automobile, OnStar! President Barack Obama, flanked by auto executives, proposed the first U.S. regulation of auto emissions in a bid to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gasesand lower dependence on foreign oil. The proposal would require the U.S. passenger vehicle fleet to average 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, saving 1.8 billion barrels of oil. It would also instruct the EPA to regulate tailpipe emissions for the first time while defusing efforts by California and 13 other states to set stricter standards on their own. The initiative marks the strictest plan ever for increasing fuel standards for passenger vehicles, sharply raising pressure on struggling automakers to make more efficient cars and trucks. "Right now, the rules governing fuel economy in this nation are inadequate, uncertain and in flux," Obama said in his address from the White House. "We will avoid an inefficient and ineffective system of regulations that govern our automakers." "The status quo is no longer acceptable," Obama said. "We have done little to increase fuel efficiency of America's cars and trucks for decades." Harry Has Plenty To Say About This! The Obama Auto Plan To Reduce Emissions & Improve MPG The stated impact of the Obama administration plan to boost U.S. automobile fuel efficiency standards and limit greenhouse gas emissions: Obama's Auto Plan requires yearly 5 percent increases in fuel efficiency from 2012 through 2016, resulting in an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 miles per gallon in 2016. Obama's Auto Plan cuts oil consumption by an estimated 1.8 billion barrels over the life of the program. Obama's Auto Plan cuts greenhouse gas emissions by a projected 900 million metric tons. The Obama Auto Plan is supported by 10 car companies and the UAW. This sets one clear, national policy for all automakers, instead of standards from the EPA, Transportation Department, and a California standard that would apply to 13 other states. This gives automakers clarity, predictability and certainty about the rules, as well as flexibility to meet the expected outcomes. Unlike Chrysler, the list of GM dealerships receiving notification that their agreements will not be renewed has not been made public. I speculate that that there are several reason for this. Firstly, GM has not set an absolute "drop dead date" like Chrysler did, instead promising an orderly wind down. Nothing kills business like the news that you'll soon be out of business so GM probably didn't want to poison the well for its dealerships' sales prospects. GM is also allowing for an appeals process, so while the chances are slim, there a small sliver of hope that some dealers now on the list might get a reprieve. Of course, for those dealerships that know they are okay, there is a cloud of speculation that unfairly casts its shadow over their stores and what of the consumer, should they be kept in the dark? GM should commit to making the list public after the appeals process is complete. For The Latest In What's Up In The Automotive Industry Harry's On-It: www.carconcerns.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 1:07:36 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-225719.mp3 Tue, 19 May 2009 09:01:13 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-225719.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-225719.mp3 Harry is Hyped about spending the upcoming week with G.M. Super Car, The 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible. Harry's "HOT-PICK" for the Best Value In Sportscars. www.gm.com Larry Bradley, Author of "Niether Liberal, Nor Conservative Be" An Action Plan for People Disgusted by Polarized Politics, is Harry's Co-Host On Car Concerns on Tuesday & Thursday Mornings. With Larry Calling In from Omaha, Nebraska into the Mercedes Sound Studios, Car Concerns always tilts a Little Towards Washinton, D.C. www.thecenterstrikesback.com New cars and trucks will have to get 30 percent better mileage starting in 2016 under an Obama administration move to curb emissions tied to smog and global warming, sources said Monday. President Barack Obama was expected to adopt the higher mileage standards on Tuesday, administration sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of the official announcement. The new requirement will mark the first time that limits on greenhouse gases will be linked to federal standards for cars and light trucks. Speaking of America's Fresh President, Harry's first guest on Car Concerns this morning speaks of President Barack Obama and his Whitehouse Team, Harry Reid, & House Speaker Nancy Pelosi must be Stopped or they Will Bankrupt the Country and The World Economy. Denison Smith is a Businessman & Author who believes the American Motorist & The U.S. Citizens deserve more than what they get out of Public Servants. He has worked on Capitol Hill and he has seen first hand the kind of wasteful glad handing that occurs there. This is going to be good! Call in and recieve an E-Copy of his book, "STOP THE RAID! Social Security. The Biggest Rip-Off In History" In the second hour Harry's Special Guest is the Author of "THE GREAT CREDIT CONTRACTION" Trace Mayer, an Entrepreneur who says, "We've Already Jumped From the Plane. It's Just A Matter of When & How Hard We Hit The Ground." Available @: www.runtogold.com Both of these Authors write about the things & subject matter that are affecting the Automotive Markets in The USA! The American Motorist are proving that it is they who control the U.S. Economy. When the American Motorist goes on a financial diet the whole economy suffers and comes to an abrupt halt as it as in the last two quarters. Until the American Motorist gets the respect that they as the largest BIG TICKET CONSUMER GROUP deserve they will keep this economy under wraps. Join Today: www.americanmotoristvote.com When The Great American Mororist Comes Back Then And Only Then Can The U.S. Economy begin to revive. So Let Your Engine Roar...Our Power Is In Our Numbers! Don't Forget! www.gogreenwithharry.com Stay alert: www.healthydriver.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE523 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry is Hyped about spending the upcoming week with G.M. Super Car, The 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible. Harry's "HOT-PICK" for the Best Value In Sportscars. www.gm.com Larry Bradley, Author of "Niether Liberal, Nor Conservative Be" An Action Plan for People Disgusted by Polarized Politics, is Harry's Co-Host On Car Concerns on Tuesday & Thursday Mornings. With Larry Calling In from Omaha, Nebraska into the Mercedes Sound Studios, Car Concerns always tilts a Little Towards Washinton, D.C. www.thecenterstrikesback.com New cars and trucks will have to get 30 percent better mileage starting in 2016 under an Obama administration move to curb emissions tied to smog and global warming, sources said Monday. President Barack Obama was expected to adopt the higher mileage standards on Tuesday, administration sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of the official announcement. The new requirement will mark the first time that limits on greenhouse gases will be linked to federal standards for cars and light trucks. Speaking of America's Fresh President, Harry's first guest on Car Concerns this morning speaks of President Barack Obama and his Whitehouse Team, Harry Reid, & House Speaker Nancy Pelosi must be Stopped or they Will Bankrupt the Country and The World Economy. Denison Smith is a Businessman & Author who believes the American Motorist & The U.S. Citizens deserve more than what they get out of Public Servants. He has worked on Capitol Hill and he has seen first hand the kind of wasteful glad handing that occurs there. This is going to be good! Call in and recieve an E-Copy of his book, "STOP THE RAID! Social Security. The Biggest Rip-Off In History" In the second hour Harry's Special Guest is the Author of "THE GREAT CREDIT CONTRACTION" Trace Mayer, an Entrepreneur who says, "We've Already Jumped From the Plane. It's Just A Matter of When & How Hard We Hit The Ground." Available @: www.runtogold.com Both of these Authors write about the things & subject matter that are affecting the Automotive Markets in The USA! The American Motorist are proving that it is they who control the U.S. Economy. When the American Motorist goes on a financial diet the whole economy suffers and comes to an abrupt halt as it as in the last two quarters. Until the American Motorist gets the respect that they as the largest BIG TICKET CONSUMER GROUP deserve they will keep this economy under wraps. Join Today: www.americanmotoristvote.com When The Great American Mororist Comes Back Then And Only Then Can The U.S. Economy begin to revive. So Let Your Engine Roar...Our Power Is In Our Numbers! Don't Forget! www.gogreenwithharry.com Stay alert: www.healthydriver.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 2:04:08 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-225139.mp3 Mon, 18 May 2009 09:01:30 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-225139.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-225139.mp3 Is the Holiday over for Cheap Gas? Harry has been predicting sine Barack Obama took office that Soaring Gas Prices would raise it's Ugly Head once again this Spring & Summer. Pump prices plunged from a high of $4.11 a gallon last summer to $1.62 in December. But they're rising again as Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, nears. What worries Car Concerns is that those First 100 Days of the Obama era will be the last that we see of reasonable gas prices. It wasn't too long ago that the very thought of the summer season sent chills through consumers' spines as worries about rising gasoline prices at the pump ruined vacation plans. This year, consumers may be letting out a premature sigh of relief. "American consumers have enjoyed a long stretch of very stable gasoline prices prior to the start of May," Harry commented on the Allan Handelman Show. It's no wonder. The average retail price for regular gasoline has dropped 40% from a year ago and supplies are "comfortable" at about 6 million barrels above the five-year average. Falling demand for gasoline and expectations that weakness in the economy will continue have cooled consumers' fuel-price fears if the American Motorist continues in a reserve & conserve mode. Over the four weeks ended May 8, U.S. motor gasoline demand averaged 9 million barrels per day, down 1.2% from the same period a year ago, with total petroleum demand down nearly 8%, according to government figures. Read Full Article: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/News/is-the-holiday-over-for-cheap-gas.aspx Harry Wants To Talk Auto Buying Tips In These Tough Market Times Battle of Wills The best negotiation is when both sides come out feeling satisfied, which can be difficult for the average car buyer when confronted with a professional deal maker. Surf Web sites such as MSN Autos to arm yourself with the latest information on the vehicle you desire. Pitting two competing dealerships against each other is a great way to get the price you want on a new ride, especially in a down market like the one we are currently in. Make sure you have a list of your must-haves when you sit down to buy a car. Pay for only what you want, everything else is a bonus. It might look ridiculous, but practicing your debating skills will benefit you Ã??Ã?????Ã??Ã????Ã??Ã???Ã??Ã??Ã??Ã?¢?? and your bank account Ã??Ã?????Ã??Ã????Ã??Ã???Ã??Ã??Ã??Ã?¢?? in the long run. A firm, confident handshake says you mean business. Every negotiation is a dance. Never show fear and remember to go with the music. Even if, in your mind, you can't live without the car, never show it.You have to be willing to walk on a deal that isn't going your way. Set limits and stick to them. Getting mad and causing a commotion can work for some, but in the long run it burns bridges and causes more headaches. There is no shame in admitting that you aren't up to the task of a face-to-face confrontation with a car dealer. If so, test the online market or go with a friend who is up for the fight. The Obama Auto Task Force is on the Move and is evidently out to rid the United States of it's Auto Industry. The Car Concerns Auto Index 100 some Dow-Jones Heavies but if you get the newwsletter then you know that it also contains some great Penny Stock Plays that have great wealth building potential. From 7 Cents to $9.60 a Share. The Amazing Story of the Millionaire-Maker Stock That Turned $500 Into $68,571.43 was the darling in the fourth quarter of 2008 when most everyone elese was taking a bath. Few people had ever heard of a company called Integrated BioPharma Inc. (INB:AMEX). It literally went from 7 cents a share to $9.60. This turns every $500 into $68,571, $1,000 into $137,142, and $5,000 into $685,714. These astonishing profits were available to anyone lucky enough to have picked up the stock at 7 cents a share. Very few people knew about it, because Wall Street would rather keep stocks like these a secret so the insiders can grab all the profits. You Get in and out of Car Concerns Auto Index Stock quickly while the stock is climbing. Timing is the key. INB is what we call a "story stock." That means it's NOT a long-term investment. What you want to do is get in as early as possible and watch the company like a hawk. That's because investors become too enthusiastic about the company's story and begin bidding the price up, up, up Ã?¢Ã??Ã?? far beyond what it's really worth when you look at its income statement and balance sheet. These unique situations have the potential to produce enormous gains. The real secret is to get out before the public changes its perception that the stock could be profitable. While this pick is not part of the Car Concerns Auto 100 Index portfolio, it does show how much money you can make with small-cap stocks. Business Car Concerns EPISODE522 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Is the Holiday over for Cheap Gas? Harry has been predicting sine Barack Obama took office that Soaring Gas Prices would raise it's Ugly Head once again this Spring & Summer. Pump prices plunged from a high of $4.11 a gallon last summer to $1.62 in December. But they're rising again as Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, nears. What worries Car Concerns is that those First 100 Days of the Obama era will be the last that we see of reasonable gas prices. It wasn't too long ago that the very thought of the summer season sent chills through consumers' spines as worries about rising gasoline prices at the pump ruined vacation plans. This year, consumers may be letting out a premature sigh of relief. "American consumers have enjoyed a long stretch of very stable gasoline prices prior to the start of May," Harry commented on the Allan Handelman Show. It's no wonder. The average retail price for regular gasoline has dropped 40% from a year ago and supplies are "comfortable" at about 6 million barrels above the five-year average. Falling demand for gasoline and expectations that weakness in the economy will continue have cooled consumers' fuel-price fears if the American Motorist continues in a reserve & conserve mode. Over the four weeks ended May 8, U.S. motor gasoline demand averaged 9 million barrels per day, down 1.2% from the same period a year ago, with total petroleum demand down nearly 8%, according to government figures. Read Full Article: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/News/is-the-holiday-over-for-cheap-gas.aspx Harry Wants To Talk Auto Buying Tips In These Tough Market Times Battle of Wills The best negotiation is when both sides come out feeling satisfied, which can be difficult for the average car buyer when confronted with a professional deal maker. Surf Web sites such as MSN Autos to arm yourself with the latest information on the vehicle you desire. Pitting two competing dealerships against each other is a great way to get the price you want on a new ride, especially in a down market like the one we are currently in. Make sure you have a list of your must-haves when you sit down to buy a car. Pay for only what you want, everything else is a bonus. It might look ridiculous, but practicing your debating skills will benefit you Ã??Ã?????Ã??Ã????Ã??Ã???Ã??Ã??Ã??Ã?¢?? and your bank account Ã??Ã?????Ã??Ã????Ã??Ã???Ã??Ã??Ã??Ã?¢?? in the long run. A firm, confident handshake says you mean business. Every negotiation is a dance. Never show fear and remember to go with the music. Even if, in your mind, you can't live without the car, never show it.You have to be willing to walk on a deal that isn't going your way. Set limits and stick to them. Getting mad and causing a commotion can work for some, but in the long run it burns bridges and causes more headaches. There is no shame in admitting that you aren't up to the task of a face-to-face confrontation with a car dealer. If so, test the online market or go with a friend who is up for the fight. The Obama Auto Task Force is on the Move and is evidently out to rid the United States of it's Auto Industry. The Car Concerns Auto Index 100 some Dow-Jones Heavies but if you get the newwsletter then you know that it also contains some great Penny Stock Plays that have great wealth building potential. From 7 Cents to $9.60 a Share. The Amazing Story of the Millionaire-Maker Stock That Turned $500 Into $68,571.43 was the darling in the fourth quarter of 2008 when most everyone elese was taking a bath. Few people had ever heard of a company called Integrated BioPharma Inc. (INB:AMEX). It literally went from 7 cents a share to $9.60. This turns every $500 into $68,571, $1,000 into $137,142, and $5,000 into $685,714. These astonishing profits were available to anyone lucky enough to have picked up the stock at 7 cents a share. Very few people knew about it, because Wall Street would rather keep stocks like these a secret so the insiders can grab all the profits. You Get in and out of Car Concerns Auto Index Stock quickly while the stock is climbing. Timing is the key. INB is what we call a "story stock." That means it's NOT a long-term investment. What you want to do is get in as early as possible and watch the company like a hawk. That's because investors become too enthusiastic about the company's story and begin bidding the price up, up, up Ã?¢Ã??Ã?? far beyond what it's really worth when you look at its income statement and balance sheet. These unique situations have the potential to produce enormous gains. The real secret is to get out before the public changes its perception that the stock could be profitable. While this pick is not part of the Car Concerns Auto 100 Index portfolio, it does show how much money you can make with small-cap stocks. 2:05:36 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-224631.mp3 Sat, 16 May 2009 14:02:07 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-224631.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-224631.mp3 Harry Wants You To Know All About The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009. "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" was signed into law effective February 17, 2009. The law includes a new customer tax deduction for State and local sales and excise taxes paid to purchase a motor vehicle during 2009. Provides consumers a new tax deduction on their 2009 Federal income taxes for "qualified motor vehicle taxes". Qualified motor vehicle taxes include any State or local sales or excise tax imposed on the purchase of a qualified motor vehicle. *Qualified motor vehicles include passenger automobiles or light trucks with a weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds. *Applies to NEW vehicles only. *Deduction allowed for non-itemizers. Limitation on Vehicle Price: limited to the tax on up to $49,500 of the purchase price of a qualified motor vehicle. Income Limitation: Phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income between $125,000 and $135,000 ($250,000 and $260,000 in the case of joint return). *Effective Date: Purchases on or after February 17, 2009, and before January 1, 2010. Customers with questions related to their particular tax situation should be advised to consult with their financial advisor. Email: harry@carconcerns.com When Is The Last Time That You Read Your Auto Insurance Policy? Insurance policies can be complicated. Don't let a flood of misinformation drown out the facts. Since confusion can be costly, Insure.com is setting the record straight. Here are the most common car insurance myths debunked. Myth No. 1: Red Cars are the most Expensive to Insure. Fact: Red will not cost you more green. Roughly 25% of drivers surveyed by Progressive Insurance believe car color is a factor in determining insurance rates -- especially if a car is red. But insurance companies will likely not even ask about the color of your car when they're calculating your quote. The insurance bureau's report suggests that thieves have different preferences from state to state. Crooks in California and Florida are more likely to take Hondas, Toyotas and other imports. Thieves in Texas tend to grab pickup trucks. Criminals in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan steal more domestics, especially Dodges and Fords. Myth No. 2: Thieves are more Likely to Steal New Cars. Fact: It's the other way around. Statistics indicate that thieves actually tend to steal older cars. Harry Goes over the Other Auto Insurance Myths on Car Concerns Saturday Edition. Don't Miss It! The Following is an Open Letter that Harry Douglas posted on The Newsvine. As a former Award Winning New Car Dealer, sold out in 2001, I blame the Government for all the suffering in the Auto Industry. Had your and my Senator and Congress Rep been doing their jobs and making sure that Wall Street was playing by the rules the collapseof Money Markets and Credit Markets in general would have never happened. They were and are bad stewards of the American economy. As a rusult of Washingtons pure neglect, the whole system had to avoid failure with the infusion of trillions and trillions of Tax Payer Dollars. Credit to Companies and Individuals went away causing a massive number of business's to close. Unemployment surged and all winter the nation was in financial ruin. Automobile dealerships that had long been in business and vital to their communities could not support themselves without credit markets. The U.S. loss thousands of new car dealerships by natural attrition in the forth quarter of 2008 and will lose thousands more in 2009 by natural negative financial forces beyond their control. These surviving dealerships have been fighting for their lives since last fall in 2008 when the mis-management of the Bush White House took its toll after eight years of abuse. For the Obama Auto Task Force to lay down the rule to General Motors and Chrysler to reduce their Dealer base before they receive any more Fed Funds was just wrong. The poor retail environment that was already in place was reducing the number of new car dealers at a rapid place. General Motors and Chrysler in their thirst for Tax Payer Cash gave in to the Obama Auto Task Force and treated their dealers in the most inhuman way. The Auto Corporate Cowards send the Chrysler Dealers their Dear John Letters yesterday and the Weenies at General Motors are sending the G.M. Dealers their "Get-Out-Now" letters ahead of their Bankruptcy Proceedings in the weeks to come. The Obama Auto Task Force has a group of individuals in it's ranks who are Confuse and clueless as to the ways of the auto trade and it shows. The Special Edition of Car Concerns is broadcast every Saturday starting at 2:00 P.M. (EST). Call USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850 Business Car Concerns EPISODE521 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Wants You To Know All About The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009. "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" was signed into law effective February 17, 2009. The law includes a new customer tax deduction for State and local sales and excise taxes paid to purchase a motor vehicle during 2009. Provides consumers a new tax deduction on their 2009 Federal income taxes for "qualified motor vehicle taxes". Qualified motor vehicle taxes include any State or local sales or excise tax imposed on the purchase of a qualified motor vehicle. *Qualified motor vehicles include passenger automobiles or light trucks with a weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds. *Applies to NEW vehicles only. *Deduction allowed for non-itemizers. Limitation on Vehicle Price: limited to the tax on up to $49,500 of the purchase price of a qualified motor vehicle. Income Limitation: Phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income between $125,000 and $135,000 ($250,000 and $260,000 in the case of joint return). *Effective Date: Purchases on or after February 17, 2009, and before January 1, 2010. Customers with questions related to their particular tax situation should be advised to consult with their financial advisor. Email: harry@carconcerns.com When Is The Last Time That You Read Your Auto Insurance Policy? Insurance policies can be complicated. Don't let a flood of misinformation drown out the facts. Since confusion can be costly, Insure.com is setting the record straight. Here are the most common car insurance myths debunked. Myth No. 1: Red Cars are the most Expensive to Insure. Fact: Red will not cost you more green. Roughly 25% of drivers surveyed by Progressive Insurance believe car color is a factor in determining insurance rates -- especially if a car is red. But insurance companies will likely not even ask about the color of your car when they're calculating your quote. The insurance bureau's report suggests that thieves have different preferences from state to state. Crooks in California and Florida are more likely to take Hondas, Toyotas and other imports. Thieves in Texas tend to grab pickup trucks. Criminals in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan steal more domestics, especially Dodges and Fords. Myth No. 2: Thieves are more Likely to Steal New Cars. Fact: It's the other way around. Statistics indicate that thieves actually tend to steal older cars. Harry Goes over the Other Auto Insurance Myths on Car Concerns Saturday Edition. Don't Miss It! The Following is an Open Letter that Harry Douglas posted on The Newsvine. As a former Award Winning New Car Dealer, sold out in 2001, I blame the Government for all the suffering in the Auto Industry. Had your and my Senator and Congress Rep been doing their jobs and making sure that Wall Street was playing by the rules the collapseof Money Markets and Credit Markets in general would have never happened. They were and are bad stewards of the American economy. As a rusult of Washingtons pure neglect, the whole system had to avoid failure with the infusion of trillions and trillions of Tax Payer Dollars. Credit to Companies and Individuals went away causing a massive number of business's to close. Unemployment surged and all winter the nation was in financial ruin. Automobile dealerships that had long been in business and vital to their communities could not support themselves without credit markets. The U.S. loss thousands of new car dealerships by natural attrition in the forth quarter of 2008 and will lose thousands more in 2009 by natural negative financial forces beyond their control. These surviving dealerships have been fighting for their lives since last fall in 2008 when the mis-management of the Bush White House took its toll after eight years of abuse. For the Obama Auto Task Force to lay down the rule to General Motors and Chrysler to reduce their Dealer base before they receive any more Fed Funds was just wrong. The poor retail environment that was already in place was reducing the number of new car dealers at a rapid place. General Motors and Chrysler in their thirst for Tax Payer Cash gave in to the Obama Auto Task Force and treated their dealers in the most inhuman way. The Auto Corporate Cowards send the Chrysler Dealers their Dear John Letters yesterday and the Weenies at General Motors are sending the G.M. Dealers their "Get-Out-Now" letters ahead of their Bankruptcy Proceedings in the weeks to come. The Obama Auto Task Force has a group of individuals in it's ranks who are Confuse and clueless as to the ways of the auto trade and it shows. The Special Edition of Car Concerns is broadcast every Saturday starting at 2:00 P.M. (EST). Call USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850 3:03:42 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-224336.mp3 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:05:31 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-224336.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-224336.mp3 Special Thanks to Allan Handelman and his outstanding Crew on North Carolina's Top Ranked Radio Talk Show, The Allan Handleman Show, on The Eastern Sea-Boards "FLAME-THROWER" WZTK 100.1 FM. Straight-Up...9:00 A.M. Senior Vice-President of The Nation's Largest Dealerships Network, Marc Cannon is Harry's "SPECIAL GUEST" on Car Concerns. Marc & Harry Recap The Automotive Events of the Week. What an Automotive Week It Was. Chrysler LLC's dyanamic plan to eliminate a quarter of its U.S. dealerships by June 9 means the vast majority of the surviving stores will sell the Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler brands under the same roof -- a longstanding goal of the bankrupt automaker. Under the strategy outlined today, 789 dealerships will be shut down and 2,392 will survive. U.S. lawmakers whose home districts include General Motors and Chrysler LLC operations in Michigan are weighing the possibility of legislation to help auto dealers being dropped by the two distressed companies. Senate and House officials told reporters today that Congress could intervene to at least soften the landing for dealers being notified this week that their contracts will not be renewed. "Today is a tough day for a lot of people," said Alex Planas, the general manager of the Tamiami Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Miami, which employs 100 workers. Chrysler notified all its dealers about its plans to eliminate 25 percent of its retail showrooms and is seeking permission from a U.S. bankruptcy court to terminate franchise agreements. One Chicago dealer, Stanley Balzekas, characterized the notification as a "screw you" letter because it was "cold and very factual." Harry has labeled this an Automotive Outrage! General Motors, which is preparing for a 40 percent cut in its dealer network by the end of 2010, this week will send warning letters to nearly 1,000 dealers, sources told Automotive News today. The letters will be sent Thursday to about 1,000 "underperforming" dealers and will arrive at their dealerships on Friday, said one of the sources familiar with GM's plan. The letters will warn dealers that their franchise agreements will not be renewed when they expire in October 2010, the sources said. The letters will outline the dealership's deficiencies and detail how the dealership failed to meet the requirements of GM's sales and service agreements, said one of the sources familiar with the contents. t the end of 2008, GM had 6,246 U.S. dealerships. GM said it would target 1,000 to 1,200 "underperforming" dealerships initially. Besides the 1,000 underperformers that GM will cut, another 500 dealerships will be cut loose when GM sells the Hummer, Saab and Saturn brands. GM also has 35 standalone Pontiac dealerships that will go away when it phases out Pontiac by year-end 2010. GM expects to lose about 500 more dealerships through natural attrition this year. Harry has the American Motorist Vote Campaign in full-swing as he fights daily for the rights of the U.S. Great Retail Automotive Consumer. Join him in making the issues that face the American Motorist an matter-of-fact in the 2010. www.americanmotoristvote.com Watch Out On This Friday Edition Of Car Concerns... Harry Has Released His Much Sought After, Much Hailed, "THE BEST-OF-THE-BEST" New Car Dealership List. To See Where Your Dealer And Dealership Ranks. All Major Markets. Make Checks or Money Orders & Send $39.95 + $2.95 S&H To: E/V Media P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 Make Sure You Are Standing On The Right New Car Show Floor Before You Spend Your Hard Earn Transportation Dollar. If You Don't Read This Exclusive New Car Dealerships Report It Could Cost You Hundreds, Even Thousands Of Dollars. Know Where The Good Guys are as Well as Where the Bad Guys Are! Gas Prices Are Getting Higher & Higher! Fight Back Now! Amazing 20% Better MPG!www.gogreenwithharry.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE520 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Special Thanks to Allan Handelman and his outstanding Crew on North Carolina's Top Ranked Radio Talk Show, The Allan Handleman Show, on The Eastern Sea-Boards "FLAME-THROWER" WZTK 100.1 FM. Straight-Up...9:00 A.M. Senior Vice-President of The Nation's Largest Dealerships Network, Marc Cannon is Harry's "SPECIAL GUEST" on Car Concerns. Marc & Harry Recap The Automotive Events of the Week. What an Automotive Week It Was. Chrysler LLC's dyanamic plan to eliminate a quarter of its U.S. dealerships by June 9 means the vast majority of the surviving stores will sell the Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler brands under the same roof -- a longstanding goal of the bankrupt automaker. Under the strategy outlined today, 789 dealerships will be shut down and 2,392 will survive. U.S. lawmakers whose home districts include General Motors and Chrysler LLC operations in Michigan are weighing the possibility of legislation to help auto dealers being dropped by the two distressed companies. Senate and House officials told reporters today that Congress could intervene to at least soften the landing for dealers being notified this week that their contracts will not be renewed. "Today is a tough day for a lot of people," said Alex Planas, the general manager of the Tamiami Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Miami, which employs 100 workers. Chrysler notified all its dealers about its plans to eliminate 25 percent of its retail showrooms and is seeking permission from a U.S. bankruptcy court to terminate franchise agreements. One Chicago dealer, Stanley Balzekas, characterized the notification as a "screw you" letter because it was "cold and very factual." Harry has labeled this an Automotive Outrage! General Motors, which is preparing for a 40 percent cut in its dealer network by the end of 2010, this week will send warning letters to nearly 1,000 dealers, sources told Automotive News today. The letters will be sent Thursday to about 1,000 "underperforming" dealers and will arrive at their dealerships on Friday, said one of the sources familiar with GM's plan. The letters will warn dealers that their franchise agreements will not be renewed when they expire in October 2010, the sources said. The letters will outline the dealership's deficiencies and detail how the dealership failed to meet the requirements of GM's sales and service agreements, said one of the sources familiar with the contents. t the end of 2008, GM had 6,246 U.S. dealerships. GM said it would target 1,000 to 1,200 "underperforming" dealerships initially. Besides the 1,000 underperformers that GM will cut, another 500 dealerships will be cut loose when GM sells the Hummer, Saab and Saturn brands. GM also has 35 standalone Pontiac dealerships that will go away when it phases out Pontiac by year-end 2010. GM expects to lose about 500 more dealerships through natural attrition this year. Harry has the American Motorist Vote Campaign in full-swing as he fights daily for the rights of the U.S. Great Retail Automotive Consumer. Join him in making the issues that face the American Motorist an matter-of-fact in the 2010. www.americanmotoristvote.com Watch Out On This Friday Edition Of Car Concerns... Harry Has Released His Much Sought After, Much Hailed, "THE BEST-OF-THE-BEST" New Car Dealership List. To See Where Your Dealer And Dealership Ranks. All Major Markets. Make Checks or Money Orders & Send $39.95 + $2.95 S&H To: E/V Media P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 Make Sure You Are Standing On The Right New Car Show Floor Before You Spend Your Hard Earn Transportation Dollar. If You Don't Read This Exclusive New Car Dealerships Report It Could Cost You Hundreds, Even Thousands Of Dollars. Know Where The Good Guys are as Well as Where the Bad Guys Are! Gas Prices Are Getting Higher & Higher! Fight Back Now! Amazing 20% Better MPG!www.gogreenwithharry.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 1:17:26 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-223635.mp3 Thu, 14 May 2009 09:01:36 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-223635.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-223635.mp3 If you are in the Charlotte, North Carolina area tomorrow at 4:00 P.M. (EST) Harry Douglas will be catching the Automotive Concerns of the Listeners to the World Famous Allan Handleman Show on The Big Talker, WZTK 101.1 FM. Call USA TOLL-FREE: 1-866-482-1011 The telephone calls flood people every day around the country: A computerized voice tells them that their car warranties are about to expire and that they should sign up for new service plans. The calls target people regardless of whether they have warranties or even own cars and have become such a nuisance that officials in 40 states are investigating the companies behind them. The Better Business Bureau said that last year it received more than 140,000 complaints about the car warranty calls, which come even if a person has signed up for the national Do Not Call registry. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants a federal investigation into what he calls "robo-dialer harassment." "Not only are these calls a nuisance, but they tie up land lines and can eat up a user's cell phone minutes, possibly leading to a higher cell phone bill due to overage charges," said Schumer, D-N.Y. Harry has had a hand in bringing down these phoney After market Auto Warranty Marketing Company's. He has been on the phone night and day urging your Congress and Senate Reps to put an end to this fraud. Car Concerns Certified: Get 20% Better Gas Mileage: www.gogreenwithharry.com Other Automotive Happenings In Washington D.C. About 150 Auto Dealers from around the country fanned out across Capitol Hill today in a last-ditch effort to get lawmakers to try to slow planned cuts by General Motors and Chrysler LLC. The campaign seeks to get lawmakers to contact the Obama administration to persuade officials to decelerate GM's and Chrysler's plans to eliminate dealers, according to a statement from the group today. "A rapid cut of dealers is a bad idea," John McEleney, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, said in a statement. The dealers' group is not trying to change the number of cuts planned, NADA spokesman David Hyatt said in an interview. "This is not a call against consolidation," Hyatt said. "We're raising concerns about the timetable." The lobbying effort was supplemented this week by an advertising blitz in six newspapers that cost more than $100,000, an NADA spokesman said. Senators from both parties plan to introduce a cash-for-guzzlers bill this week that is identical to the legislation hashed out last weekin the House, said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. The bill would provide vouchers of up to $4,500 to people who trade in cars and trucks for new, more fuel-efficient vehicles assembled anywhere in the world. The plan would run for a year and would apply to up to 1million purchases to boost the auto industry. It would cost $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion, with money in the stimulus package to finance it. Stabenow said she is looking for legislation to which the bill could be attached that would be voted on quickly. "Our dealers, our auto industry, need help now," she told reporters in Washington. "It's got to happen now." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., "has been very supportive," she added. President Barack Obama also has endorsed the concept. Under the House bill crafted by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and other Democrats, up to 1 million customers would get a $3,500 voucher if they trade in a car that gets less than 18 mpg for a new car with mileage of at least 22 mpg. Vouchers of $4,500 would be awarded if the new car gets at least 10 mpg more than the old vehicle. Harry wants to know what happen to the original Bill that allowed the Cash-For-Clunkers money to go only to American Manufacture Vehicles and the amount was $6,500 allowence. What-The-Heck Happened? Now Dealership Employee's Are Striking! Car Dealership Workers go on Strike. Twenty-six members of United Steelworkers Local 2020 who work at Mike Doyle Dodge Chrysler went on strike May 11. Photo by Marg Seregelyi. Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Twenty-six members of United Steelworkers Local 2020 who work at Mike Doyle Dodge Chrysler went on strike May 11. The workers had voted 93 per cent in favour of going on strike April 8. Their collective agreement had expired Feb. 28. Do you have a service or idea that you want to tell the World about. Get yourself booked as a "SPECIAL GUEST" on Radio Talk Shows and T.V. News Shows. Just go to: www.harrydouglassentme.com American Motorist Vote Campaign Ralley's around the Nation, Columbia South Carolina this week-end, and the fever is growing to make serious changes in the way that this Nation Governs our Highways. It's time to "CHANGE LANES" now! Tell your state's Congress and Senate Person that American Motorist Vote in large numbers. www.americanmotoristvote.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE519 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas If you are in the Charlotte, North Carolina area tomorrow at 4:00 P.M. (EST) Harry Douglas will be catching the Automotive Concerns of the Listeners to the World Famous Allan Handleman Show on The Big Talker, WZTK 101.1 FM. Call USA TOLL-FREE: 1-866-482-1011 The telephone calls flood people every day around the country: A computerized voice tells them that their car warranties are about to expire and that they should sign up for new service plans. The calls target people regardless of whether they have warranties or even own cars and have become such a nuisance that officials in 40 states are investigating the companies behind them. The Better Business Bureau said that last year it received more than 140,000 complaints about the car warranty calls, which come even if a person has signed up for the national Do Not Call registry. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants a federal investigation into what he calls "robo-dialer harassment." "Not only are these calls a nuisance, but they tie up land lines and can eat up a user's cell phone minutes, possibly leading to a higher cell phone bill due to overage charges," said Schumer, D-N.Y. Harry has had a hand in bringing down these phoney After market Auto Warranty Marketing Company's. He has been on the phone night and day urging your Congress and Senate Reps to put an end to this fraud. Car Concerns Certified: Get 20% Better Gas Mileage: www.gogreenwithharry.com Other Automotive Happenings In Washington D.C. About 150 Auto Dealers from around the country fanned out across Capitol Hill today in a last-ditch effort to get lawmakers to try to slow planned cuts by General Motors and Chrysler LLC. The campaign seeks to get lawmakers to contact the Obama administration to persuade officials to decelerate GM's and Chrysler's plans to eliminate dealers, according to a statement from the group today. "A rapid cut of dealers is a bad idea," John McEleney, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, said in a statement. The dealers' group is not trying to change the number of cuts planned, NADA spokesman David Hyatt said in an interview. "This is not a call against consolidation," Hyatt said. "We're raising concerns about the timetable." The lobbying effort was supplemented this week by an advertising blitz in six newspapers that cost more than $100,000, an NADA spokesman said. Senators from both parties plan to introduce a cash-for-guzzlers bill this week that is identical to the legislation hashed out last weekin the House, said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. The bill would provide vouchers of up to $4,500 to people who trade in cars and trucks for new, more fuel-efficient vehicles assembled anywhere in the world. The plan would run for a year and would apply to up to 1million purchases to boost the auto industry. It would cost $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion, with money in the stimulus package to finance it. Stabenow said she is looking for legislation to which the bill could be attached that would be voted on quickly. "Our dealers, our auto industry, need help now," she told reporters in Washington. "It's got to happen now." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., "has been very supportive," she added. President Barack Obama also has endorsed the concept. Under the House bill crafted by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and other Democrats, up to 1 million customers would get a $3,500 voucher if they trade in a car that gets less than 18 mpg for a new car with mileage of at least 22 mpg. Vouchers of $4,500 would be awarded if the new car gets at least 10 mpg more than the old vehicle. Harry wants to know what happen to the original Bill that allowed the Cash-For-Clunkers money to go only to American Manufacture Vehicles and the amount was $6,500 allowence. What-The-Heck Happened? Now Dealership Employee's Are Striking! Car Dealership Workers go on Strike. Twenty-six members of United Steelworkers Local 2020 who work at Mike Doyle Dodge Chrysler went on strike May 11. Photo by Marg Seregelyi. Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Twenty-six members of United Steelworkers Local 2020 who work at Mike Doyle Dodge Chrysler went on strike May 11. The workers had voted 93 per cent in favour of going on strike April 8. Their collective agreement had expired Feb. 28. Do you have a service or idea that you want to tell the World about. Get yourself booked as a "SPECIAL GUEST" on Radio Talk Shows and T.V. News Shows. Just go to: www.harrydouglassentme.com American Motorist Vote Campaign Ralley's around the Nation, Columbia South Carolina this week-end, and the fever is growing to make serious changes in the way that this Nation Governs our Highways. It's time to "CHANGE LANES" now! Tell your state's Congress and Senate Person that American Motorist Vote in large numbers. www.americanmotoristvote.com 2:28:34 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-223614.mp3 Wed, 13 May 2009 09:02:13 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-223614.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-223614.mp3 Harry Douglas wants to invite you to follow him 24/7 on Twitter: www.twitter.com/harrydouglas This Is The Nightly Car Concerns Radio Report. In this Report we cover the Automotive Topics of the Day that Directly and Indirectly affect your Retail Automotive Purchase and Auto Servicing. Congressional leaders said they were working to speed up passage of a bill to boost auto sales. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Tuesday he is open to separating a "cash for clunkers" bill to boost auto sales from broader climate change legislation, a development that would improve the proposal's chances for quick passage. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., also raised the possibility he would attach it to another bill. Why Are We Waiting When this one Congressioal Act Could Be Turning the U.S. Economy around. Get Cash-For-Clunkers Done! Nissan Motor Co. reported a loss Tuesday for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, but top executives predicted the automaker's results would improve this year. Nissan, Japan's third-largest automaker, which is controlled by Renault SA of France, lost $2.4 billion (233.7 billion yen) last year, its first loss since Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn took over the management of the company 10 years ago. Like its leading Japanese rivals Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., Nissan was hit particularly hard by the U.S. auto market's collapse and unfavorable exchange rates. In the January-March quarter, the last quarter of Japan's fiscal year, Nissan lost $2.8 billion (276.9 billion yen). For the year begun on April 1, Nissan expects its loss to narrow to $1.7 billion or 170 billion yen. Last week, Toyota reported a $4.4 billion loss for the year -- its first loss in 59 years. It forecast a larger loss for the current year. Honda earned a small profit for the past year but ran up a loss in the fourth quarter. Also on Tuesday, Mazda Motor Corp., Japan's fifth biggest automaker, reported an annual loss of around $700 million or 71.5 billion yen. Japan's automakers are facing sales declines in their home market as well as the United States and other regions. In the calendar year 2008, Nissan's vehicle sales declined 9.5 percent to 3.4 million cars and light trucks. Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will suspend several production lines at an engine factory in central Japan to adjust its output to slowing demand. The world's top automaker will stop three of 11 production lines at Kamigo, its main engine factory in central Aichi prefecture, beginning sometime in the middle of the year for an unspecified duration, Toyota spokeswoman Ririko Takeuchi said. The company is taking the step to adjust its engine output in line with its planned vehicle production cuts for this year amid plunging global sales, she said. Volkswagen AG's chairman says before his company can integrate with controlling stake holder Porsche SE, the sports-car maker must reduce its debt. Ferdinand Piech, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who founded the company that bears his name, told reporters late Monday that "Porsche has its own financial problems to solve" before any moves can be made. That was a reference to the 9 billion euros ($12.22 billion) in net debt Porsche has taken on as it bought up Volkswagen shares, lifting its stake to some 51 percent as auto markets have slumped and credit has grown scarce amid the world economic crisis. A vehicle's history is key when used car shopping. "I cannot imagine that Volkswagen would shoulder someone else's risk," said Piech, who is chairman of Volkswagen's supervisory board, the German equivalent to a U.S. board of directors. Last week the Piech and Porsche families -- controlling shareholders of Porsche Automobil Holding SE -- agreed on the structure of what Porsche called an integrated car-manufacturing group with Volkswagen. Shares of Porsche were down nearly 4 percent to 43.22 euros in Frankfurt while shares of Volkswagen were down more than half a percent to 228.57 euros. Both Volkswagen as well as Porsche are included in Harry's CAR CONCERNS AUTO 100 INDEX. To recieve Harry's CAR CONCERNS AUTO 100 INDEX NEWSLETTER send $29.95 + Self addressed envelope to: E/V Meida, Inc. P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 Join And Support The "AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN" Your Donation Will Go Toward Empowering The American Motorist Like Never Before. Big Oil Works The Halls Of The Capitol, The Automotive Industry Lobby's Every Branch Of Government. Make A Difference and Donate @ www.americanmotoristvote.com Should The American Motorist And Consumer Be Left To Fend For Themselves? The Answer Is "NO" And Now Is The Time For Our Roaring Engines To Be Heard! Meet the new Boss...Same as the Old Boss! Harry wants you to be a Healthy Driver!!! www.healthydriver.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE518 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Douglas wants to invite you to follow him 24/7 on Twitter: www.twitter.com/harrydouglas This Is The Nightly Car Concerns Radio Report. In this Report we cover the Automotive Topics of the Day that Directly and Indirectly affect your Retail Automotive Purchase and Auto Servicing. Congressional leaders said they were working to speed up passage of a bill to boost auto sales. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Tuesday he is open to separating a "cash for clunkers" bill to boost auto sales from broader climate change legislation, a development that would improve the proposal's chances for quick passage. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., also raised the possibility he would attach it to another bill. Why Are We Waiting When this one Congressioal Act Could Be Turning the U.S. Economy around. Get Cash-For-Clunkers Done! Nissan Motor Co. reported a loss Tuesday for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, but top executives predicted the automaker's results would improve this year. Nissan, Japan's third-largest automaker, which is controlled by Renault SA of France, lost $2.4 billion (233.7 billion yen) last year, its first loss since Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn took over the management of the company 10 years ago. Like its leading Japanese rivals Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., Nissan was hit particularly hard by the U.S. auto market's collapse and unfavorable exchange rates. In the January-March quarter, the last quarter of Japan's fiscal year, Nissan lost $2.8 billion (276.9 billion yen). For the year begun on April 1, Nissan expects its loss to narrow to $1.7 billion or 170 billion yen. Last week, Toyota reported a $4.4 billion loss for the year -- its first loss in 59 years. It forecast a larger loss for the current year. Honda earned a small profit for the past year but ran up a loss in the fourth quarter. Also on Tuesday, Mazda Motor Corp., Japan's fifth biggest automaker, reported an annual loss of around $700 million or 71.5 billion yen. Japan's automakers are facing sales declines in their home market as well as the United States and other regions. In the calendar year 2008, Nissan's vehicle sales declined 9.5 percent to 3.4 million cars and light trucks. Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will suspend several production lines at an engine factory in central Japan to adjust its output to slowing demand. The world's top automaker will stop three of 11 production lines at Kamigo, its main engine factory in central Aichi prefecture, beginning sometime in the middle of the year for an unspecified duration, Toyota spokeswoman Ririko Takeuchi said. The company is taking the step to adjust its engine output in line with its planned vehicle production cuts for this year amid plunging global sales, she said. Volkswagen AG's chairman says before his company can integrate with controlling stake holder Porsche SE, the sports-car maker must reduce its debt. Ferdinand Piech, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who founded the company that bears his name, told reporters late Monday that "Porsche has its own financial problems to solve" before any moves can be made. That was a reference to the 9 billion euros ($12.22 billion) in net debt Porsche has taken on as it bought up Volkswagen shares, lifting its stake to some 51 percent as auto markets have slumped and credit has grown scarce amid the world economic crisis. A vehicle's history is key when used car shopping. "I cannot imagine that Volkswagen would shoulder someone else's risk," said Piech, who is chairman of Volkswagen's supervisory board, the German equivalent to a U.S. board of directors. Last week the Piech and Porsche families -- controlling shareholders of Porsche Automobil Holding SE -- agreed on the structure of what Porsche called an integrated car-manufacturing group with Volkswagen. Shares of Porsche were down nearly 4 percent to 43.22 euros in Frankfurt while shares of Volkswagen were down more than half a percent to 228.57 euros. Both Volkswagen as well as Porsche are included in Harry's CAR CONCERNS AUTO 100 INDEX. To recieve Harry's CAR CONCERNS AUTO 100 INDEX NEWSLETTER send $29.95 + Self addressed envelope to: E/V Meida, Inc. P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 Join And Support The "AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN" Your Donation Will Go Toward Empowering The American Motorist Like Never Before. Big Oil Works The Halls Of The Capitol, The Automotive Industry Lobby's Every Branch Of Government. Make A Difference and Donate @ www.americanmotoristvote.com Should The American Motorist And Consumer Be Left To Fend For Themselves? The Answer Is "NO" And Now Is The Time For Our Roaring Engines To Be Heard! Meet the new Boss...Same as the Old Boss! Harry wants you to be a Healthy Driver!!! www.healthydriver.com 2:12:34 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-223011.mp3 Tue, 12 May 2009 09:00:57 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-223011.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-223011.mp3 Harry Is On Fire over the "CASH-FOR-CLUNKERS" Bill that is Ever So Slowly moving through the House. Back in October it was $6,500 Cash-For-Clunckers towards any Detroit 3 manufactured automobile. Now after much debate and time for Lobbyist of the foriegn auto manufactures the bill stands as of now $4,500 for any manufactures vehicle. It's time for American Motorist to weigh in on this important Bill that has been stalled in the Congress. This is the one piece legistlation that can absolutely Jump-Start the economy and help the American Manufactures return to Greatness. They have been there for us through-out our history as a Nation...Shouldn't we return the favor? Harry feels that if the U.S. Tax-Payers money is to go towards this Governmnent Cash-For-Clunkers that it should be "Exclusively American" which means Chryler, Ford, and General Motors vehicles ONLY! Shop American, Drive American, Be American! Borrowing his most famous movie line, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped into the heart of the domestic car industry today, declaring that the Detroit automakers will recover from the economic crisis. "Yes, they're wiped out. Yes, they're down. There are a lot of uncertainties, but there is one thing that is certain, they will be back." In the next few weeks, 450 consumers in California, New York and New Jersey will begin picking up fully electric Mini coupes, charging them at home and using them as their daily commuters for the next year. They'll pay $850 a month, plus taxes and insurance, for the right to drive the first highway-legal electric cars that don't cost more than $100,000 to hit the streets in more than a dozen years. As such, they'll serve as pioneers in what's being hailed as the next great moment in automobile history: the electric car era. Never mind the fact that the lease cost on a Mini E is twice that of a regular Mini or that since the battery fills up the back seat, it fits just two people, said Nick Howell, a Pacific Palisades-based technology consultant who's getting one. General Motors plans to sell cars in the United States that it makes in China, starting in 2011. That could make GM the first major automaker to import Chinese cars to the U.S. market. The car maker expects to sell about 17,335 of the China-made vehicles in the United States in 2011, and triple that number to 51,546 in 2014, a planning document circulated by GM among U.S. lawmakers shows. General Motors said Friday it will stop building the Pontiac G6 GXP sedan and coupe at the end of this model year, as well as the Chevrolet Impala SS and Cobalt SS sedan. GM also said Friday Cadillac will discontinue the STS-V luxury sedan at the end of the 2009 model year. Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson said the decision to kill the G6 GXP is not related to the phase-out of Pontiac, which GM plans to accomplish by the end of 2010. "There is a movement here to reduce the build complexity -- that's the number of trim levels we sell, not the nameplates -- so that was the decision behind taking out the GXP," said Hopson. It has Happened...Harry is now Twittering and he Invites you to join him. www.twitter.com/harrydouglas AutoNation Inc. Car Concerns Radio Poll: How will the Obama administration deal with the UAW's retiree health care obligations at GM and Chrysler? The government will assume all liabilities. __10% The government will assume some of the liabilities. ____15% The government will assume the liabilities and seek a new tax to pay for them. ____15% The companies will keep the liabilities, but will be allowed to use only stock to fund the obligations. ________20% The companies will be allowed to dump the liabilities in bankruptcy proceedings. _______________40% Total Votes: 2858 The AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN is making the big push towards the 2010 Elections that will determine if we can make the hard decisions to send some Congress and Senate Dead-Heads home. www.americanmotoristvote.com The AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN is drawing up the plans for a huge Media Blitz that will cover all News outlets. Double-Truck Newspaper Ads in National News paper such as the New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Miami Herald, The Detroit News, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, the USA TODAY and another dozen major National Newspapers. A National Radio & T.V. saturation on special set week-ends. The Internet placement will be so intense that the American Motorist Vote Campaign will be on every computer around the Whole-Wide World. www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry will be out giving talks like he did at this weeks SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit this past Tuesday at the Cobo Center. Automotive Executives Listened Intently. Spotlight Harry!!! Start getting 20% better fuel economy and reduced tailpipe emissions to boot. Win, Win! www.gogreenwithharry.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE517 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Is On Fire over the "CASH-FOR-CLUNKERS" Bill that is Ever So Slowly moving through the House. Back in October it was $6,500 Cash-For-Clunckers towards any Detroit 3 manufactured automobile. Now after much debate and time for Lobbyist of the foriegn auto manufactures the bill stands as of now $4,500 for any manufactures vehicle. It's time for American Motorist to weigh in on this important Bill that has been stalled in the Congress. This is the one piece legistlation that can absolutely Jump-Start the economy and help the American Manufactures return to Greatness. They have been there for us through-out our history as a Nation...Shouldn't we return the favor? Harry feels that if the U.S. Tax-Payers money is to go towards this Governmnent Cash-For-Clunkers that it should be "Exclusively American" which means Chryler, Ford, and General Motors vehicles ONLY! Shop American, Drive American, Be American! Borrowing his most famous movie line, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped into the heart of the domestic car industry today, declaring that the Detroit automakers will recover from the economic crisis. "Yes, they're wiped out. Yes, they're down. There are a lot of uncertainties, but there is one thing that is certain, they will be back." In the next few weeks, 450 consumers in California, New York and New Jersey will begin picking up fully electric Mini coupes, charging them at home and using them as their daily commuters for the next year. They'll pay $850 a month, plus taxes and insurance, for the right to drive the first highway-legal electric cars that don't cost more than $100,000 to hit the streets in more than a dozen years. As such, they'll serve as pioneers in what's being hailed as the next great moment in automobile history: the electric car era. Never mind the fact that the lease cost on a Mini E is twice that of a regular Mini or that since the battery fills up the back seat, it fits just two people, said Nick Howell, a Pacific Palisades-based technology consultant who's getting one. General Motors plans to sell cars in the United States that it makes in China, starting in 2011. That could make GM the first major automaker to import Chinese cars to the U.S. market. The car maker expects to sell about 17,335 of the China-made vehicles in the United States in 2011, and triple that number to 51,546 in 2014, a planning document circulated by GM among U.S. lawmakers shows. General Motors said Friday it will stop building the Pontiac G6 GXP sedan and coupe at the end of this model year, as well as the Chevrolet Impala SS and Cobalt SS sedan. GM also said Friday Cadillac will discontinue the STS-V luxury sedan at the end of the 2009 model year. Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson said the decision to kill the G6 GXP is not related to the phase-out of Pontiac, which GM plans to accomplish by the end of 2010. "There is a movement here to reduce the build complexity -- that's the number of trim levels we sell, not the nameplates -- so that was the decision behind taking out the GXP," said Hopson. It has Happened...Harry is now Twittering and he Invites you to join him. www.twitter.com/harrydouglas AutoNation Inc. Car Concerns Radio Poll: How will the Obama administration deal with the UAW's retiree health care obligations at GM and Chrysler? The government will assume all liabilities. __10% The government will assume some of the liabilities. ____15% The government will assume the liabilities and seek a new tax to pay for them. ____15% The companies will keep the liabilities, but will be allowed to use only stock to fund the obligations. ________20% The companies will be allowed to dump the liabilities in bankruptcy proceedings. _______________40% Total Votes: 2858 The AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN is making the big push towards the 2010 Elections that will determine if we can make the hard decisions to send some Congress and Senate Dead-Heads home. www.americanmotoristvote.com The AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN is drawing up the plans for a huge Media Blitz that will cover all News outlets. Double-Truck Newspaper Ads in National News paper such as the New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Miami Herald, The Detroit News, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, the USA TODAY and another dozen major National Newspapers. A National Radio & T.V. saturation on special set week-ends. The Internet placement will be so intense that the American Motorist Vote Campaign will be on every computer around the Whole-Wide World. www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry will be out giving talks like he did at this weeks SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit this past Tuesday at the Cobo Center. Automotive Executives Listened Intently. Spotlight Harry!!! Start getting 20% better fuel economy and reduced tailpipe emissions to boot. Win, Win! www.gogreenwithharry.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 2:05:01 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-222752.mp3 Mon, 11 May 2009 09:04:41 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-222752.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-222752.mp3 Harry is watching the Stock Market this morning in anticipation of a considerable Up-Tick. The Car Concerns Auto 100 Index is coming off of a Record First Quarter. Lets Think Positive. One thing that could STOP the Economy-In-Its-Tracks...the Spiking Gas Prices, .22 in two weeks. With the year 2008, cheap gas is gone. The writing is on the wall â?? oil prices will rise and remain high as demand for fossil fuels diminishes in the next 8 years. Oil is the fuel of the past, and we are moving forward with alternative energy. OPEC will become a dinosaur, like the earliest components of the fossil fuels that it continues to push on the world. Consumers have lost a huge chunk of their net worth, in the housing bust and the stock market, and to resuscitate their retirement accounts or children's college funds they will have to channel more of their paychecks toward saving, unless those asset markets soar again. The average family may have less income, but that does not put a new car out of reach as vehicle prices fell even more sharply during the first quarter, according to Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability Index. It took 21.5 weeks of median family income to buy a $26,000 new car or truck, said Dana Johnson, Comerica's chief economist, which is 1.3 weeks less than it was during the fourth quarter of 2008 when the cost of an average-priced vehicle was $1,700 higher. www.twitter.com/harrydouglas Harry has the Car Concerns Top 100 Dealership List & The Bottom 100 Dealerships List Ready For Retail Automotive Consumers. Make sure you are standing on the right New Car Show Floor Before You Fork Over Your Hard Earned Money. To Get This "MUST HAVE" Extensive Retail Automotive Car Concerns Report send $29.95 +S&H Check or Money Order To: E/V Media, INC P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 Business Car Concerns EPISODE516 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry is watching the Stock Market this morning in anticipation of a considerable Up-Tick. The Car Concerns Auto 100 Index is coming off of a Record First Quarter. Lets Think Positive. One thing that could STOP the Economy-In-Its-Tracks...the Spiking Gas Prices, .22 in two weeks. With the year 2008, cheap gas is gone. The writing is on the wall â?? oil prices will rise and remain high as demand for fossil fuels diminishes in the next 8 years. Oil is the fuel of the past, and we are moving forward with alternative energy. OPEC will become a dinosaur, like the earliest components of the fossil fuels that it continues to push on the world. Consumers have lost a huge chunk of their net worth, in the housing bust and the stock market, and to resuscitate their retirement accounts or children's college funds they will have to channel more of their paychecks toward saving, unless those asset markets soar again. The average family may have less income, but that does not put a new car out of reach as vehicle prices fell even more sharply during the first quarter, according to Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability Index. It took 21.5 weeks of median family income to buy a $26,000 new car or truck, said Dana Johnson, Comerica's chief economist, which is 1.3 weeks less than it was during the fourth quarter of 2008 when the cost of an average-priced vehicle was $1,700 higher. www.twitter.com/harrydouglas Harry has the Car Concerns Top 100 Dealership List & The Bottom 100 Dealerships List Ready For Retail Automotive Consumers. Make sure you are standing on the right New Car Show Floor Before You Fork Over Your Hard Earned Money. To Get This "MUST HAVE" Extensive Retail Automotive Car Concerns Report send $29.95 +S&H Check or Money Order To: E/V Media, INC P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 2:03:14 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-222183.mp3 Sat, 09 May 2009 13:59:04 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-222183.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-222183.mp3 Harry Is Hot With His Car Concerns 100 Index. Paying Huge Dividends in First Quarter of 2009. Did we pay you? Harry Can You Hear Me? Jim Dollinger Thursday, May 7, 2009 The best joke in the wrold, not told properly, isn't funny. The best cars in the world, not marketed properly, don't sell. If management can't develop a strategy for Pontiac, you don't get rid of Pontiac, you get rid of management. Time to say goodbye to Mark LaNeve and get someone in there that has a clue, and I'm very serious. The Buickman James, I am not arguing this point with you. James, I have been talking with you since I first started doing Car Concerns. Since that time I have been added to the Press Car Club. Each week I drive a different 2009 model vehicle. Like I say on Car Concerns, that the American Auto Manufactures, Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors have come a great distance in quality as well as design and style. The perception still exist that they still don't match-up with Asian and European manufactured automobiles. I drive them all and dollar-for-dollar the American Manufactures are right there. (see recent post: www.carconcerns.com What I try very hard to do on Car Concerns is to get the retail automotive consumer to add Chevrolet, Buick, Ford, Mercury, Chrysler, and Dodge to their Auto Shopping List. I don't HARD SELL THEM but I do entice them to go for the Test Drive. I leave the sell to the Dealer Personal. (that could be the problem within itself) James, for the past year I have been promoting my American Motorist Vote Campaign(www.amerianmotoristvote.com) on Car Concerns six-days-a-week, thirteen hours of broadcasting. In that promotion I ask my listeners to "DRIVE AMERICAN, BUY AMERICAN, BE AMERICA" and my feed-back says that it works. On Car Concerns I have Executives and Managers from each of the Detroit Three on the show. I give them airtime to tell my listeners about their product and the great strides that have been made in technology and manufacturing to make their products the best that they can be and compete with any automobile manufacture on earth. Many time I have sent them proposals to join me and support the American Automobile cause on Car Concerns. I have named the Chevrolet Malibu the "CAR CONCERNS CAR OF THE YEAR" two years in a row. Same with the Dodge Ram Pick-up. Both represent automotive Value to me and that is the message I pass on to the car Concerns listeners and subscribers to the Car Concerns Telecast. Can you guess how much financial support they have offered me? Zero! At the 2005 North American Auto Show at the Cobo my message was that if they did not start to Beat-The-Buy-American drum hard and loud that the other auto manufactures of the World would start to eat-their-lunch in their own backyard market place. The amazing answer that I heard from these American Automobile Manufacture Executives was, "We don't want to make the Japanese mad at us." I remember those exact words from Ford's Truck Marketing manager at the time, Doug Scott. I tried to get him several times to come on Car Concerns. A couple of times I had him set to be on the show and each time he was a "NO-Show" and then other times he declined. Let me ask you this James, what would you do different in the marketing of the G.M. product and how would you present it to the American Car Buying Public? I would like for you to come on Car Concerns TODAY at 2:00 P.M. (EST) and tell me and my Car Concerns audience. If you can't make the show today then maybe one week-day morning next week. Let me know, I'm anxious to hear your plan! USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850. Car Concerns 2:00 until 5:00 P.M (EST) today! Monday thru Friday, 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. (EST). Business Car Concerns EPISODE515 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Is Hot With His Car Concerns 100 Index. Paying Huge Dividends in First Quarter of 2009. Did we pay you? Harry Can You Hear Me? Jim Dollinger Thursday, May 7, 2009 The best joke in the wrold, not told properly, isn't funny. The best cars in the world, not marketed properly, don't sell. If management can't develop a strategy for Pontiac, you don't get rid of Pontiac, you get rid of management. Time to say goodbye to Mark LaNeve and get someone in there that has a clue, and I'm very serious. The Buickman James, I am not arguing this point with you. James, I have been talking with you since I first started doing Car Concerns. Since that time I have been added to the Press Car Club. Each week I drive a different 2009 model vehicle. Like I say on Car Concerns, that the American Auto Manufactures, Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors have come a great distance in quality as well as design and style. The perception still exist that they still don't match-up with Asian and European manufactured automobiles. I drive them all and dollar-for-dollar the American Manufactures are right there. (see recent post: www.carconcerns.com What I try very hard to do on Car Concerns is to get the retail automotive consumer to add Chevrolet, Buick, Ford, Mercury, Chrysler, and Dodge to their Auto Shopping List. I don't HARD SELL THEM but I do entice them to go for the Test Drive. I leave the sell to the Dealer Personal. (that could be the problem within itself) James, for the past year I have been promoting my American Motorist Vote Campaign(www.amerianmotoristvote.com) on Car Concerns six-days-a-week, thirteen hours of broadcasting. In that promotion I ask my listeners to "DRIVE AMERICAN, BUY AMERICAN, BE AMERICA" and my feed-back says that it works. On Car Concerns I have Executives and Managers from each of the Detroit Three on the show. I give them airtime to tell my listeners about their product and the great strides that have been made in technology and manufacturing to make their products the best that they can be and compete with any automobile manufacture on earth. Many time I have sent them proposals to join me and support the American Automobile cause on Car Concerns. I have named the Chevrolet Malibu the "CAR CONCERNS CAR OF THE YEAR" two years in a row. Same with the Dodge Ram Pick-up. Both represent automotive Value to me and that is the message I pass on to the car Concerns listeners and subscribers to the Car Concerns Telecast. Can you guess how much financial support they have offered me? Zero! At the 2005 North American Auto Show at the Cobo my message was that if they did not start to Beat-The-Buy-American drum hard and loud that the other auto manufactures of the World would start to eat-their-lunch in their own backyard market place. The amazing answer that I heard from these American Automobile Manufacture Executives was, "We don't want to make the Japanese mad at us." I remember those exact words from Ford's Truck Marketing manager at the time, Doug Scott. I tried to get him several times to come on Car Concerns. A couple of times I had him set to be on the show and each time he was a "NO-Show" and then other times he declined. Let me ask you this James, what would you do different in the marketing of the G.M. product and how would you present it to the American Car Buying Public? I would like for you to come on Car Concerns TODAY at 2:00 P.M. (EST) and tell me and my Car Concerns audience. If you can't make the show today then maybe one week-day morning next week. Let me know, I'm anxious to hear your plan! USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850. Car Concerns 2:00 until 5:00 P.M (EST) today! Monday thru Friday, 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. (EST). 3:07:18 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-221720.mp3 Fri, 08 May 2009 09:03:58 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-221720.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-221720.mp3 The National Automobile Dealers Association is planning to run full-page ads in the Washington Post, Politico and Automotive News to protest the presidential auto task force's push for General Motors and Chrysler to make drastic dealership cuts. NADA will also organize a meeting with Congress and the task force later this month. The ad is an open letter from NADA's Chairman John McEleney to President Obama. It reads in part: "Cutting dealers at this time would do absolutely nothing to make either GM or Chrysler more viable," the ad states. "The idea that dealer numbers should be rapidly and drastically reduced apparently comes from Wall Street advisers. Mr. President, we urge you to choose Main Street over Wall Street." Harry has the American Motorist Vote Campaign in Position to be a "BIG FACTOR" in the 2010. Many Motorist have signed on and there are many more to go: www.americanmotoristvote.com Democrats cut deal on cash-for-guzzlers measure WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers have proposed a cash-for-guzzlers bill that would provide vouchers of up to $4,500 to people who trade in cars and trucks for new, more fuel-efficient vehicles, Rep. John Dingell said. The program, if approved by Congress ... Harry Reports This Morning On Car Concerns GMAC must raise $11.5 billion after U.S. 'stress test' GMAC LLC said it must raise $11.5 billion in new capital as part of the U.S. government's efforts to shore up the nation's financial system. The lender, partly owned by General Motors, was among 10 financial institutions ordered to raise $74.6 billion to build a capital cushion that officials hope will restore faith in financial firms and set a course out of the deepest recession in decades. GM posts $6 billion loss on shrinking sales, fear of bankruptcy DETROIT -- General Motors, facing a June 1 U.S. restructuring deadline to avoid bankruptcy, posted its seventh straight quarterly loss in the first quarter as its global auto sales fell 28 percent.The company said it burned through $10.2 billion in ... Harry Reports GM Details Plans to Wipe Out Current Shareholders DETROIT -- General Motors on Tuesday detailed plans to all but wipe out the holdings of remaining shareholders by issuing up to 60 billion new shares in a bid to pay off debt to the U.S. government, bondholders and ...Harry Reports This Morning On Car Concerns GM Plans to Retain Saturn's Hybrid Powertrains The next generation of General Motors hybrid technology will not be delayed by the phase out of the Saturn brand, Tom Stephens, GM's vice chairman of global product development, said today. GM said last week it would kill Saturn and ... Harry Reports On The Next Car Concerns Penske said to be considering bid for GM's Saturn Roger Penske is considering a bid for General Motors' Saturn brand, a source familiar with the auto entrepreneur's plans said today. Penske is studying the issue but has made no proposals, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.Penske, ...Harry Reports On This Story On The Next Car Concerns! George Urbanic Reports: Commodity prices surged again from a weakening Dollar. Oil and gas moved up from reaction from the energy inventory report which reported drops in both oil and gas supplies. Oil up $2 to $56.22 a barrel. Gas futures up a nickel to $1.64 a gallon, both seven month highs. Gold moved up $9 and silver surged 31 cents to $13.75 while copper rose a nickel to $2.19. Average price for regular unleaded here is now $1.999 a gallon. One filling station it is $2.079. After today's increase, it might go up another 5-7 cents. What is fuel going for in your neck of the woods? Call USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850 Monday-Friday, 9-11 AM (EST). harry@carconcerns.com It looks like Gas Prices will once again Raise Its Ugly Head at the Pumps this Summer. If I could just get everyone to stop driving. Once Again the Power-Brokers in Washington are at work against the American Motorist by letting Big Oil here in the United States by allowing them to Soc-It-To the Number One, Big-Ticket Consumer Group in the U.S. and by that I mean, The American Motorist Vote Campaign. Big Oil lobbyist are hard at work making sure the price of gasoline shoots back up this summer like never before. Your Congress and Senate Reps are taking that money in and allowing this Great Gouge to take place at the American Motorist expense. It's A CRIME!!! Do you want to help me STOP IT? Be An AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN advocate and ask your friends, family, and co-workers to Sign-On and Support their cause: www.americanmotoristvote.com Remember, the Power of The AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN is in our Numbers. The American Motorist Vote Campaign will soon roll-out the American Motorist Consumer Bill of Rights. We Won't Be Fooled Again! Harry Car Concerns www.carconcerns.com www.twitter.com/harrydouglas Business Car Concerns EPISODE514 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas The National Automobile Dealers Association is planning to run full-page ads in the Washington Post, Politico and Automotive News to protest the presidential auto task force's push for General Motors and Chrysler to make drastic dealership cuts. NADA will also organize a meeting with Congress and the task force later this month. The ad is an open letter from NADA's Chairman John McEleney to President Obama. It reads in part: "Cutting dealers at this time would do absolutely nothing to make either GM or Chrysler more viable," the ad states. "The idea that dealer numbers should be rapidly and drastically reduced apparently comes from Wall Street advisers. Mr. President, we urge you to choose Main Street over Wall Street." Harry has the American Motorist Vote Campaign in Position to be a "BIG FACTOR" in the 2010. Many Motorist have signed on and there are many more to go: www.americanmotoristvote.com Democrats cut deal on cash-for-guzzlers measure WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers have proposed a cash-for-guzzlers bill that would provide vouchers of up to $4,500 to people who trade in cars and trucks for new, more fuel-efficient vehicles, Rep. John Dingell said. The program, if approved by Congress ... Harry Reports This Morning On Car Concerns GMAC must raise $11.5 billion after U.S. 'stress test' GMAC LLC said it must raise $11.5 billion in new capital as part of the U.S. government's efforts to shore up the nation's financial system. The lender, partly owned by General Motors, was among 10 financial institutions ordered to raise $74.6 billion to build a capital cushion that officials hope will restore faith in financial firms and set a course out of the deepest recession in decades. GM posts $6 billion loss on shrinking sales, fear of bankruptcy DETROIT -- General Motors, facing a June 1 U.S. restructuring deadline to avoid bankruptcy, posted its seventh straight quarterly loss in the first quarter as its global auto sales fell 28 percent.The company said it burned through $10.2 billion in ... Harry Reports GM Details Plans to Wipe Out Current Shareholders DETROIT -- General Motors on Tuesday detailed plans to all but wipe out the holdings of remaining shareholders by issuing up to 60 billion new shares in a bid to pay off debt to the U.S. government, bondholders and ...Harry Reports This Morning On Car Concerns GM Plans to Retain Saturn's Hybrid Powertrains The next generation of General Motors hybrid technology will not be delayed by the phase out of the Saturn brand, Tom Stephens, GM's vice chairman of global product development, said today. GM said last week it would kill Saturn and ... Harry Reports On The Next Car Concerns Penske said to be considering bid for GM's Saturn Roger Penske is considering a bid for General Motors' Saturn brand, a source familiar with the auto entrepreneur's plans said today. Penske is studying the issue but has made no proposals, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.Penske, ...Harry Reports On This Story On The Next Car Concerns! George Urbanic Reports: Commodity prices surged again from a weakening Dollar. Oil and gas moved up from reaction from the energy inventory report which reported drops in both oil and gas supplies. Oil up $2 to $56.22 a barrel. Gas futures up a nickel to $1.64 a gallon, both seven month highs. Gold moved up $9 and silver surged 31 cents to $13.75 while copper rose a nickel to $2.19. Average price for regular unleaded here is now $1.999 a gallon. One filling station it is $2.079. After today's increase, it might go up another 5-7 cents. What is fuel going for in your neck of the woods? Call USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850 Monday-Friday, 9-11 AM (EST). harry@carconcerns.com It looks like Gas Prices will once again Raise Its Ugly Head at the Pumps this Summer. If I could just get everyone to stop driving. Once Again the Power-Brokers in Washington are at work against the American Motorist by letting Big Oil here in the United States by allowing them to Soc-It-To the Number One, Big-Ticket Consumer Group in the U.S. and by that I mean, The American Motorist Vote Campaign. Big Oil lobbyist are hard at work making sure the price of gasoline shoots back up this summer like never before. Your Congress and Senate Reps are taking that money in and allowing this Great Gouge to take place at the American Motorist expense. It's A CRIME!!! Do you want to help me STOP IT? Be An AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN advocate and ask your friends, family, and co-workers to Sign-On and Support their cause: www.americanmotoristvote.com Remember, the Power of The AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN is in our Numbers. The American Motorist Vote Campaign will soon roll-out the American Motorist Consumer Bill of Rights. We Won't Be Fooled Again! Harry Car Concerns www.carconcerns.com www.twitter.com/harrydouglas 2:03:32 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-221350.mp3 Thu, 07 May 2009 09:02:16 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-221350.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-221350.mp3 Larry Bradley of the Center Strikes Back Co-Host on Car Concerns this mornng in the First Hour as Marc Cannon, Senior Vice President of Auto Nation, makes comment about some key Legislation pretaining to the automotive industry that is making its way through the U.S. House and into Law. Harry and the American Motorist Vote Campaign Is On The Move This Morning as Harry Fires-Up and Talks to American Motorist of Southern Florida. First Stop, Fort Lauderdale. www.americanmotoristvote.com Business & Events are happening FAST in the Auto Industry: Michigan's congressional delegation wants the Obama administration to help car dealers and Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers obtain more financing. The 17-member delegation, led by Democratic Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, called on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to assist dealers' efforts to secure floorplan funding for vehicles purchased from manufacturers. The Michigan delegation asked the administration to consider forming a new program to fund Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers and to review whether existing programs can provide this kind of aid. The lawmakers also asked Treasury's auto task force to consider whether the $5 billion fund for Tier 1 suppliers "is sufficiently broad in size and scope to stabilize the auto supplier sector and prevent additional disruption in the supply base." GM CEO Fritz Henderson said the company will work through the summer to contact dealers to be closed. The automaker, under pressure from the Obama administration, said last month it plans to reduce its 6,200 dealers to 3,600 by the end of next year. GM will target dealers that specialize in the Saturn, Hummer, Saab and Pontiac brands that are being eliminated, Henderson said at a news conference Tuesday. It also is focusing on low-volume and low-performing dealers, he said. Henderson will remain in Washington through Wednesday to brief lawmakers on GM efforts. Meanwhile, a dealers group is mobilizing its 19,000 members to fight the administration's plan for GM. Tracy will dip into its savings in a big way to help beleaguered auto dealers and give a spark to other corners of the local economy by giving anyone who buys a new vehicle in town a $500 gift card Ã??????Ã?????Ã????Ã???Ã??Ã?¢?? starting today. The City Council voted to spend $608,000 on 800 gift cards and advertising, to hire a consultant to make the cityÃ??????Ã?????Ã????Ã???Ã??Ã?¢??s name more enticing to consumers, to make new signs and to get a head start on TracyÃ??????Ã?????Ã????Ã???Ã??Ã?¢??s centennial celebration in 2010. As Chrysler LLC filed for bankruptcy Thursday, the First Team Dodge dealership in Chesapeake closed its doors for good. A Chrysler spokeswoman said she could not confirm the closing but said it was too soon to be related to the company's restructuring. Gerry Reust, president of First Team, which also owns Toyota and Scion dealerships, was out of town and didn't return phone calls. No one else at the Toyota dealership would talk. First Team proceeded with buiding their new facility for the Toyota Franchise. As Chrysler LLC filed for bankruptcy Thursday, the First Team Dodge dealership in Chesapeake closed its doors for good. A Chrysler spokeswoman said she could not confirm the closing but said it was too soon to be related to the company's restructuring. Gerry Reust, president of First Team, which also owns Toyota and Scion dealerships, was out of town and didn't return phone calls. No one else at the Toyota dealership would talk. Harry knows from his years in the Auto Trade as an Award Winning new car Dealer that not everyone is credit worthy enough to obtain Bank Rate Financing on the Car of their dreams. So Harry has sought out the best lenders for non-credit worthy automotive consumers. With this test program using TARP Funding Harry can promise you Auto Financing on a Clean, Late Model Used Vehicle. To apply send: Your Full Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code & a phone number that we can reach you on. Contact: Phone: 1-865-622-3032 or Email: harry@carconcerns.com This Special Finacing Money For Retail Automotive Consumers won't Last. Get your application in NOW! If You Think Long...You Will Think Wrong! harry@carconcerns.com Send your application P&H Fee ($29.95) to: Harry's Car Credit, P.O. Box 10883, Knoxville, Tn 37919 If you are one of the thousands upon thousands of Car Concerns Listeners that go along with the Car Concerns Auto Index of stocks that Harry picks as his "Buy-It-Now" then you have cleaned house and able to move to a new one which is much bigger. That was a Stock-Play-And-Half. Send harry 10% of your earnings to address above. Harry has another Car Concerns Auto Index pick that will be even larger in the gain column. To get this Harry's- HOT-Stock-Play Donate $100 or more @ www.americanmotoristvote.com Follow Harry on Twitter: www.twitter.com/harrydouglas Business Car Concerns EPISODE513 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Larry Bradley of the Center Strikes Back Co-Host on Car Concerns this mornng in the First Hour as Marc Cannon, Senior Vice President of Auto Nation, makes comment about some key Legislation pretaining to the automotive industry that is making its way through the U.S. House and into Law. Harry and the American Motorist Vote Campaign Is On The Move This Morning as Harry Fires-Up and Talks to American Motorist of Southern Florida. First Stop, Fort Lauderdale. www.americanmotoristvote.com Business & Events are happening FAST in the Auto Industry: Michigan's congressional delegation wants the Obama administration to help car dealers and Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers obtain more financing. The 17-member delegation, led by Democratic Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, called on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to assist dealers' efforts to secure floorplan funding for vehicles purchased from manufacturers. The Michigan delegation asked the administration to consider forming a new program to fund Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers and to review whether existing programs can provide this kind of aid. The lawmakers also asked Treasury's auto task force to consider whether the $5 billion fund for Tier 1 suppliers "is sufficiently broad in size and scope to stabilize the auto supplier sector and prevent additional disruption in the supply base." GM CEO Fritz Henderson said the company will work through the summer to contact dealers to be closed. The automaker, under pressure from the Obama administration, said last month it plans to reduce its 6,200 dealers to 3,600 by the end of next year. GM will target dealers that specialize in the Saturn, Hummer, Saab and Pontiac brands that are being eliminated, Henderson said at a news conference Tuesday. It also is focusing on low-volume and low-performing dealers, he said. Henderson will remain in Washington through Wednesday to brief lawmakers on GM efforts. Meanwhile, a dealers group is mobilizing its 19,000 members to fight the administration's plan for GM. Tracy will dip into its savings in a big way to help beleaguered auto dealers and give a spark to other corners of the local economy by giving anyone who buys a new vehicle in town a $500 gift card Ã??????Ã?????Ã????Ã???Ã??Ã?¢?? starting today. The City Council voted to spend $608,000 on 800 gift cards and advertising, to hire a consultant to make the cityÃ??????Ã?????Ã????Ã???Ã??Ã?¢??s name more enticing to consumers, to make new signs and to get a head start on TracyÃ??????Ã?????Ã????Ã???Ã??Ã?¢??s centennial celebration in 2010. As Chrysler LLC filed for bankruptcy Thursday, the First Team Dodge dealership in Chesapeake closed its doors for good. A Chrysler spokeswoman said she could not confirm the closing but said it was too soon to be related to the company's restructuring. Gerry Reust, president of First Team, which also owns Toyota and Scion dealerships, was out of town and didn't return phone calls. No one else at the Toyota dealership would talk. First Team proceeded with buiding their new facility for the Toyota Franchise. As Chrysler LLC filed for bankruptcy Thursday, the First Team Dodge dealership in Chesapeake closed its doors for good. A Chrysler spokeswoman said she could not confirm the closing but said it was too soon to be related to the company's restructuring. Gerry Reust, president of First Team, which also owns Toyota and Scion dealerships, was out of town and didn't return phone calls. No one else at the Toyota dealership would talk. Harry knows from his years in the Auto Trade as an Award Winning new car Dealer that not everyone is credit worthy enough to obtain Bank Rate Financing on the Car of their dreams. So Harry has sought out the best lenders for non-credit worthy automotive consumers. With this test program using TARP Funding Harry can promise you Auto Financing on a Clean, Late Model Used Vehicle. To apply send: Your Full Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code & a phone number that we can reach you on. Contact: Phone: 1-865-622-3032 or Email: harry@carconcerns.com This Special Finacing Money For Retail Automotive Consumers won't Last. Get your application in NOW! If You Think Long...You Will Think Wrong! harry@carconcerns.com Send your application P&H Fee ($29.95) to: Harry's Car Credit, P.O. Box 10883, Knoxville, Tn 37919 If you are one of the thousands upon thousands of Car Concerns Listeners that go along with the Car Concerns Auto Index of stocks that Harry picks as his "Buy-It-Now" then you have cleaned house and able to move to a new one which is much bigger. That was a Stock-Play-And-Half. Send harry 10% of your earnings to address above. Harry has another Car Concerns Auto Index pick that will be even larger in the gain column. To get this Harry's- HOT-Stock-Play Donate $100 or more @ www.americanmotoristvote.com Follow Harry on Twitter: www.twitter.com/harrydouglas 2:07:11 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-221078.mp3 Wed, 06 May 2009 09:03:41 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-221078.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-221078.mp3 Harry is all over the Clunkers-For-Cash Bill that has been in the U.S. House since last fall when the T.A.R.P. of $850 Billion got passed into law. Why this critical peice of legestlation that would have single-handly turned the USA Economy around on a Dime was not passed is a political crime. On Car Concerns Harry has as his "SPECIAL GUEST" from IHS Global Insight in Washington D.C. John Wolkonowicz, Automotive Analyst, talking about the inaction of our Congress & Senate and what it means to every U.S. Citizen. www.globalinsight.com John will also make comment on the important Cap & Trade that is moving through the Congess & Senate at the speed of light with President Obama's Blessing. If this passes this will be the Nail-In-The-Coffin for the American Economy and the American Motorist. www.americanmotoristvote.com Okay, Harry knows from his years in the Auto Trade as an Award Winning new car Dealer that not everyone is credit worthy enough to obtain Bank Rate Financing on the Car of their dreams. So Harry has sought out the best lenders for non-credit worthy automotive consumers. With this test program using TARP Funding Harry can promise you Auto Financing on a Clean, Late Model Used Vehicle. To apply send: Your Full Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code & a phone number that we can reach you on. Contact: Phone: 1-865-622-3032 or Email: harry@carconcerns.com This Special Finacing Money For Retail Automotive Consumers won't Last. Get your application in NOW! If You Think Long...You Will Think Wrong! harry@carconcerns.com Send your application P&H Fee ($29.95) to: Harry's Car Credit, P.O. Box 10883, Knoxville, Tn 37919 If you are one of the thousands upon thousands of Car Concerns Listeners that goes along with the Car Concerns Auto Index of stocks that Harry picks as his "Buy-It-Now" then you have cleaned house and able to move to a new one which is much bigger. That was a Stock-Play-And-Half. Send harry 10% of your earnings to address above. Harry has another Car Concerns Auto Index pick that will be even larger in the gain column. To get this Harry's- HOT-Stock-Play Donate $100 or more @ www.americanmotoristvote.com The American Motorist Vote Campaign is in Southern Florida this week-end in the Fort Lauderdale area. Yes, Thousands upon Thousands have signed on to support the American Motorist Vote Campaign as Harry moves the fight for American Motorist Rights. Start'um Up! www.americanmotoristvote.com President Obama is Hell-Bent on making you pay a Cap & Trade Tax on pollution. Do Your Part In The Fight For Cleaner Air & better MPG Out Of Our Automobiles. www.gogreenwithharry.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! Business Car Concerns EPISODE512 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry is all over the Clunkers-For-Cash Bill that has been in the U.S. House since last fall when the T.A.R.P. of $850 Billion got passed into law. Why this critical peice of legestlation that would have single-handly turned the USA Economy around on a Dime was not passed is a political crime. On Car Concerns Harry has as his "SPECIAL GUEST" from IHS Global Insight in Washington D.C. John Wolkonowicz, Automotive Analyst, talking about the inaction of our Congress & Senate and what it means to every U.S. Citizen. www.globalinsight.com John will also make comment on the important Cap & Trade that is moving through the Congess & Senate at the speed of light with President Obama's Blessing. If this passes this will be the Nail-In-The-Coffin for the American Economy and the American Motorist. www.americanmotoristvote.com Okay, Harry knows from his years in the Auto Trade as an Award Winning new car Dealer that not everyone is credit worthy enough to obtain Bank Rate Financing on the Car of their dreams. So Harry has sought out the best lenders for non-credit worthy automotive consumers. With this test program using TARP Funding Harry can promise you Auto Financing on a Clean, Late Model Used Vehicle. To apply send: Your Full Name, Address, City, State, Zip Code & a phone number that we can reach you on. Contact: Phone: 1-865-622-3032 or Email: harry@carconcerns.com This Special Finacing Money For Retail Automotive Consumers won't Last. Get your application in NOW! If You Think Long...You Will Think Wrong! harry@carconcerns.com Send your application P&H Fee ($29.95) to: Harry's Car Credit, P.O. Box 10883, Knoxville, Tn 37919 If you are one of the thousands upon thousands of Car Concerns Listeners that goes along with the Car Concerns Auto Index of stocks that Harry picks as his "Buy-It-Now" then you have cleaned house and able to move to a new one which is much bigger. That was a Stock-Play-And-Half. Send harry 10% of your earnings to address above. Harry has another Car Concerns Auto Index pick that will be even larger in the gain column. To get this Harry's- HOT-Stock-Play Donate $100 or more @ www.americanmotoristvote.com The American Motorist Vote Campaign is in Southern Florida this week-end in the Fort Lauderdale area. Yes, Thousands upon Thousands have signed on to support the American Motorist Vote Campaign as Harry moves the fight for American Motorist Rights. Start'um Up! www.americanmotoristvote.com President Obama is Hell-Bent on making you pay a Cap & Trade Tax on pollution. Do Your Part In The Fight For Cleaner Air & better MPG Out Of Our Automobiles. www.gogreenwithharry.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production! 2:02:02 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-220340.mp3 Tue, 05 May 2009 09:00:45 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-220340.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-220340.mp3 Harry's on! Let's get this "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" Bill off and running! But Wait...it's not the Bill that Harry backs. At 9:00 A.M. (EST) Car Concerns is "LIVE" with Chris Vitaly of Fair Image. Fair Image is a group of Detroit Automotive Workers who are absolutely disgusted by the way that Detroit has protrayed and imaged the Detroit Three Manufactures, Chrysler, Ford, & General Motors. Speaking of Detroit the Car Concerns In-Box is slammed with reactions... Chrysler LLC received bankruptcy court approval for $4.6 billion in debtor-in-possession financing today to pay make payments to dealers and suppliers and to buy time to complete an alliance with Fiat S.p.A. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez approved the life-giving financing in spite of vigorous objections from a minority group of dissident bondholders. Those bondholders, who hold about $3 billion of Chrysler's $6.9 billion in secured loans, argued that if a Fiat deal falls apart, the Chrysler assets backing those loans would be diminished. The U.S. Treasury will supply $4.1 billion of the bankruptcy operating funds. New York banks holding about $4 billion in Chrysler secured loans will supply another $400 million. The rest will come from the sale of parts in inventory at Chrysler's replacement components business, Mopar. Chrysler plans to use $1.49 billion of the funds to pay suppliers for parts delivered before Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. The total pre-petition amount owed to suppliers was $1.71 billion. Another $753 million will go to Chrysler dealers to pay for sales incentives owed them for vehicle sales before the bankruptcy filing. Bob Remy writes: Dealers are totally screwed and no one can prepare for this kind of disaster. Most dealers are on the hook for everything personally including loans, rent and contracts on their computer system. They sold the franchisors products with the promise that they would be reimbursed for incentives, warranty repairs, holdback and so much more. This will also affect hundreds of thousands of dealership employee families, communities, vendors and their employees, this is just not right. Thomas Ryan wrote: ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE... It's possible that, the rest of the incentive money owed to dealers will come, or came from, money assigned earlier from somewhere else. Hard to say since it's all so fluid. BTW, a dealer is only screwed, if they haven't prepared themselves enough for a rainy day, such as now. Sometimes, "It's not what you earn, it's what you save" really means something! Brian Dean wrote: so let me get this straight, the $753M is for incentives on vehicles already sold before the BK filing, so that means there is $ 250M worth of incentives that arent going to be paid that dealers have already counted on being paid for vehicles that were sold prior to BK filing, well if that is the case there are alot of screwed dealers and they don't even know it yet. Other Automotive News:Racing car legend and automotive entrepreneur Roger Penske is a possible bidder for General Motors' Saturn brand, The Wall Street Journal reported this evening on its Web site, citing people familiar with the situation. A Penske spokesman declined to comment, the Journal said. Penske is CEO of suburban Detroit-based Penske Automotive Group, which ranks No. 2 behind AutoNation Inc.on the Automotive News list of the top 125 U.S. auto retailer groups with 2008 new vehicle sales of 171,872. The company, with 149 dealerships representing 40 brands, is due to report its first quarter earnings on Tuesday. Penske last year helped launch Mercedes-Benz' Smart brand of micro cars as its national distributor in the U.S. Here comes high gas prices. Fight Back! www.gogreenwithharry.com Harry Says: "BE A HEALTHY DRIVER"... www.healthydriver.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production Business Car Concerns EPISODE511 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry's on! Let's get this "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" Bill off and running! But Wait...it's not the Bill that Harry backs. At 9:00 A.M. (EST) Car Concerns is "LIVE" with Chris Vitaly of Fair Image. Fair Image is a group of Detroit Automotive Workers who are absolutely disgusted by the way that Detroit has protrayed and imaged the Detroit Three Manufactures, Chrysler, Ford, & General Motors. Speaking of Detroit the Car Concerns In-Box is slammed with reactions... Chrysler LLC received bankruptcy court approval for $4.6 billion in debtor-in-possession financing today to pay make payments to dealers and suppliers and to buy time to complete an alliance with Fiat S.p.A. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez approved the life-giving financing in spite of vigorous objections from a minority group of dissident bondholders. Those bondholders, who hold about $3 billion of Chrysler's $6.9 billion in secured loans, argued that if a Fiat deal falls apart, the Chrysler assets backing those loans would be diminished. The U.S. Treasury will supply $4.1 billion of the bankruptcy operating funds. New York banks holding about $4 billion in Chrysler secured loans will supply another $400 million. The rest will come from the sale of parts in inventory at Chrysler's replacement components business, Mopar. Chrysler plans to use $1.49 billion of the funds to pay suppliers for parts delivered before Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. The total pre-petition amount owed to suppliers was $1.71 billion. Another $753 million will go to Chrysler dealers to pay for sales incentives owed them for vehicle sales before the bankruptcy filing. Bob Remy writes: Dealers are totally screwed and no one can prepare for this kind of disaster. Most dealers are on the hook for everything personally including loans, rent and contracts on their computer system. They sold the franchisors products with the promise that they would be reimbursed for incentives, warranty repairs, holdback and so much more. This will also affect hundreds of thousands of dealership employee families, communities, vendors and their employees, this is just not right. Thomas Ryan wrote: ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE... It's possible that, the rest of the incentive money owed to dealers will come, or came from, money assigned earlier from somewhere else. Hard to say since it's all so fluid. BTW, a dealer is only screwed, if they haven't prepared themselves enough for a rainy day, such as now. Sometimes, "It's not what you earn, it's what you save" really means something! Brian Dean wrote: so let me get this straight, the $753M is for incentives on vehicles already sold before the BK filing, so that means there is $ 250M worth of incentives that arent going to be paid that dealers have already counted on being paid for vehicles that were sold prior to BK filing, well if that is the case there are alot of screwed dealers and they don't even know it yet. Other Automotive News:Racing car legend and automotive entrepreneur Roger Penske is a possible bidder for General Motors' Saturn brand, The Wall Street Journal reported this evening on its Web site, citing people familiar with the situation. A Penske spokesman declined to comment, the Journal said. Penske is CEO of suburban Detroit-based Penske Automotive Group, which ranks No. 2 behind AutoNation Inc.on the Automotive News list of the top 125 U.S. auto retailer groups with 2008 new vehicle sales of 171,872. The company, with 149 dealerships representing 40 brands, is due to report its first quarter earnings on Tuesday. Penske last year helped launch Mercedes-Benz' Smart brand of micro cars as its national distributor in the U.S. Here comes high gas prices. Fight Back! www.gogreenwithharry.com Harry Says: "BE A HEALTHY DRIVER"... www.healthydriver.com A Drink Your Orange Juice Production 2:04:49 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-219633.mp3 Sat, 02 May 2009 14:05:24 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-219633.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-219633.mp3 It is amazing at the rapid rate that American Motorist are signinging on to the American Motorist Vote Campaign and saying that they have had enough abuse from our Representatives in Washington. D.C. The American Motorist of the USA make-up the largest BIG TICKET CONSUMER GROUP. Sign-On Today: www.americanmotoristvote.com Our Power Is In Our Numbers! Car Concerns is my radio talk show where I talk to my audience about their automobiles, their money, and their life's, in no certain order. The subject matter is wide and broad. I love to have motivational speakers as yourself on the show to inspire. I have a wide range of listeners from the retail automotive consumer to the design engineers to the automobile executives in Detroit and around the World. Car Concerns attracts some of the very best journalist from around the World. Jerry Flint of Forbes Magazine, Steve Finlay of Ward's Dealer Business, Alissa Prittle of The Detroit News, Brian Moody of Edmunds.com, Nick Kurczewski of the New York Times (Paris) and Business editor for Detroit's WDIV-TV4 NBC are just a few in the Car Concerns Journalist Pool. With my Car Concerns Consultancy I have connected many a speakers with the giant automotive firms of the World. Just recently I set up a meeting between a Telecoms Company and one of the largest Dealership Chains in the World. The result was a huge contract to save the Dealerships money on their Telecommunications expenses and a great revenue contract for the Telecommunications Company. Being a guest on Car Concerns is easy. All I ask is that you join & support my American Motorist Vote Campaign ( www.americanmotoristvote.com) by making a donation to help bring awareness of the American Motorist everywhere. Car Concerns is broadcast Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. (EST). The show originates from the Horne Radio Studios in West Knoxville Tennessee. Car Concerns is broadcast on these fine radio talk stations, WKVL 850, WLOD 1140, WATO 1290, & WGAP 1400. This gives Car Concerns coverage map that includes much of the Southeastern United States. Car Concerns is also Internet Streamed in "LIVE TIME" @ www.carconcerns.com Each evening the Car Concerns Telecast Invite is sent to over 350,000 subscribers. The Car Concerns newsletter is very informative and contains the topics that I will be discussing on the next morning's Car Concerns. If you and your company is our Special Guest the next morning then your name along with your companies name is in the Car Concerns Newsletter along with live links to your website and email address. Of course I provide you with an MP3 File of your interview after the show. Subscription to the Car Concerns Newsletter is $19.95 Annually. The Car Concerns Jet is Florida Bound at Weeks End where Harry will take Car Concerns Mobile has he does the show from the Show Floor of Fort laudedales AutoNation. Big things are happening with the AutoNation brand and Harry is out to report on what they are doing So Right in this down Automobile Market. Harry interviews CEO Michael Jackson and Senior Vice President Marc Cannon. If there is an AutoNation Dealership in your city check them out. www.autonation.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE509 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas It is amazing at the rapid rate that American Motorist are signinging on to the American Motorist Vote Campaign and saying that they have had enough abuse from our Representatives in Washington. D.C. The American Motorist of the USA make-up the largest BIG TICKET CONSUMER GROUP. Sign-On Today: www.americanmotoristvote.com Our Power Is In Our Numbers! Car Concerns is my radio talk show where I talk to my audience about their automobiles, their money, and their life's, in no certain order. The subject matter is wide and broad. I love to have motivational speakers as yourself on the show to inspire. I have a wide range of listeners from the retail automotive consumer to the design engineers to the automobile executives in Detroit and around the World. Car Concerns attracts some of the very best journalist from around the World. Jerry Flint of Forbes Magazine, Steve Finlay of Ward's Dealer Business, Alissa Prittle of The Detroit News, Brian Moody of Edmunds.com, Nick Kurczewski of the New York Times (Paris) and Business editor for Detroit's WDIV-TV4 NBC are just a few in the Car Concerns Journalist Pool. With my Car Concerns Consultancy I have connected many a speakers with the giant automotive firms of the World. Just recently I set up a meeting between a Telecoms Company and one of the largest Dealership Chains in the World. The result was a huge contract to save the Dealerships money on their Telecommunications expenses and a great revenue contract for the Telecommunications Company. Being a guest on Car Concerns is easy. All I ask is that you join & support my American Motorist Vote Campaign ( www.americanmotoristvote.com) by making a donation to help bring awareness of the American Motorist everywhere. Car Concerns is broadcast Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. (EST). The show originates from the Horne Radio Studios in West Knoxville Tennessee. Car Concerns is broadcast on these fine radio talk stations, WKVL 850, WLOD 1140, WATO 1290, & WGAP 1400. This gives Car Concerns coverage map that includes much of the Southeastern United States. Car Concerns is also Internet Streamed in "LIVE TIME" @ www.carconcerns.com Each evening the Car Concerns Telecast Invite is sent to over 350,000 subscribers. The Car Concerns newsletter is very informative and contains the topics that I will be discussing on the next morning's Car Concerns. If you and your company is our Special Guest the next morning then your name along with your companies name is in the Car Concerns Newsletter along with live links to your website and email address. Of course I provide you with an MP3 File of your interview after the show. Subscription to the Car Concerns Newsletter is $19.95 Annually. The Car Concerns Jet is Florida Bound at Weeks End where Harry will take Car Concerns Mobile has he does the show from the Show Floor of Fort laudedales AutoNation. Big things are happening with the AutoNation brand and Harry is out to report on what they are doing So Right in this down Automobile Market. Harry interviews CEO Michael Jackson and Senior Vice President Marc Cannon. If there is an AutoNation Dealership in your city check them out. www.autonation.com 2:59:27 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-219375.mp3 Fri, 01 May 2009 09:01:30 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-219375.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-219375.mp3 May Day...May Day! Car Concerns with Harry Douglas is on the Air!!! Things are happening in the Automotive Industry at a very rapid pace and Harry is all over it. This morning Harry grabs a Car Concerns Quick-Time Auto Report from one of the Best In The Business of Automotive Journalism, Rod Maloni, Business Editor for Detroit's WDIV-TV4 NBC as he covers the unfolding story of the crippling Chrysler Bankruptcy and what the future holds for the once almighty Chrysler! Next up is World Famous Forbes Magazine Automotive Journalist Jerry Flint. Jerry always speaks his mind and he tells it exactly how he see's it! Will General Motors Survive the Financial Storm as retail automotive consumer stays as far away from the dealerships as possible. Maybe Jerry see's some Sunshine on the Horizon. Whatever is on Jerry's mind Today you will here, bright and early on this Friday Morning's Car Concerns. www.forbes.com/flint In the 10:00 AM (EST) hour Harry is talking Stock Market and his Car Concerns 100 Automotive Fund which has seen over a 19% growth rate in the first quarter 2009. One of Harry's DARLING picks as been Automotive Retailer, Auto Nation, which has soared since early January 2009. Marc Cannon, Senior V. Pres. makes the call into Car Concerns and talks about the prospects for AutoNation to have a stellar year in a down market for automotives. www.autonation.com Chrysler's bankruptcy reorganization envisions the auto maker being revitalized under a partnership between Fiat and the UAW. But the U.S.'s intervention could stall in court. Big Loser in Chrysler Bankruptcy Proceedings...The Dealer Body. Thrown to the streets to the Rats and left in the crapper. Can a Weak Automobile Sister like Fiat be a Factor and Save The Day for the Chrysler Brand? Very Doubtful! Can Fiat be the Factor? The American Motorist are proving that it is they who control the U.S. Economy. When the American Motorist goes on a financial diet the whole economy suffers and comes to an abrupt halt as it as in the last two quarters. Until the American Motorist gets the respect that they as the largest BIG TICKET CONSUMER GROUP deserve they will keep this economy under wraps. Join Today: www.americanmotoristvote.com When The Great American Mororist Comes Back Then And Only Then Can The U.S. Economy begin to revive. So Let Your Engine Roar...Our Power Is In Our Numbers! Business Car Concerns EPISODE508 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas May Day...May Day! Car Concerns with Harry Douglas is on the Air!!! Things are happening in the Automotive Industry at a very rapid pace and Harry is all over it. This morning Harry grabs a Car Concerns Quick-Time Auto Report from one of the Best In The Business of Automotive Journalism, Rod Maloni, Business Editor for Detroit's WDIV-TV4 NBC as he covers the unfolding story of the crippling Chrysler Bankruptcy and what the future holds for the once almighty Chrysler! Next up is World Famous Forbes Magazine Automotive Journalist Jerry Flint. Jerry always speaks his mind and he tells it exactly how he see's it! Will General Motors Survive the Financial Storm as retail automotive consumer stays as far away from the dealerships as possible. Maybe Jerry see's some Sunshine on the Horizon. Whatever is on Jerry's mind Today you will here, bright and early on this Friday Morning's Car Concerns. www.forbes.com/flint In the 10:00 AM (EST) hour Harry is talking Stock Market and his Car Concerns 100 Automotive Fund which has seen over a 19% growth rate in the first quarter 2009. One of Harry's DARLING picks as been Automotive Retailer, Auto Nation, which has soared since early January 2009. Marc Cannon, Senior V. Pres. makes the call into Car Concerns and talks about the prospects for AutoNation to have a stellar year in a down market for automotives. www.autonation.com Chrysler's bankruptcy reorganization envisions the auto maker being revitalized under a partnership between Fiat and the UAW. But the U.S.'s intervention could stall in court. Big Loser in Chrysler Bankruptcy Proceedings...The Dealer Body. Thrown to the streets to the Rats and left in the crapper. Can a Weak Automobile Sister like Fiat be a Factor and Save The Day for the Chrysler Brand? Very Doubtful! Can Fiat be the Factor? The American Motorist are proving that it is they who control the U.S. Economy. When the American Motorist goes on a financial diet the whole economy suffers and comes to an abrupt halt as it as in the last two quarters. Until the American Motorist gets the respect that they as the largest BIG TICKET CONSUMER GROUP deserve they will keep this economy under wraps. Join Today: www.americanmotoristvote.com When The Great American Mororist Comes Back Then And Only Then Can The U.S. Economy begin to revive. So Let Your Engine Roar...Our Power Is In Our Numbers! 2:12:47 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218939.mp3 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:01:57 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218939.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218939.mp3 Life is Good! Uh! Uh!Barack Obama is planning to announce Thursday morning that Chrysler LLC will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it completes an alliance with Fiat S.p.A. General Motors says it will repurchase unsold new vehicles and parts from dealers whose franchise agreements are terminated, but the automaker won't compensate dealers for the loss of the franchise. GM says that in 2010, it will not renew the franchise agreements of up to 1,200 dealerships with low scores on various performance measurements. The National Automobile Dealers Association, bracing for a possible General Motors bankruptcy, is asking dealers to contribute to a legal fund to protect their interests NADA, with the GM National Dealer Council, sent retailers a memo April 24 asking them to sign an agreement to hire lawyers and contribute $2,000 for each of their GM stores. NADA may later ask each participant to contribute an additional $1,000 for each location. Ford Motor Co. expects a modest improvement in sales in the second quarter of 2009. But the automaker won't be cranking up production until demand actually materializes, said George Pipas, Ford's sales analysis and reporting manager. ROME- Fiat's alliance with Chrysler appears to be a "useful" business move that will not hurt Italian workers, but future consolidation in Europe might. Giorgio Airaudo, regional secretary general of the FIOM-CGIL union in Fiat's home town of Turin, said Italian workers would demand job guarantees going forward to protect them in case of a future acquisition in Europe. "For us, the accord with Chrysler doesn't do any harm. It creates prospects because if Fiat becomes bigger, it's more solid," Airaudo told Reuters. Harry has the American Motorist Vote Campaign in full-swing as he fights daily for the rights of the U.S. Great Retail Automotive Consumer. Join him in making the issues that face the American Motorist an matter -of-fact in the 2010. www.americanmotoristvote.com The Swine-Flu...The Perfect Reason to Seal the U.S. Borders NOW! Business Car Concerns EPISODE507 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Life is Good! Uh! Uh!Barack Obama is planning to announce Thursday morning that Chrysler LLC will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it completes an alliance with Fiat S.p.A. General Motors says it will repurchase unsold new vehicles and parts from dealers whose franchise agreements are terminated, but the automaker won't compensate dealers for the loss of the franchise. GM says that in 2010, it will not renew the franchise agreements of up to 1,200 dealerships with low scores on various performance measurements. The National Automobile Dealers Association, bracing for a possible General Motors bankruptcy, is asking dealers to contribute to a legal fund to protect their interests NADA, with the GM National Dealer Council, sent retailers a memo April 24 asking them to sign an agreement to hire lawyers and contribute $2,000 for each of their GM stores. NADA may later ask each participant to contribute an additional $1,000 for each location. Ford Motor Co. expects a modest improvement in sales in the second quarter of 2009. But the automaker won't be cranking up production until demand actually materializes, said George Pipas, Ford's sales analysis and reporting manager. ROME- Fiat's alliance with Chrysler appears to be a "useful" business move that will not hurt Italian workers, but future consolidation in Europe might. Giorgio Airaudo, regional secretary general of the FIOM-CGIL union in Fiat's home town of Turin, said Italian workers would demand job guarantees going forward to protect them in case of a future acquisition in Europe. "For us, the accord with Chrysler doesn't do any harm. It creates prospects because if Fiat becomes bigger, it's more solid," Airaudo told Reuters. Harry has the American Motorist Vote Campaign in full-swing as he fights daily for the rights of the U.S. Great Retail Automotive Consumer. Join him in making the issues that face the American Motorist an matter -of-fact in the 2010. www.americanmotoristvote.com The Swine-Flu...The Perfect Reason to Seal the U.S. Borders NOW! 2:06:44 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218686.mp3 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:01:40 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218686.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218686.mp3 OnStar Rocks and Gary Gumushian told Car Concerns listeners about the New Upgrades that are offered in 2009. OnStar lays claim to the Tech Cruve and that is way up there in the sky. How the Automotive Retail Automotive Consumer is finally gaining ground on the New Car Purchasing Experience. Why now may be the time to STRIKE your best New Car Deal Ever. Jeffrey Talyor lays it on the line and talks on his newest release. Going From W2 to 1099. www.goingfromw2to1099.com Then stay tuned...Harry has Evan Money and he's advising everyone, you, to "Obama-Proof" their finances. Evan claims the key to "Obama Proofing" your income is a simple, take action attitude. Waiting for a tax Cut or a Stimulus Check? Don't Evan says, "live our dreams in any economy." www.evanmoney.com For 2010, Porsche is taking another bold step with the Panamera, the company's first-ever 4-door, 4-passenger sedan. According to the German sports car specialist, the Panamera can add 20,000 units to the company's annual sales and fill a gap in the grand-touring luxury performance market where it has never played, but now wants to. General Motors Corp. will force 1,000 to 1,200 underperforming dealerships to close as part of the automaker's restructuring plan that involves eliminating more than 2,600 franchises by next year. The Treasury Department has reached a deal with Chrysler's secured creditors that could help the Auburn Hills automaker avoid bankruptcy, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. But a congressional aide said some lenders are holding out, and they must agree to the deal for Chrysler to avoid bankruptcy. www.chrysler.com Harry Has Ask You To Join His "America Motorist Vote Campaign" So That The Great American Motorist Of This Nation Can Have A Say On What Goes On In The Oval Office For Us At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue In Washington, D.C . After Eight Years Of Total Mismanagement By The Previous Administration And Total Disregard For The American Motorist, It Is Critical That In This Election Year That We Get It Absolutely Right. Anything Less Will Spell Disaster. We Can't Afford To Be Fooled Again. Read Harry' Commentary On What The Obama Spending Bill Has To Offer The American Motorist. Go To: www.harrylane.net Join And Support The "AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN" Your Donation Will Go Toward Empowering The American Motorist Like Never Before. Big Oil Works The Halls Of The Capitol, The Automotive Industry Lobby's Every Branch Of Government. Make Your Check or Money Order: Make A Difference and Donate @ www.americanmotoristvote.com American Motorist Vote Campaign, P.O. Box 10883, Knoxville, TN 37919 Should The American Motorist And Consumer Be Left To Fend For Themselves? The Answer Is "NO" And Now Is The Time For Our Roaring Engines To Be Heard! Meet the new Boss...Same as the Old Boss! Harry wants you to be a Healthy Driver!!! www.healthydriver.com After All...You are the most important part of your vehicle! Business Car Concerns EPISODE506 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas OnStar Rocks and Gary Gumushian told Car Concerns listeners about the New Upgrades that are offered in 2009. OnStar lays claim to the Tech Cruve and that is way up there in the sky. How the Automotive Retail Automotive Consumer is finally gaining ground on the New Car Purchasing Experience. Why now may be the time to STRIKE your best New Car Deal Ever. Jeffrey Talyor lays it on the line and talks on his newest release. Going From W2 to 1099. www.goingfromw2to1099.com Then stay tuned...Harry has Evan Money and he's advising everyone, you, to "Obama-Proof" their finances. Evan claims the key to "Obama Proofing" your income is a simple, take action attitude. Waiting for a tax Cut or a Stimulus Check? Don't Evan says, "live our dreams in any economy." www.evanmoney.com For 2010, Porsche is taking another bold step with the Panamera, the company's first-ever 4-door, 4-passenger sedan. According to the German sports car specialist, the Panamera can add 20,000 units to the company's annual sales and fill a gap in the grand-touring luxury performance market where it has never played, but now wants to. General Motors Corp. will force 1,000 to 1,200 underperforming dealerships to close as part of the automaker's restructuring plan that involves eliminating more than 2,600 franchises by next year. The Treasury Department has reached a deal with Chrysler's secured creditors that could help the Auburn Hills automaker avoid bankruptcy, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. But a congressional aide said some lenders are holding out, and they must agree to the deal for Chrysler to avoid bankruptcy. www.chrysler.com Harry Has Ask You To Join His "America Motorist Vote Campaign" So That The Great American Motorist Of This Nation Can Have A Say On What Goes On In The Oval Office For Us At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue In Washington, D.C . After Eight Years Of Total Mismanagement By The Previous Administration And Total Disregard For The American Motorist, It Is Critical That In This Election Year That We Get It Absolutely Right. Anything Less Will Spell Disaster. We Can't Afford To Be Fooled Again. Read Harry' Commentary On What The Obama Spending Bill Has To Offer The American Motorist. Go To: www.harrylane.net Join And Support The "AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN" Your Donation Will Go Toward Empowering The American Motorist Like Never Before. Big Oil Works The Halls Of The Capitol, The Automotive Industry Lobby's Every Branch Of Government. Make Your Check or Money Order: Make A Difference and Donate @ www.americanmotoristvote.com American Motorist Vote Campaign, P.O. Box 10883, Knoxville, TN 37919 Should The American Motorist And Consumer Be Left To Fend For Themselves? The Answer Is "NO" And Now Is The Time For Our Roaring Engines To Be Heard! Meet the new Boss...Same as the Old Boss! Harry wants you to be a Healthy Driver!!! www.healthydriver.com After All...You are the most important part of your vehicle! 2:05:22 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218325.mp3 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:01:51 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218325.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218325.mp3 www.twitter.com/harrydouglas Larry Bradley, Political Analyst, www.thecenterstrikesback.com is Harry's Co-Host on Car Concerns this morning. Even as it shrinks its North American product portfolio, General Motors is negotiating with Toyota Motor Corp. to determine a new GM product to be jointly produced at the automakers' 50-50 joint venture, New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. A GM spokesman said that, if successful, the negotiations would result in a new model for one of GM's surviving brands -- Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac. Earlier today, GM revealed that it will end production of its Pontiac line, including the Vibe crossover. The U.S. Treasury is expected to make a new debt restructuring offer to Chrysler's first-lien lenders as soon as Monday in the wake of cost-cutting deals the struggling automaker won with unions, people briefed on the negotiations said on Sunday. Chrysler's lenders are owed $6.9 billion in secured loans that stem from the 2007 deal that spun off a majority stake in the No. 3 U.S. automaker from Germany's Daimler AG. Chrysler, now 80-percent owned by Cerberus Capital Management, faces a deadline of later this week to wrap up concessionary deals with its unions and creditors and to close an alliance with Italy's Fiat SpA in order to win continued financial support from the U.S. government. Ford Motor Co. is counting on the launch of the redesigned Fiesta to round out its lineup and boost sales in China, where Ford is playing catch-up. Ford sold 160,000 cars in China last year, down 6.5 percent in a market that grew 6.9 percent overall. Harry's Editorial: Cautious lenders have raised the stakes for dealers if General Motors or Chrysler LLC files for bankruptcy: At risk are the personal assets of many dealers. Lenders that provide inventory credit lines have required more than half of U.S. It's Time For The Millions Upon Millions Of American Motorist To Stand Up And Lead! As American Motorist And Retail Automotive Consumers, We Turn The Wheels-Of-Commerce In The USA. We Buy The Vehicle, We Finance The Vehicle, We Service The Vehicle, We Insure The Vehicle, And The List Goes On. We, As American Motorist Are The Back-Bone Of The American Economy. When We Don't Spend, The Economy Comes To A Halt Has It Has Done Now Under These Crippling Gas Prices. High Energy Cost Is The Real Fuel Behind The Roaring Inflation That We Are Seeing On The Horizon Now. It's Time For The Strongest Consumer Group In These United States To Come Together And Let Our Voices Be Heard. The "AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN" Can Be The Difference That We Have Been Searching For. Join Now! www.americanmotoristvote.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE505 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas www.twitter.com/harrydouglas Larry Bradley, Political Analyst, www.thecenterstrikesback.com is Harry's Co-Host on Car Concerns this morning. Even as it shrinks its North American product portfolio, General Motors is negotiating with Toyota Motor Corp. to determine a new GM product to be jointly produced at the automakers' 50-50 joint venture, New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. A GM spokesman said that, if successful, the negotiations would result in a new model for one of GM's surviving brands -- Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac. Earlier today, GM revealed that it will end production of its Pontiac line, including the Vibe crossover. The U.S. Treasury is expected to make a new debt restructuring offer to Chrysler's first-lien lenders as soon as Monday in the wake of cost-cutting deals the struggling automaker won with unions, people briefed on the negotiations said on Sunday. Chrysler's lenders are owed $6.9 billion in secured loans that stem from the 2007 deal that spun off a majority stake in the No. 3 U.S. automaker from Germany's Daimler AG. Chrysler, now 80-percent owned by Cerberus Capital Management, faces a deadline of later this week to wrap up concessionary deals with its unions and creditors and to close an alliance with Italy's Fiat SpA in order to win continued financial support from the U.S. government. Ford Motor Co. is counting on the launch of the redesigned Fiesta to round out its lineup and boost sales in China, where Ford is playing catch-up. Ford sold 160,000 cars in China last year, down 6.5 percent in a market that grew 6.9 percent overall. Harry's Editorial: Cautious lenders have raised the stakes for dealers if General Motors or Chrysler LLC files for bankruptcy: At risk are the personal assets of many dealers. Lenders that provide inventory credit lines have required more than half of U.S. It's Time For The Millions Upon Millions Of American Motorist To Stand Up And Lead! As American Motorist And Retail Automotive Consumers, We Turn The Wheels-Of-Commerce In The USA. We Buy The Vehicle, We Finance The Vehicle, We Service The Vehicle, We Insure The Vehicle, And The List Goes On. We, As American Motorist Are The Back-Bone Of The American Economy. When We Don't Spend, The Economy Comes To A Halt Has It Has Done Now Under These Crippling Gas Prices. High Energy Cost Is The Real Fuel Behind The Roaring Inflation That We Are Seeing On The Horizon Now. It's Time For The Strongest Consumer Group In These United States To Come Together And Let Our Voices Be Heard. The "AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN" Can Be The Difference That We Have Been Searching For. Join Now! www.americanmotoristvote.com 2:04:29 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218024.mp3 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:02:13 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218024.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-218024.mp3 www.twitter.com/harrydouglas Harry has the Car Concerns Top 100 Dealership List & The Bottom 100 Dealerships List Ready For Retail Automotive Consumers. Make sure you are standing on the right New Car Show Floor Before You Fork Over Your Hard Earned Money. To Get This "MUST HAVE" Extensive Retail Automotive Car Concerns Report send $29.95 +S&H Check or Money Order To: E/V Media, INC P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 Jim Press spent a busy day Friday trying to reassure Chrysler dealers to carry on with business as usual despite news reports that a bankruptcy filing may be imminent. During an interview Friday afternoon, Chrysler's co-president said dealers are still ordering cars, even though May orders may fall short of the company's expectations. "The pace of orders coming in for May is a little short," Press said. Chrysler hit its April target for wholesale dealer orders, he noted. In a Friday teleconference, Press told dealers to focus on their business, aim for a strong sales weekend and ignore the news reports. "Today was a day filled with a lot of fairly blatant headlines forecasting bankruptcy," he said. "But if you read the articles, nothing has changed. It is possible we may file for bankruptcy by the end of the month. It's true. We've always said we've got a number of challenges to put the deal together with Fiat. But it is not a desired outcome. Ã???Ã??Ã?¢?Ã???Ã??Ã?¦ We have to have plans in place to file as a contingency only. "There is no pending bankruptcy. The best thing we can do is reassure our customers and focus on doing business over the month." But what about May and the rest of 2009? The U.S. Treasury has given General Motors another $2 billion loan for working capital but has not provided new working capital funds to Chrysler LLC, a transaction report for the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program showed today. The Obama administration said Tuesday it plans to provide up to $5 billion in working capital for GM and $500 million for Chrysler as they race to meet restructuring deadlines to qualify for additional government funds. GM confirmed receipt of the loans in a statement this afternoon. They come in addition to $13.4 billion in aid granted by President George W. Bush in December. "We will continue to work closely with members of the President's Auto Task Force throughout our reinvention and together we will continue to monitor our liquidity needs during this period," GM said. Chrysler has received $4 billion in rescue funds. When you follow the perils of General Motors and Chrysler day in and day out, you can't help being frustrated with the government's attitude toward manufacturing industries, particularly the two auto companies. The lack of decision-making by General Motors and, to a lesser extent, Chrysler, could mean they are waiting for marching orders from the White House or may need more approval. A perfect example came last week when the Treasury Department had the CEOs of Chrysler and Fiat in Washington and shuttled them between various groups trying to get some sort of resolution. It's chaos at best. Meanwhile, there are thousands of dealers across the county with a heck of a lot of inventory sitting on their lots. Thank goodness it seems as if spring is on the way. Harry Wants You To Save 20% Per Tank-Of-Gas: www.gogreenwithharry.com The Most Important Part Of The Automobile is you, The Driver: www.healthydriver.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE504 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas www.twitter.com/harrydouglas Harry has the Car Concerns Top 100 Dealership List & The Bottom 100 Dealerships List Ready For Retail Automotive Consumers. Make sure you are standing on the right New Car Show Floor Before You Fork Over Your Hard Earned Money. To Get This "MUST HAVE" Extensive Retail Automotive Car Concerns Report send $29.95 +S&H Check or Money Order To: E/V Media, INC P.O. Box 10883 Knoxville, TN 37919 Jim Press spent a busy day Friday trying to reassure Chrysler dealers to carry on with business as usual despite news reports that a bankruptcy filing may be imminent. During an interview Friday afternoon, Chrysler's co-president said dealers are still ordering cars, even though May orders may fall short of the company's expectations. "The pace of orders coming in for May is a little short," Press said. Chrysler hit its April target for wholesale dealer orders, he noted. In a Friday teleconference, Press told dealers to focus on their business, aim for a strong sales weekend and ignore the news reports. "Today was a day filled with a lot of fairly blatant headlines forecasting bankruptcy," he said. "But if you read the articles, nothing has changed. It is possible we may file for bankruptcy by the end of the month. It's true. We've always said we've got a number of challenges to put the deal together with Fiat. But it is not a desired outcome. Ã???Ã??Ã?¢?Ã???Ã??Ã?¦ We have to have plans in place to file as a contingency only. "There is no pending bankruptcy. The best thing we can do is reassure our customers and focus on doing business over the month." But what about May and the rest of 2009? The U.S. Treasury has given General Motors another $2 billion loan for working capital but has not provided new working capital funds to Chrysler LLC, a transaction report for the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program showed today. The Obama administration said Tuesday it plans to provide up to $5 billion in working capital for GM and $500 million for Chrysler as they race to meet restructuring deadlines to qualify for additional government funds. GM confirmed receipt of the loans in a statement this afternoon. They come in addition to $13.4 billion in aid granted by President George W. Bush in December. "We will continue to work closely with members of the President's Auto Task Force throughout our reinvention and together we will continue to monitor our liquidity needs during this period," GM said. Chrysler has received $4 billion in rescue funds. When you follow the perils of General Motors and Chrysler day in and day out, you can't help being frustrated with the government's attitude toward manufacturing industries, particularly the two auto companies. The lack of decision-making by General Motors and, to a lesser extent, Chrysler, could mean they are waiting for marching orders from the White House or may need more approval. A perfect example came last week when the Treasury Department had the CEOs of Chrysler and Fiat in Washington and shuttled them between various groups trying to get some sort of resolution. It's chaos at best. Meanwhile, there are thousands of dealers across the county with a heck of a lot of inventory sitting on their lots. Thank goodness it seems as if spring is on the way. Harry Wants You To Save 20% Per Tank-Of-Gas: www.gogreenwithharry.com The Most Important Part Of The Automobile is you, The Driver: www.healthydriver.com 2:04:26 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-217242.mp3 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:02:55 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-217242.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-217242.mp3 The American Motorist Vote Campaign goes to Washington D.C. "Top officials at Chrysler Financial turned away a government loan because executives didn't want to abide by new federal limits on pay, according to new findings by a federal watchdog agency. The government had offered a $750 million loan earlier this month as part of its efforts to prop up the ailing auto industry, including Chrysler, which is racing to avoid bankruptcy. Chrysler Financial is a major lender to Chrysler dealerships and customers. In forgoing the loan, Chrysler Financial opted to use more expensive financing from private banks, adding to the burden on the already fragile automaker and its financing company." Greed is Still The Rule In Auburn Hills...The Hell With The Needs of the Retail Automotive Consumer. Harry has been confering with Dealers across the USA. Some have listened and some have not. We are starting to say GOOD-BYE to the ones who did not listen. Let this be a less to the weak...ALWAYS RUN YOUR FINANCES THROUGH YOUR MANUFACTURES FINANCE ARM! The credit crisis and other financial problems are accelerating General Motors and Chrysler LLC dealership closings. Before the credit crisis, GM and Chrysler were encouraging dealers to consolidate as the automakers sought fewer but stronger dealerships. The crisis is speeding this process but also is hurting sales when the automakers desperately need revenue. This year GM has lost 165 dealerships, Mark LaNeve, GM North America vice president of vehicle sales, service and marketing, told Automotive News last week. "Normal attrition is about 175 to 200 for a full year, so we're at a much higher acceleration," he said. Steven Landry, Chrysler's executive vice president of sales and marketing, said 35 dealerships closed in March. In early 2008, about 20 dealerships were closing a month, the company said. "Dealership terminations have increased 35 percent in the last six months due to stress in the financial markets," Landry said in an interview this month at the New York auto show. One of Harry's Clients paid no attention to the advice. Los Angeles dealer Viken Keuylian once sold 5 percent of the world's Lamborghinis to a star-studded clientele that included the likes of NBA star Kobe Bryant and Hollwood Movie Stars. But the glamour days are over for Keuylian, owner of Lamborghini of Orange County and Lamborghini of Calabasas â?? both now closed. Last month, he pleaded guilty to bilking Volkswagen Credit Inc. of at least $6 million in floorplan loans in a scheme that began in the fall of 2007. He failed to report the sale of inventory to the captive, according to the plea agreement. Instead, Keuylian used the proceeds to pay down debt on his Southern California vineyard, a commercial building in nearby Newport Beach and a Lotus dealership in Beverly Hills. In a desperate move to stay afloat last October, Keuylian sold much of his supercar inventory for ludicrously low prices, including a $300,000-plus Lamborghini LP640 that went for $60,430. This Dealer Paid for Harry's Advice, but refused to implement the plan. Harry wants to invite you to follow him on Twitter: www.twitter.com?harrydouglas Business Car Concerns EPISODE503 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas The American Motorist Vote Campaign goes to Washington D.C. "Top officials at Chrysler Financial turned away a government loan because executives didn't want to abide by new federal limits on pay, according to new findings by a federal watchdog agency. The government had offered a $750 million loan earlier this month as part of its efforts to prop up the ailing auto industry, including Chrysler, which is racing to avoid bankruptcy. Chrysler Financial is a major lender to Chrysler dealerships and customers. In forgoing the loan, Chrysler Financial opted to use more expensive financing from private banks, adding to the burden on the already fragile automaker and its financing company." Greed is Still The Rule In Auburn Hills...The Hell With The Needs of the Retail Automotive Consumer. Harry has been confering with Dealers across the USA. Some have listened and some have not. We are starting to say GOOD-BYE to the ones who did not listen. Let this be a less to the weak...ALWAYS RUN YOUR FINANCES THROUGH YOUR MANUFACTURES FINANCE ARM! The credit crisis and other financial problems are accelerating General Motors and Chrysler LLC dealership closings. Before the credit crisis, GM and Chrysler were encouraging dealers to consolidate as the automakers sought fewer but stronger dealerships. The crisis is speeding this process but also is hurting sales when the automakers desperately need revenue. This year GM has lost 165 dealerships, Mark LaNeve, GM North America vice president of vehicle sales, service and marketing, told Automotive News last week. "Normal attrition is about 175 to 200 for a full year, so we're at a much higher acceleration," he said. Steven Landry, Chrysler's executive vice president of sales and marketing, said 35 dealerships closed in March. In early 2008, about 20 dealerships were closing a month, the company said. "Dealership terminations have increased 35 percent in the last six months due to stress in the financial markets," Landry said in an interview this month at the New York auto show. One of Harry's Clients paid no attention to the advice. Los Angeles dealer Viken Keuylian once sold 5 percent of the world's Lamborghinis to a star-studded clientele that included the likes of NBA star Kobe Bryant and Hollwood Movie Stars. But the glamour days are over for Keuylian, owner of Lamborghini of Orange County and Lamborghini of Calabasas â?? both now closed. Last month, he pleaded guilty to bilking Volkswagen Credit Inc. of at least $6 million in floorplan loans in a scheme that began in the fall of 2007. He failed to report the sale of inventory to the captive, according to the plea agreement. Instead, Keuylian used the proceeds to pay down debt on his Southern California vineyard, a commercial building in nearby Newport Beach and a Lotus dealership in Beverly Hills. In a desperate move to stay afloat last October, Keuylian sold much of his supercar inventory for ludicrously low prices, including a $300,000-plus Lamborghini LP640 that went for $60,430. This Dealer Paid for Harry's Advice, but refused to implement the plan. Harry wants to invite you to follow him on Twitter: www.twitter.com?harrydouglas 3:02:25 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-217095.mp3 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:03:16 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-217095.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-217095.mp3 It has Happened...Harry is now Twittering and he Invites you to join him. www.twitter.com/harrydouglas AutoNation Inc., the largest U.S. dealership group, today said it posted first-quarter net income of $34.6 million, despite U.S. light-vehicle sales rates that are at more than quarter-century lows. AutoNation also posted a profit in the fourth quarter of 2008, after it took $48 million in one-time gains and tax adjustments. Among the six other publicly traded dealership groups, only CarMax Inc. posted a fourth-quarter profit. www.autonation.com Marc Cannon, Auto Nation Senior Vice President is Harry's "SPECIAL GUEST" in the 9:00 A.M. (EST) of Car Concerns. Marc and Harry will discuss how with all of the turmoil in the Automobile Market, Auto Nation still rolls on selling vehicles and making a profit while doing so! Ford Motor Co. says it will build more vehicles in North America in the second quarter than it planned last month because of rising demand for the mid-sized Fusion. www.ford.com Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday its group-wide sales fell 27 percent to 1.767 million vehicles in the first quarter of 2009, keeping it ahead of Volkswagen group as the world's top-selling carmaker. Car Concerns Radio Poll: How will the Obama administration deal with the UAW's retiree health care obligations at GM and Chrysler? The government will assume all liabilities. __10% The government will assume some of the liabilities. ____15% The government will assume the liabilities and seek a new tax to pay for them. ____15% The companies will keep the liabilities, but will be allowed to use only stock to fund the obligations. ________20% The companies will be allowed to dump the liabilities in bankruptcy proceedings. _______________40% Total Votes: 2858 The AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN is making the big push towards the 2010 Elections that will determine if we can make the hard decisions to send some Congress and Senate Dead-Heads home. www.americanmotoristvote.com The AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN is drawing up the plans for a huge Media Blitz that will cover all News outlets. Double-Truck Newspaper Ads in National News paper such as the New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Miami Herald, The Detroit News, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, the USA TODAY and another dozen major National Newspapers. A National Radio & T.V. saturation on special set week-ends. The Internet placement will be so intense that the American Motorist Vote Campaign will be on every computer around the Whole-Wide World. www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry will be out giving talks like he did at this weeks SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit this past Tuesday at the Cobo Center. Automotive Executives Listened Intently. Spotlight Harry!!! www.gogreenwithharry.com Start getting 20% better fuel economy and reduced tailpipe emissions to boot. Win, Win! www.gogreenwithharry.com Speaking of GREEN, if time permits Harry talks about his time spent in the Volt while in Detroit this week while attending the SAE 2009 World Congress. Business Car Concerns EPISODE502 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas It has Happened...Harry is now Twittering and he Invites you to join him. www.twitter.com/harrydouglas AutoNation Inc., the largest U.S. dealership group, today said it posted first-quarter net income of $34.6 million, despite U.S. light-vehicle sales rates that are at more than quarter-century lows. AutoNation also posted a profit in the fourth quarter of 2008, after it took $48 million in one-time gains and tax adjustments. Among the six other publicly traded dealership groups, only CarMax Inc. posted a fourth-quarter profit. www.autonation.com Marc Cannon, Auto Nation Senior Vice President is Harry's "SPECIAL GUEST" in the 9:00 A.M. (EST) of Car Concerns. Marc and Harry will discuss how with all of the turmoil in the Automobile Market, Auto Nation still rolls on selling vehicles and making a profit while doing so! Ford Motor Co. says it will build more vehicles in North America in the second quarter than it planned last month because of rising demand for the mid-sized Fusion. www.ford.com Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday its group-wide sales fell 27 percent to 1.767 million vehicles in the first quarter of 2009, keeping it ahead of Volkswagen group as the world's top-selling carmaker. Car Concerns Radio Poll: How will the Obama administration deal with the UAW's retiree health care obligations at GM and Chrysler? The government will assume all liabilities. __10% The government will assume some of the liabilities. ____15% The government will assume the liabilities and seek a new tax to pay for them. ____15% The companies will keep the liabilities, but will be allowed to use only stock to fund the obligations. ________20% The companies will be allowed to dump the liabilities in bankruptcy proceedings. _______________40% Total Votes: 2858 The AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN is making the big push towards the 2010 Elections that will determine if we can make the hard decisions to send some Congress and Senate Dead-Heads home. www.americanmotoristvote.com The AMERICAN MOTORIST VOTE CAMPAIGN is drawing up the plans for a huge Media Blitz that will cover all News outlets. Double-Truck Newspaper Ads in National News paper such as the New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Miami Herald, The Detroit News, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, the USA TODAY and another dozen major National Newspapers. A National Radio & T.V. saturation on special set week-ends. The Internet placement will be so intense that the American Motorist Vote Campaign will be on every computer around the Whole-Wide World. www.americanmotoristvote.com Harry will be out giving talks like he did at this weeks SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit this past Tuesday at the Cobo Center. Automotive Executives Listened Intently. Spotlight Harry!!! www.gogreenwithharry.com Start getting 20% better fuel economy and reduced tailpipe emissions to boot. Win, Win! www.gogreenwithharry.com Speaking of GREEN, if time permits Harry talks about his time spent in the Volt while in Detroit this week while attending the SAE 2009 World Congress. 2:04:28 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-216571.mp3 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:00:54 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-216571.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-216571.mp3 Harry is headed South to Make-A-Deal. An automobile dealers group plans to urge the Obama administration on Thursday not to eliminate any dealers or force General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy. "Eliminating dealers at a rapid rate does nothing to save GM any money in the near term," John McEleney, chairman of the National Auto Dealers Association, said in an interview. McEleney and other members of the group are slated to meet Thursday with Obama task force member Ron Bloom and others to make their case, he said. A White House spokeswoman today declined to comment on the meeting. GM has prepared plans to reduce the number of dealers from 6,200 to 4,100 by 2014. The Obama task force could accelerate that timetable or pare the number further, McEleney acknowledged. "But we think they should let market forces decide," said McEleney, a GM, Toyota and Hyundai dealer who owns two stores in eastern Iowa. The group hasn't come up with alternative numbers of its own. He also said dealers should perhaps be closed if GM ends production of brands such as the Hummer or Saturn, as the company has indicated it might do. About 900 U.S. dealers went out of business last year, leaving around 19,000 today to struggle with declining car sales and the economic slump. McEleney estimated that another 1,200 would go out of business this year. Those numbers could increase if GM or Chrysler file for bankruptcy protection, he said. "There are two big problems: lack of consumer confidence and availability of credit," McEleney said. "Bankruptcy magnifies both." Chrysler has until the end of the month to devise an acceptable business plan or face bankruptcy, and GM has until the end of May. Maserati North America Inc. said CEO Marti Eulberg has resigned after less than a year with the company. She will "pursue other opportunities," Maserati said in a statement Tuesday.Her interim replacement will be Raffaele Fusilli, Maserati's global commercial director. Eulberg joined the Fiat S.p.A. unit in June after more than two decades in the industry. She started her career at Ford Motor Co. in 1986 and held sales and marketing positions with its Volvo and former Jaguar unit. Last year, Maserati limited its U.S. sales decline to 1.2 percent as the industry dropped 18 percent. Through March of this year, Maserati sold 247 cars in the United States, a 57.8 percent decline amid an industrywide tumble of 38.4 percent. Eulberg replaced James Selwa, who left after less than three years. She reported to Fusilli. "During a very challenging time, Maserati was one of the very few automotive players in North America to post a positive result in terms of sales in 2008," Fusilli said in the statement. Dumping dealers In February, GM submitted a plan to the Obama administration to cut dealerships to 4,100 by 2014. But that plan was rejected by the Obama auto task force. GM CEO Fritz Henderson said: "We're looking at how do we accelerate that. We're in dialogue with our dealers as to how do we do that. Work is under way as we speak." At the end of 2008, GM had 6,273 dealerships. For nearly three years, Ford Motor Co. has worked with dealers to reduce its store roster. At the end of last year, Ford had 3,787 dealerships, down 269 from the beginning of 2008. In the current sales slump, LaNeve said, GM can't prosper if dealers are suffering. "I'm more than worried about it," he said. "None of this is any fun, and it's tough to see hardworking dealers go out of business." Likewise, Chrysler's Landry said many undercapitalized Chrysler dealers need help with retail loans, wholesale loans, loans for capital expenditures and real estate. "Some third-party financial institutions have said to some dealers, 'We're getting out of the floorplan business,' " Landry said. In some cases, the institutions are giving dealers 90 to 120 days to find another floorplan provider, he said. Normally, those dealers would approach Chrysler Financial for floorplanning, Landry said, but "Chrysler Financial says we don't have any money right now." Before the credit crisis, Chrysler was working to consolidate dealerships to create fewer but stronger stores. At the end of last year, Chrysler had 3,250 dealerships, down 335 from the start of 2008. While GM and Chrysler executives think they need smaller dealership networks, a brutal recession has made the consolidation chaotic and unpredictable. Dealers are running out of cash, and they are starting to panic. "I'm selling this place," one GM dealer who declined to be identified said last week. "I'm giving it away just to get out of it. I have to get rid of everything." "My dad bought this dealership in the early '80s, and I washed cars for him," the dealer said. "He's had it for 30 years. This is my retirement, and it's gone." www.gogreenwithharry.com Business Car Concerns EPISODE501 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry is headed South to Make-A-Deal. An automobile dealers group plans to urge the Obama administration on Thursday not to eliminate any dealers or force General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy. "Eliminating dealers at a rapid rate does nothing to save GM any money in the near term," John McEleney, chairman of the National Auto Dealers Association, said in an interview. McEleney and other members of the group are slated to meet Thursday with Obama task force member Ron Bloom and others to make their case, he said. A White House spokeswoman today declined to comment on the meeting. GM has prepared plans to reduce the number of dealers from 6,200 to 4,100 by 2014. The Obama task force could accelerate that timetable or pare the number further, McEleney acknowledged. "But we think they should let market forces decide," said McEleney, a GM, Toyota and Hyundai dealer who owns two stores in eastern Iowa. The group hasn't come up with alternative numbers of its own. He also said dealers should perhaps be closed if GM ends production of brands such as the Hummer or Saturn, as the company has indicated it might do. About 900 U.S. dealers went out of business last year, leaving around 19,000 today to struggle with declining car sales and the economic slump. McEleney estimated that another 1,200 would go out of business this year. Those numbers could increase if GM or Chrysler file for bankruptcy protection, he said. "There are two big problems: lack of consumer confidence and availability of credit," McEleney said. "Bankruptcy magnifies both." Chrysler has until the end of the month to devise an acceptable business plan or face bankruptcy, and GM has until the end of May. Maserati North America Inc. said CEO Marti Eulberg has resigned after less than a year with the company. She will "pursue other opportunities," Maserati said in a statement Tuesday.Her interim replacement will be Raffaele Fusilli, Maserati's global commercial director. Eulberg joined the Fiat S.p.A. unit in June after more than two decades in the industry. She started her career at Ford Motor Co. in 1986 and held sales and marketing positions with its Volvo and former Jaguar unit. Last year, Maserati limited its U.S. sales decline to 1.2 percent as the industry dropped 18 percent. Through March of this year, Maserati sold 247 cars in the United States, a 57.8 percent decline amid an industrywide tumble of 38.4 percent. Eulberg replaced James Selwa, who left after less than three years. She reported to Fusilli. "During a very challenging time, Maserati was one of the very few automotive players in North America to post a positive result in terms of sales in 2008," Fusilli said in the statement. Dumping dealers In February, GM submitted a plan to the Obama administration to cut dealerships to 4,100 by 2014. But that plan was rejected by the Obama auto task force. GM CEO Fritz Henderson said: "We're looking at how do we accelerate that. We're in dialogue with our dealers as to how do we do that. Work is under way as we speak." At the end of 2008, GM had 6,273 dealerships. For nearly three years, Ford Motor Co. has worked with dealers to reduce its store roster. At the end of last year, Ford had 3,787 dealerships, down 269 from the beginning of 2008. In the current sales slump, LaNeve said, GM can't prosper if dealers are suffering. "I'm more than worried about it," he said. "None of this is any fun, and it's tough to see hardworking dealers go out of business." Likewise, Chrysler's Landry said many undercapitalized Chrysler dealers need help with retail loans, wholesale loans, loans for capital expenditures and real estate. "Some third-party financial institutions have said to some dealers, 'We're getting out of the floorplan business,' " Landry said. In some cases, the institutions are giving dealers 90 to 120 days to find another floorplan provider, he said. Normally, those dealers would approach Chrysler Financial for floorplanning, Landry said, but "Chrysler Financial says we don't have any money right now." Before the credit crisis, Chrysler was working to consolidate dealerships to create fewer but stronger stores. At the end of last year, Chrysler had 3,250 dealerships, down 335 from the start of 2008. While GM and Chrysler executives think they need smaller dealership networks, a brutal recession has made the consolidation chaotic and unpredictable. Dealers are running out of cash, and they are starting to panic. "I'm selling this place," one GM dealer who declined to be identified said last week. "I'm giving it away just to get out of it. I have to get rid of everything." "My dad bought this dealership in the early '80s, and I washed cars for him," the dealer said. "He's had it for 30 years. This is my retirement, and it's gone." www.gogreenwithharry.com 2:06:49 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-216400.mp3 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:01:15 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-216400.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-216400.mp3 It's 2:30 A.M. and the report on the S.A.E. World Congress is the target. Carmakers need to stop overpromising future technologies and attacking each other's hybrid, electric and advanced offerings if they want to boost sales, auto experts said Tuesday. "You basically have told consumers to just wait, and you can't do that," said consumer research expert Scott Miller, CEO of Synovate Motoresearch, speaking at the SAE World Congress, a convention of automotive engineers held this week at Cobo Center. Miller and other experts discussed whether consumers will buy hybrid and other vehicles that rely on advanced propulsion methods such as the extended-range electric and fuel-cell vehicles, despite the worst sales market since the early 1980s. Consumers are willing to pay $2,000 to $3,000 more for hybrids and environmentally friendly vehicles, but carmakers need to make several changes to seal deals. the auto industry is still facing major financial problems. It's future is still very uncertain. But as My TV 20's Jorge Avellan reports, an automotive congress taking place in Detroit could help it stay alive. Multimedia Watch The Video The Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress began today at Cobo Center. It's an event where egineers from around the world meet to share automotive technological advancements. Some car companies hope to join force with other companies to share resources in order to spend less money. Chandra Lewis "The auto industry is a great example and has many examples of where coloboration has helped to surge the industry ahead. And I think this crisis and this economic crisis is going to be an opportunity for us collaboratively to reermge and coverge to make the industry stronger overall." Karl Schohl "There's a lot of different companies that are coming to SAE World Congress, not just the main stake comapnies that have come in the past. So we have a lot of opportunity in sharing our information in what we do, for vehicle network solutions with other companies that we haven't in the past." General Motors hopes to increase car sales in the future by producing fuel efficient vehicles that require changes in the materials used to assemble the cars. Jerry King "Some carpet fibers could have an increase amount of weight, some of the new carpet fibers are lighter weight. They don't weigh as much as the current products due today. Which when you reduce mass in a vehicle it allows you to get more miles per gallon in driving." Harry was in Detroit "LIVE" to cover the SAE World Automobile Congress all day Tuesday. Hear what he tought and what he saw. Car Concerns Wednesday Morning starting at 9:00 A.M. (EST). Call Harry USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850 Business Car Concerns EPISODE500 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas It's 2:30 A.M. and the report on the S.A.E. World Congress is the target. Carmakers need to stop overpromising future technologies and attacking each other's hybrid, electric and advanced offerings if they want to boost sales, auto experts said Tuesday. "You basically have told consumers to just wait, and you can't do that," said consumer research expert Scott Miller, CEO of Synovate Motoresearch, speaking at the SAE World Congress, a convention of automotive engineers held this week at Cobo Center. Miller and other experts discussed whether consumers will buy hybrid and other vehicles that rely on advanced propulsion methods such as the extended-range electric and fuel-cell vehicles, despite the worst sales market since the early 1980s. Consumers are willing to pay $2,000 to $3,000 more for hybrids and environmentally friendly vehicles, but carmakers need to make several changes to seal deals. the auto industry is still facing major financial problems. It's future is still very uncertain. But as My TV 20's Jorge Avellan reports, an automotive congress taking place in Detroit could help it stay alive. Multimedia Watch The Video The Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress began today at Cobo Center. It's an event where egineers from around the world meet to share automotive technological advancements. Some car companies hope to join force with other companies to share resources in order to spend less money. Chandra Lewis "The auto industry is a great example and has many examples of where coloboration has helped to surge the industry ahead. And I think this crisis and this economic crisis is going to be an opportunity for us collaboratively to reermge and coverge to make the industry stronger overall." Karl Schohl "There's a lot of different companies that are coming to SAE World Congress, not just the main stake comapnies that have come in the past. So we have a lot of opportunity in sharing our information in what we do, for vehicle network solutions with other companies that we haven't in the past." General Motors hopes to increase car sales in the future by producing fuel efficient vehicles that require changes in the materials used to assemble the cars. Jerry King "Some carpet fibers could have an increase amount of weight, some of the new carpet fibers are lighter weight. They don't weigh as much as the current products due today. Which when you reduce mass in a vehicle it allows you to get more miles per gallon in driving." Harry was in Detroit "LIVE" to cover the SAE World Automobile Congress all day Tuesday. Hear what he tought and what he saw. Car Concerns Wednesday Morning starting at 9:00 A.M. (EST). Call Harry USA TOLL-FREE: 1-877-958-5850 2:09:29 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-216030.mp3 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:22:49 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-216030.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-216030.mp3 HARRY IS IN DETROIT Business Car Concerns EPISODE499 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas HARRY IS IN DETROIT 43:10 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-215462.mp3 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:01:03 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-215462.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-215462.mp3 Car Concerns Is Heard Around The World! Survey: 'Net Radio Grows, But Terrestrial Radio Holds Steady CHARLESTON, SC -- April 9, 2009: A new survey from American Media Services finds that the popularity of Internet-only radio is growing, with 27 percent of Americans saying they've listened to 'Net-only radio from a website. The figure is higher for 18-24s -- 47 percent -- and for those under 50, at 34 percent. The Obama administration plans to talk with the leaders of a group representing 200,000 salaried retirees at Detroit's Big Three automakers this week -- as crucial deadlines loom for Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. An administration official said Sunday that it wasn't clear if the meeting would occur in person in Washington or by phone but that the Obama auto task force wanted to hear the concerns of salaried retirees. No date has been set for the discussion -- expected to take place this week. Retirees are deeply worried about the fate of their pensions, supplemental payments and health care benefits in the event that either GM or Chrysler files for bankruptcy. The Obama auto task force has said bankruptcy may be "the best option" for both companies to restructure their balance sheets. The White House said Friday it has complete confidence in Steve Rattner, a top adviser to the Obama auto task force, who was linked to a Securities and Exchange Commission probe of New York State's pension fund. "He's not accused of doing any wrongdoing and is not likely to face either criminal or civil charges as it relates to this, and a pending investigation was something that he brought up to us," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, criticized the Obama Administration's decision to appoint Rattner, despite knowing about the investigation. "To find out that the man the president effectively put in charge of GM and Chrysler is under investigation by the SEC and the New York Attorney General over a bribery scandal with the New York State Pension Fund is disturbing," Rogers said. Harry and Car Concerns is on the March to capture even more subscribers to the daily Internet TalkCast that can be heard @ www.carconcerns.com The Car Concerns PodCast is heard on more than 500 different Podcast Web-Sites like: odeo.com, everyzing.com, blubury.com or Google: Car Concerns If You Own A Vehicle, If You Drive A Vehicle, Then You Are By All Means An American Motorist. Stand Up And Let Yor Voiced Be Heard and Your Engines Roar! www.americanmotoristvote.com Join and Contribute To The Betterment Of The American Motorist Everywhere! Business Car Concerns EPISODE498 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Car Concerns Is Heard Around The World! Survey: 'Net Radio Grows, But Terrestrial Radio Holds Steady CHARLESTON, SC -- April 9, 2009: A new survey from American Media Services finds that the popularity of Internet-only radio is growing, with 27 percent of Americans saying they've listened to 'Net-only radio from a website. The figure is higher for 18-24s -- 47 percent -- and for those under 50, at 34 percent. The Obama administration plans to talk with the leaders of a group representing 200,000 salaried retirees at Detroit's Big Three automakers this week -- as crucial deadlines loom for Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. An administration official said Sunday that it wasn't clear if the meeting would occur in person in Washington or by phone but that the Obama auto task force wanted to hear the concerns of salaried retirees. No date has been set for the discussion -- expected to take place this week. Retirees are deeply worried about the fate of their pensions, supplemental payments and health care benefits in the event that either GM or Chrysler files for bankruptcy. The Obama auto task force has said bankruptcy may be "the best option" for both companies to restructure their balance sheets. The White House said Friday it has complete confidence in Steve Rattner, a top adviser to the Obama auto task force, who was linked to a Securities and Exchange Commission probe of New York State's pension fund. "He's not accused of doing any wrongdoing and is not likely to face either criminal or civil charges as it relates to this, and a pending investigation was something that he brought up to us," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, criticized the Obama Administration's decision to appoint Rattner, despite knowing about the investigation. "To find out that the man the president effectively put in charge of GM and Chrysler is under investigation by the SEC and the New York Attorney General over a bribery scandal with the New York State Pension Fund is disturbing," Rogers said. Harry and Car Concerns is on the March to capture even more subscribers to the daily Internet TalkCast that can be heard @ www.carconcerns.com The Car Concerns PodCast is heard on more than 500 different Podcast Web-Sites like: odeo.com, everyzing.com, blubury.com or Google: Car Concerns If You Own A Vehicle, If You Drive A Vehicle, Then You Are By All Means An American Motorist. Stand Up And Let Yor Voiced Be Heard and Your Engines Roar! www.americanmotoristvote.com Join and Contribute To The Betterment Of The American Motorist Everywhere! 2:14:13 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-214702.mp3 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:01:06 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-214702.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-214702.mp3 Harry Wants You To Know...To help spread the word about the importance of used motor oil recycling, Richard Childress Racing (RCR) and Pennzoil are working together to raise awareness around the Pennzoil Clean Change Campaign in a special way. This Saturday, as Americans look forward to Earth Day, the deck lid of Kevin Harvick's No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil car will feature the Pennzoil Clean Change Campaign logo and web site (www.CleanChange.org) during the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. The Pennzoil Clean Change Campaign is a nationwide initiative that encourages Do-It-Yourself oil changers to recycle their used motor oil and help maintain a clean environment. Improper disposal of the used oil from just one oil change can potentially contaminate up to one million gallons of drinking water. It is estimated that 185 million gallons of used motor oil is improperly disposed of each year in the U.S. -- dumped on the ground, tossed in the trash or poured down storm sewers and drains. "Proper disposal of used motor oil is vital to the environment, so increasing awareness of the Pennzoil Clean Change Campaign during a week when everyone is focused on the environment is very important," said Kevin Harvick. "Clean drinking water is essential to our health, so I'm proud to be teaming up with Pennzoil to promote steps we can all take to help keep our water clean and protect our environment." General Motors Corp has told U.S. dealers it is accelerating its timetable for closing about 1,700 dealerships as it rushes to meet a June 1 deadline to restructure under U.S. government oversight, people with knowledge of the discussions said. In a series of meetings with their key dealers including representatives of the National Automobile Dealers Association, GM executives also said about 200 dealerships had closed in the first quarter, according to people briefed on those talks. The sources asked not to be named because of the sensitive nature of GM's discussions with its cash-strapped dealers. Dealer representatives met on Tuesday in Detroit with GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson and on Wednesday with GM sales chief Mark LaNeve, the sources said. A GM spokesman confirmed that the meetings had taken place but declined to comment on the closed-door discussions. Milan -- The Italian automaker Fiat, which is seeking an alliance with troubled U.S. Chrysler LLC, outsold the competition last month in a contracting European market, on Thursday reporting a 14.7 percent increase in March sales amid an overall drop in European car sales of 9 percent. If there is a silver lining to the ongoing carnage in the auto industry, it lies in the more creative marketing efforts being deployed by the sharpest carmakers to pull buyers into showrooms. Consumers stand to benefit greatly as carmakers become more inventive and go beyond the traditional cash and low interest rate incentives. That said, it should be noted that incentives are now at record levels -- an average of $3,169 per vehicle. That ain't Chump-Change! There also is encouraging talk in Washington about a cash-for-clunkers program similar to those that have revived new car sales in several European markets. Buyers basically would be rewarded with a credit -- as much as $5,000 -- for turning in cars at least eight years old in return for buying a new vehicle. The details are still being debated by legislators, and there are questions over which vehicles would qualify. Harry has been working night and day, talking to Congress Reps and Senators to make the Cash-For-Clunkers a reality. Imagine, a chance to replace older vehicles on road with an more fuel efficent, less polluting new American Vehicle. That by itself is worth the move, but the big bonus in this Bill, a huge boost to the American Economy as the Retail Automotive Consumer returns to the Dealerships to Grease and begin the turning of the Wheels of Commerce. www.carconcerns.com www.gogreenwithharry.com www.harrydouglassentme.com www.healthydriver.com Harry Is Always Looking Out For You! Business Car Concerns EPISODE496 - Car Concerns With Harry Douglas Harry Wants You To Know...To help spread the word about the importance of used motor oil recycling, Richard Childress Racing (RCR) and Pennzoil are working together to raise awareness around the Pennzoil Clean Change Campaign in a special way. This Saturday, as Americans look forward to Earth Day, the deck lid of Kevin Harvick's No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil car will feature the Pennzoil Clean Change Campaign logo and web site (www.CleanChange.org) during the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. The Pennzoil Clean Change Campaign is a nationwide initiative that encourages Do-It-Yourself oil changers to recycle their used motor oil and help maintain a clean environment. Improper disposal of the used oil from just one oil change can potentially contaminate up to one million gallons of drinking water. It is estimated that 185 million gallons of used motor oil is improperly disposed of each year in the U.S. -- dumped on the ground, tossed in the trash or poured down storm sewers and drains. "Proper disposal of used motor oil is vital to the environment, so increasing awareness of the Pennzoil Clean Change Campaign during a week when everyone is focused on the environment is very important," said Kevin Harvick. "Clean drinking water is essential to our health, so I'm proud to be teaming up with Pennzoil to promote steps we can all take to help keep our water clean and protect our environment." General Motors Corp has told U.S. dealers it is accelerating its timetable for closing about 1,700 dealerships as it rushes to meet a June 1 deadline to restructure under U.S. government oversight, people with knowledge of the discussions said. In a series of meetings with their key dealers including representatives of the National Automobile Dealers Association, GM executives also said about 200 dealerships had closed in the first quarter, according to people briefed on those talks. The sources asked not to be named because of the sensitive nature of GM's discussions with its cash-strapped dealers. Dealer representatives met on Tuesday in Detroit with GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson and on Wednesday with GM sales chief Mark LaNeve, the sources said. A GM spokesman confirmed that the meetings had taken place but declined to comment on the closed-door discussions. Milan -- The Italian automaker Fiat, which is seeking an alliance with troubled U.S. Chrysler LLC, outsold the competition last month in a contracting European market, on Thursday reporting a 14.7 percent increase in March sales amid an overall drop in European car sales of 9 percent. If there is a silver lining to the ongoing carnage in the auto industry, it lies in the more creative marketing efforts being deployed by the sharpest carmakers to pull buyers into showrooms. Consumers stand to benefit greatly as carmakers become more inventive and go beyond the traditional cash and low interest rate incentives. That said, it should be noted that incentives are now at record levels -- an average of $3,169 per vehicle. That ain't Chump-Change! There also is encouraging talk in Washington about a cash-for-clunkers program similar to those that have revived new car sales in several European markets. Buyers basically would be rewarded with a credit -- as much as $5,000 -- for turning in cars at least eight years old in return for buying a new vehicle. The details are still being debated by legislators, and there are questions over which vehicles would qualify. Harry has been working night and day, talking to Congress Reps and Senators to make the Cash-For-Clunkers a reality. Imagine, a chance to replace older vehicles on road with an more fuel efficent, less polluting new American Vehicle. That by itself is worth the move, but the big bonus in this Bill, a huge boost to the American Economy as the Retail Automotive Consumer returns to the Dealerships to Grease and begin the turning of the Wheels of Commerce. www.carconcerns.com www.gogreenwithharry.com www.harrydouglassentme.com www.healthydriver.com Harry Is Always Looking Out For You! 2:10:33 clean automobile buying,automobile leasing,automobile financing,automobile scams,automobile manufactures,automobile dealerships,Buy Cars, Finance Cars, Insure Cars, Service Autos, Dave Ramsey, Rush Limbaugh http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-214259.mp3 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:02:13 -0700 harry@carconcerns.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-214259.mp3 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-48329/TS-214259.mp3 Did You Take In A Tea-Party Yesterday? The Most Non-Productive Gathering of the Year...So Far! General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC retirees and employees could lose $23 billion in pension benefits if the companies terminate their retirement plans in bankruptcy, the government's pension insurance agency warned Tuesday. Neither GM nor Chrysler plans to file for bankruptcy, but both are taking steps to prepare in case they are forced to do so in the coming weeks. While neither has said it plans to terminate its pension program, struggling steel companies and airlines have used bankruptcy to get out from under large pension obligations and turn them over to the government. GM and Chrysler combined provide pension benefits to about 630,000 retirees and dependents, and cover another 300,000 who haven't begun drawing benefits. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) insures the pensions of 44 million Americans, including 1.5 million in Michigan. Its representatives have met repeatedly with the Obama auto task force on the impact of a GM or Chrysler pension plan termination, and have been making preparations for the possibility. PBGC acting director Vince Snowbarger said Tuesday that termination of either pension plan would have a major impact on retirees. If Only We Hadn't bought all of those Rice-Burners. A group of investors today says it has offered to acquire General Motors Corp.'s struggling Saturn brand, which is slated to be eliminated as part of the automaker's restructuring plan unless a suitor is found. The group, which includes private equity firm Black Oak Partners LLC, based in Oklahoma City, and several Saturn dealers, have approached GM to acquire the assets of Saturn Distribution Corp. Terms of the offer, which was submitted last week, were not released today. The group would initially provide vehicles from GM and eventually offer small, fuel-efficient vehicles from several manufacturers -- most of which would be sold under the Saturn brand. A GM spokesman confirmed the offer. Lamborghini, whose made-to-order sports cars are a fixture among celebrities and the wealthy, said Wednesday it made record deliveries and profits in 2008 but noted that the economic uncertainty has not left it unscathed. Car Concerns Report: The 2009 Nissan Xterra may be more refined, but I just don't like it. I want to. I think it looks really cool when you walk up to it. The straight-line design conveys a kind of high-tech ruggedness. The vehicle's face is smushed as if a giant grandmother squeezed it just a little too long. There's an appeal to the Xterra. And when you see people riding in one, they always look so happy -- and young. These are the people who canoe on Monday, bungee