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If gas hit $5/gallon, would you freak out?

If gas hit $5/gallon, would you freak out?

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Last year, AutoNation Chairman and CEO Mike Jackson declared that if gasoline ever hit $5 a gallon people would freak out. Basically, gasoline for five bucks would cause Americans to change their driving habits, drastically switch to smaller cars and demand fuel …

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Today’s strange used cars market

Today’s strange used cars market

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Which vehicle do you think would cost more: A new Corvette or a used Corvette? If you said the new version, you’d be wrong. According to Edmunds.com a new Corvette costs $12 less a month than its one year old …

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Rebooting the automotive industry

Rebooting the automotive industry

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General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson, AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson and AutoNation founder Wayne Huizenga appeared on MSNBC's Squakbox to discuss the Road Ahead Forum.

Today, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson and AutoNation Chairman and CEO Mike Jackson hosted the Road Ahead Forum at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla. As part Nova’s Distinguished Lecture …

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