by Phil Jackson | Feb 4, 2019
Just about every week vehicle manufacturers are coming out with news about the future electrification of their fleet. Volvo made a huge splash by announcing the electrification of their entire brand. Pretty much every German brand is diving in, trying to put the word...
by Phil Jackson | Jan 29, 2019
For us history geeks, a great resource for local history is the Brighton Allston Historical Society site. Superb old maps and images, info about neighborhoods and street names, stories about the old cattle industry which defined the area, and so much more. And yes,...
by Phil Jackson | Jan 23, 2019
Re-posting this from our old blog because it is one of my favorites! Pretty harsh opinion column in the Boston Globe this weekend, talking up Tesla and their desire to directly sell their cars to the public, versus the perceived downfalls of our current system of...
by Phil Jackson | Jan 21, 2019
If you have ever driven a Volvo, you are well aware that they are not flimsy cars. Volvos are solid. The edges have been sanded of late, but the bones are still tank-esque. Heft does not help with fuel economy. Yet Volvo is not one of the car manufacturers out there...
by Phil Jackson | Jan 14, 2019
For a business – or an industry – certainty is a wonderful thing to have. The more constants you have, the easier it is to successfully plan and run your business. Whether you love the existing EPA fuel-efficiency regulations (CAFE) or not, the fact is...
by Phil Jackson | Jan 11, 2019
Was doing some research today on tire buying tips, since the gospel of Google and Greg Gifford both tell me that producing original content for my website helps us stay relevant and pumps up my SEO. What was very amusing to me – and granted, I am easily amused...
by Phil Jackson | Jan 3, 2019
Oldie but goodie – originally published in March of 2015. Just dove past a billboard for a dealership where the basic message was one of car dealer self-loathing; it went something along the lines of “don’t like car dealers, neither do we.”...
by villageautogroup | Nov 27, 2018
Interesting article recently in WIRED talking about driver-assistance technologies such as ‘semi-autonomous’ modes. The gist of the article is that many drivers wildly overestimate what these systems can do.Semi-autonomous driving basically blends...
by villageautogroup | Nov 27, 2018
Our Founder and President Ray Ciccolo was recently honored as one of the inaugural members of the Massachusetts Auto Dealers Hall of Fame. The new Hall of Fame was established by MSADA: the Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association.Over the course of the last 100+...
by villageautogroup | Nov 27, 2018
There isn’t an industry quite like the automotive one when it comes to vendors springing up to fill niches. My favorite these days is online ratings sites. Google and Facebook are what counts when it comes to ratings online. You can throw in someone like a Yelp...
