December 09, 2023
Ted Craig
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
Ted Craig
August 09, 2019
This is my last blog entry, as I have resigned as the me of UCN. Thank you to all the folks who put up with…
Over for Good
Ted Craig
August 08, 2019
This business isn't what it used to be. When I started here in 2000, the industry consisted on independent dealers and franchise dealers. About a…
Road Games
Ted Craig
August 07, 2019
Do you remember that old summer vacation game of spotting out-of-state license plates? I have my own version of that. I spot out-of-state plates and…
Stupid Useless Vehicles
Ted Craig
August 06, 2019
A new ad for the Chrysler Pacifica finally calls out sport-utilities for their lack of, well, utility. It’s too little, too late, SUVs, and the…
Stop Doing That
Ted Craig
August 05, 2019
My wife took our kids Up North this weekend, as she has the first weekend in August for pretty much their whole lives. It did…
Don't Know What to Think
Ted Craig
August 02, 2019
The Fed cut interest rates this week for some reason. It wasn’t enough for the stock market, which went all Veruca Salt. And then Pres.…
No Green Market
Ted Craig
August 01, 2019
There is no market for electric vehicles, just as there was no market for hybrids 10 years ago. There is a market for Tesla, just…
Market for Lemons Revisited
Ted Craig
July 31, 2019
I don’t have a Noble Prize, or even a Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, but I always questioned George…
Last Images
Ted Craig
July 30, 2019
People will sometimes talk about how Willie Mays played for too long and is remembered for stumbling in the outfield. One could argue that Lee…
Why the Face, WSJ?
Ted Craig
July 29, 2019
The WSJ seems downbeat these days. Over the weekend, the paper focused on economic growth slowing. Never mind that growth exceeded expectations. Consumer confidence and…
