Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Legal Happenings with Richard Sox

Lessons Learned from the GM and Chrysler Arbitrations

Bass Sox Mercer  (our law firm) handled arbitration filings for 74 GM and Chrysler dealers seeking reinstatement of their franchises.  Almost one half of those dealers were reinstated very early in the process, primarily by GM.  The remainder of those matters were ultimately settled or went on to a final hearing.  BSM attorneys won reinstatement at final hearing for four out of five of our dealers.  Click Here to read more

 

 


The Dealer Advocate with Jim Ziegler

 

Living at the Speed of Electricity

Connected to the universe at 1.46 megabytes per second. With a high-speed cable modem and a bad-ass processor -- information is uploaded, downloaded, served up and absorbed at speeds beyond human comprehension. If a megabyte is equal to 8 million bits (data transfer units) per second, then 1.46 megabytes equals roughly 11,680,000 bits per second.  Click Here to read the full blog post

 

 


The Dealer Scoop with Cliff Banks

The Folly of Fiat?

There seems to be a myth in our nation's media that customers want small cars. Yeah, right. Truck sales and SUV sales are going through the roof, again. Small car sales, however, continue to plunge. I'll spare you the numbers, but it ain't pretty. Click here to read the full blog.