03/28/08
Message from the President Our Pre-Owned department has
moved into it's new location in the old Enterprise Rental Building at
the South end of the property. The move will bring the department closer
to the Lease Retention Center, plus allowing a distinct area for the
Pre-Owned vehicles. This also will make it easier for our Pre-Owned
Vehicle customers to know where to look for vehicles and salespeople.Spring has finally arrived, and with it a lot of garbage around the campus that has been buried all winter. The snow is finally gone and all those cigarette butts that were so innocently tossed into a snow bank have come back to haunt us. Please pick up any cigarette butts that you see laying around, as well as any other unwanted garbage. Please continue to use the proper receptacles for cigarette butts provided outside of the main building near the doors. There are still a lot of employees that are leaving their computers on all day and night. Electricity is not free. We didn't become one of the biggest auto dealers in the region by wasting money, but by being smart in how we use what profits we bring in. As an example, the electricity alone to run our computers for 8 hours per day is approximately $6700 per year, which is even more than our yearly water bill. Leaving them on all night effectively can double that amount, adding another $6700 to that bill. If all the computers and monitors were turned off every night, the money saved is enough to effectively double your short term insurance and life insurance policies. Let's all work smarter so that, as a company, we can do more for each other in the future. Dick Huvaere |
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Employee Recognition The Huvaere Group would like to recognize those associates with employment anniversaries in March: Jacob Callan, 3 years; Fritz Kammerer, 2 years; Laura Mason, 23 years(!); Mary Michelsen 12 years; Mike Myslakowski, 4 years; Brian Noteboom, 12 years; Carisa Taylor, 2 years. Congratulations to everyone! |
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Incentives rise for most carmakers Given the strain in the U.S. economy, nearly every major automaker last month increased incentives, such as cash-back rebates and other discounts -- a trend that will likely continue until cautious consumers start returning to showrooms, the Detroit Free Press reports. "I think they're going to remain high," Erich Merkle, an automotive analyst at consulting firm IRN Inc. in Grand Rapids, told the Free Press on Tuesday. "We've got a real softness out there." The average incentive on a new car in February was $2,062, up $123 from a year ago. The deals on a new truck, meanwhile, averaged $3,352, up $84, according to Autodata Corp. of Woodcliff Lake, N.J. |
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Environmental Protection
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Black top color pick among buyers The color black has topped the list as the most popular color for vehicle searches conducted online in February. Used car shoppers' top five color choices for online searches in February were: 1. Black 36% 2. White 17% 3. Blue 11% 4. Red 10% 5. Silver 9% Other colors of interest to online shoppers included gray (6%), green (4%) and yellow (2%). |
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Richmond
Charity Classic Car Show & Swap Meet May 18, 2008
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Jack Combs
New Vehicle Sales
Jack's family:
Jack is single
If
he wasn't at work, Jack would be:
Caribbean cruising.
Jack's hometown:
East Detroit.
Jack's favorite place to travel:
Oscoda MI to snowmobile and boat.
Jack's first job:
Caddy at Lochmoor Country Club.
Jacks' favorite television
show is:
Any sports, especially Detroit Tigers.
Jack's favorite place to dine is:
Andiamo's.
Jack's favorite vehicle is:
67 Corvette.
Something you may not already know about
Jack:
Drag races snowmobiles.
Thanks Jack for being such an asset to The Huvaere Group.
Today's Motivational Quote
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that
what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."
Epicurus (341 BC - 270 BC)