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I've run into at least a handful of people who were under the same impression that last Sunday was Father's Day this week, so I don't feel too bad jumping the gun. Besides, it gave me a whole week to say, "Hey it's Father's Week!" if anyone asked me why I was lounging around. I have to go through the slide collection to find one of my favorite photos of my Dad, sitting on a sheet in the middle of a field, parts all around him, taking apart the engine of the car he borrowed for his honeymoon, but these two will do...

Dear Dub, It's no wonder the auto industry is in the shape it is because almost all the cars they build are junk! I had a Civic, then a PT Cruiser, and now a MINI and the transmission failed on all of them. In fact, the MINI is going to need a second tranny replacement before 40,000 miles...

 Cincinnati Chevy shoppers - are you ready?  Jeff Wyler Eastgate Chevrolet is proud to be your Cincinnati Ohio participating Cash for Clunkers dealer!  There are LOTS of questions surrounding this bill, and we have been working aggressively to monitor this bill, as well as to be better prepared to help you take advantage of this program to buy your new Chevrolet in Cincinnati at a discounted price...

Remember all the dire predictions about people not buying cars from a bankrupt company being a reason we had to throw money at GM? It didn't matter that people kept flying on bankrupt airlines, or any other example that could be shown, we had to throw that money away. Well we wound up at bankruptcy for GM anyway...

 It appears likely that the Cash for Clunkers bill will pass, and as it comes to vote here today or in the next few days, if it passes, President Obama has already indicated that he would sign the bill.  This bill would allow for great deals for new Mazda shoppers in our Cincinnati market and across the country, and we are looking at which Mazda vehicles would be candidates for the program. How it works:  As the bill currently stands (before signature), a new Mazda shopper could trade-in their "gas-guzzler" vehicle (defined as getting 18 mpg or less) and in return for buying a new vehicle with better fuel efficiency, get a government voucher towards the purchase of the new vehicle...

Wandering through the news this morning and came across the not-surprising headline: GM in Daily Talks With Obama Auto Task Force Then I came to this paragraph: GM will retain four plants it had planned to close, putting them on so-called standby status in case the North American auto-sales market accelerates faster than anticipated and it needs more capacity. Isn't it that kind of overly optimistic planning that got GM into their current condition in the first place?

Saab may still survie, but the future is uncertain after a consortium led by Swedish boutique sports-car maker Koenigsegg Group AB agreed to a preliminary deal to buy the troubled company from General Motors Corp. From the not-sure-if-this-is-surprising department, only 783 Saabs were sold in the U.S. in May, which is fewer than the number of Hummers sold...

 Your new or used Honda should only be repaired by a certified Honda technician who is an expert on your vehicle.  Jeff Wyler Colerain Honda is your Cincinnati certified Honda service and repair center, where you can be confident that a highly trained tech will fix your vehicle, and only genuine OEM Honda parts and accessories are used to complete your maintenance. We handle Cincinnati Honda warranty and non-warranty service, and welcome all customers...

AR Index     537.85  -29.74  (-5.24%) Stocks of individual interest Toyota  76.67  -3.18 GM        1.26    +0.05 Ford      5.93    -0.45 Dow 8612.13  -152.36   (-1.74%) One factor affecting the AR Index that's really starting to bug me is the run up in prices at the pump. The average price at the pump has increased every day since April 29 and for no apparent reason other than speculation on the commodity markets. No actual supply or demand issues that would warrant the increase...

And some people wonder why the auto industry is in trouble. Consider the headline I saw this morning: Honda’s Hybrid Insight May Miss U.S. Sales Forecast Now that doesn't seem like a surprising headline given the situation the North American auto industry finds itself in, but would you expect that they may miss the forecast by 33%??..