America The Beautiful...

It seems like only yesterday the US automakers, the "Big Three" were on their way to a museum (probably the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit).  Then, after much debate, mud slinging, and filibustering, the government bailed out the automakers (except for Henry Ford's company - oddly enough).  But today, here are the "Breaking News" headlines on Automotive News;

JULY U.S. AUTO SALES;   GM sales rise 6%; Ford up 3%; Honda, Toyota fall

Holy buy-American Batman!  Did that read Honda and Toyota fall!!!  Honk if you have an "Eat your foreign car" bumper sticker.

Chrysler even posted a 7% gain in July to round out the Big Three.

While I'm having fun with the post, this is really great news for the auto industry and for the future of the American auto workers. (and all us dealer people too).

Consumer confidence is on the rise also with the quality improvements that have been made over the last several years by Ford, GM, and Chrysler.  Now there is more reason than ever to consider the Big Three contenders in the market once again.

So read the news, get inspired, buy a new car (or sell some new cars).  This is happy news from a red hot summer, after a long-long-long cold winter.