by Phil Jackson | Jun 11, 2025
China’s decision to restrict exports of rare earth elements and magnets is threatening to halt vehicle and auto parts production in the coming weeks.These materials are critical to a wide range of automotive components—from electric motors and sensors to automatic...
by Phil Jackson | May 28, 2025
Volvo Cars reached a major milestone recently in their 70-year history in the US: 5,000,000 cars sold. Village Automotive is incredibly proud to have played a major role in Volvo’s success here in America. We’re not only the oldest Volvo organization in New England,...
by Phil Jackson | May 16, 2025
Really interesting fact: no OEM imported more cars into the United States last year than General Motors. Not even Toyota. Toyota still generates a larger percentage of its sales overall (51.4%), but GM brought into America 1.23 million vehicles from other nations,...
by Phil Jackson | May 1, 2025
Stephen Covey famously stated, “If there’s one thing that’s certain in business, it’s uncertainty.” While this is undoubtedly true, we wouldn’t mind if the fire hose of uncertainty was turned down a bit these days!Yet one thing I know for...
by Phil Jackson | Mar 21, 2025
Every once in a while you come across the term “saloon” as it relates to cars, and you wonder why people are using a term from the Old West to describe a car. When you dive into the etymology, it actually makes pretty logical sense. 📜 Origin of...
