July 2009

Vol. 19 No. 7, July 2009

June Motor Press Guild Luncheon:
Auto Dealers Entertained the Audience With Their Views of the State of Affairs

Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Charlie Vogelheim moderated the panel of auto dealers discussing their points-of-view in these turbulent automotive times. The panel consisted of Jon Gray, Orange Coast Chrysler Jeep Dodge; Pete Hoffman, Sierra Autocars handling Honda, Chevrolet, Subaru, Mazda, and Buick; and Beau Boeckmann, Galpin Motors including Galpin Ford, Honda and Saturn. The panel represented the big three, Chrysler, Ford, and GM, and were thus able to present an inside view of how each is doing at the dealer level.

Left to Right: Jon Gray, Orange Coast Chrysler Jeep Dodge; Peter Hoffman, Sierra Autocars; Beau Boeckmann, Galpin Motors

-photo by Pete Lyons for MPG