SO PLEASE, AT LEAST BE TOTALLY HONEST WITH YOURSELF!
TRUE OR FALSE...
2024 might be the most challenging year of your career.
Here are the TOP 4 reasons:
- Government (FTC) Compliance Demands (Postponed but coming...)
- Consumer Covid/Post-Covid Reputational Backlash
- Corporatist/Globalist Agendas regarding their plainly obvious (and questionable) Political/Social/Economic Goals for Future "Zero Emissions" and "Global Sustainability"
- Future Automobile Costs of Ownership and related sustainability issues for American families
Here's the proof! These are THE INDISPUTABLE FACTS!
#1 - YOU, THE AUTO DEALER, ARE THE EASIEST AND LARGEST TARGET OF GOVERNMENTS FOR THEIR (NOW TELEGRAPHED) FUTURE REVENUE COLLECTION PLANS.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Goverment is looking for new income and opportunities to raise money for their ever dwindling budgets. A major Florida Law Firm blog recently published that the FTC will raise as much as 29 BILLION DOLLARS ($29,000,000,000.00) in fines from automotive dealers "against non-compliant dealers."
https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2022/07/new-rules-of-the-road-ftcs-proposed-changes-to-car-boat-motorcycle
Doing the math, if there are (according to NADA,) 17,600 Franchise Dealers in America, this comes to approximately $1,600,000 per dealer assuming non-compliance with 100% of the dealers across America.
The main takeaway here is that the FTC already is telegraphing in advance, they expect to collect 29 BILLION DOLLARS from somebody at the Franchise Level. The fines are described as a minimum of more/less "up to" $50,000 PER VIOLATION of the FTC Rules for any proven non-compliant dealers.
DO YOU AGREE THIS IS GOING TO BE A "NEGATIVE" FACTOR IN YOUR DEALERSHIPS' CURRENT LIFE CYCLE?
#2 - YOU, THE AUTO DEALER, ARE THE "LOWEST HANGING FRUIT" FOR BLAME FOR THE CONSUMERS' LATEST (SELF-PERCEIVED) MISERY.
Quick pop-quiz: Name a Chinese chip manufacturer and one chip supply chain company. If you know, or don't know, would you agree the typical American consumer probably has no clue?
The consumers during and after COVID, will never remember nor blame the "Chip Manufacturers" nor "Suppliers," for the high premium prices they paid to the LOCAL DEALERS. But, the consumers will never forget how they were treated by the LOCAL DEALERS everytime they drive past the stores in their LOCAL HOMETOWNS. The consumers will BLAME and HARBOR RESENTMENT with the closest offending party to the COVID related so-called "perceived price gouging" - much like a drowning person grabs the closest potential rescuer.
*(NOTICE THAT KELLEY BLUE BOOK (KBB) HAS OBVIOUSLY WRITTEN VERY HARSH ARTICLES REGARDING THE DEALERSHIPS' BEHAVIOR DURING COVID AND POST-COVID.)
Who owns KBB?
COX ENTERPRISES OWNS KBB.
Who is "Data for Progress" and WHO PAYS THEM?
Who owns "Motor Trend?" WHO PAYS THEM?
Who owns "Business Insider?" WHO PAYS THEM?
"Vox?" WHO PAYS THEM?
"PR Newswire?" WHO PAYS THEM?
"Zipcar?" HOW DOES ZIPCAR MAKE THEIR MONEY?
Read their articles below. Start by connecting the dots! Who benefits? What are the motives?
THESE ARE CLUES! WAKE UP!
DO YOU AGREE THIS IS GOING TO BE A "NEGATIVE" FACTOR IN YOUR DEALERSHIPS' CURRENT LIFE CYCLE?
DO YOU AGREE THIS IS GOING TO BE A "NEGATIVE" FACTOR IN YOUR DEALERSHIPS' CURRENT LIFE CYCLE?
#3 - THE CORPORATISTS/GLOBALISTS (SAME TEAM) ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS.
The dealerships are feeling the relational pinch from the MANUFACTURERS who most likely will continue to force consumer pricing and reputational issues squarely on the dealerships' shoulders. This is guaranteed in light of how the forced EV roll-out has been demonstrated in the last several years. Simply factor in the inventory allocations of receiving less of the popular selling units versus the forced allocations of slow moving EV's to the dealers. Eventually, the manufacturers would like to see the franchise stores diminished in power as a function of increased efficiency and profitability for the manufacturers - in essence, cutting out the "middlemen." The government (national and global) will force the manufacturers into this.
Also consider the so-called GREEN AGENDA and less dependence on fossil fuels and the creation of sustainable clean cities. What happens by 2030 when Americans in general will no longer be able to afford automobiles? Rising prices of the associated costs to "owning" a vehicle in relation to inflation and lagging personal incomes will eventually price the "ownership" of multiple vehicles within a family unit to decrease dramatically.
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HERE IS THE SPOOKIEST PART OF ALL! REGARDING THE FUTURE OF LIMITED AUTO OWNERSHIP GOALS OF THE CORPORATIST/GLOBALISTS: THE CLUE IS ABOUT THE PRIORITIZATION OF CHIP DELIVERIES FOR EV MANUFACTURING AND A BOOST OF EV SALES DURING THE GREAT COVID PANDEMIC - WHEN PEOPLE WERE "LOCKED DOWN."
CHIP SHORTAGES FOR GAS VEHICLES?
SEEMINGLY LESS CHIP SHORTAGES FOR EV'S AND BOOSTED SALES?
(CNN BUSINESS January 26, 2022)
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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/01/26/cars/electric-car-sales/index.html
Pop Quiz: HOW CAN LOCKDOWNS (WHERE PEOPLE ARE LOCKED UP IN THEIR ROOMS,) PROMOTE A POSITIVE SALES INCREASE OF EV SALES ON A GLOBAL BASIS?
(Article by IEA.Org January 28, 2021)
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https://www.iea.org/commentaries/how-global-electric-car-sales-defied-covid-19-in-2020
Who is IEA.Org and what is their agenda? You guessed it. An internet search will reveal under their "About" tab from their Website: "We provide authoritative analysis, data, policy recommendations and solutions to ensure energy security and help the world transition to clean energy."
So, EV Manufacturing and Sales were boosted (increased) while people were locked up?
Author Jeffrey Tucker wrote (February 22, 2024 - Brownstone Institute) a chilling article cross-published on Zero Hedge: "A Digital Coup d'Etat"
Spooky stuff, indeed, especially about the effect of the COVID Pandemic on the auto industry.
DO YOU AGREE THIS IS GOING TO BE A "NEGATIVE" FACTOR IN YOUR DEALERSHIPS' CURRENT LIFE CYCLE?
#4 - THE CORPORATISTS AND GOVERNMENTS WILL TURN THE CONSUMERS AGAINST YOU AND WILL TRY TO ELIMINATE YOUR PLACE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN!
The current status quo of the Global and National continuous 24/7 news cycle of bad news, social/economic/political upheaval, election integrity, "wars and rumors of wars," incredibly high inflation, the dramatic cost increases to virtually every conumer product and service, etc., the affordability index of automobiles and extremely low inventory and poor quality of such available inventory is further eroding consumer confidence.
(5 minutes Google search of YouTube videos below describing our immediate socio/economic/political future...?)
DO YOU AGREE THIS IS GOING TO BE A "NEGATIVE" FACTOR IN YOUR DEALERSHIPS' CURRENT LIFE CYCLE?
But, you already know all these things are happening... right?
IS THERE ANY HOPE? ARE THERE ANY SOLUTIONS?
YES!
THE SECRETS FOR OUR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AUTOMOTIVE FUTURE ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR...
PAST.
DO THE MATH!
(IS OUR FUTURE BASED UPON OUR PAST?)
... Then allow me to introduce to you the "Forrest Gump(?)" of the Automotive Industry.