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25 May 2007 posted in Car Buying 9 views
Scion may break promise to itself, add fourth model When Toyota's youth brand was born, there was an unwritten rule that it wouldn't grow beyond three models. Years later, Scion is an unqualified success having sold 170,000 units of the xA, xB and tC l ...
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23 May 2007 posted in Marketing/Advertising 5 views
Researchers expect Chrysler sales to rise simply due to buyout Carbuyers are such a fickle group. Chrysler learned that you can inundate them with all the cute ads, fashionable promotions, and corporate celebrities you've got, only to see sales stagnate and even ...
Tags: jobs, chrysler, new cars, decline, consumers, carmaker, restructuring, car shoppers, celebrities, promotions, backlash, carbuyers, uptick, company source, advertising age, winning team, cnw market research, dollar buyout, stable company, positive image
16 April 2007 posted in Car Buying 3 views
Buick Enclave comes to market bearing $1,000 rebate At first we thought it had to be a mistake. General Motors is already paying customers to take the 2008 Buick Enclave off their hands? It's not even on dealer lots yet, but Automotive News reports Bui ...
Tags: gm, mistake, incentives, buick, rebates, general motors, new vehicles, bonus cash, automotive news, car shoppers, news reports, addiction, cuv, conquest, buick enclave
30 March 2007 posted in Etc. 1 views
Promising careers? Teacher, salesman, mechanic If you're about to graduate high school and have abso-friggin-lutely no idea how you'll make money after your parents cut you off, Manpower Inc. says the three career paths mostly likely to offer jobs ...
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11 March 2007 posted in Euro 4 views
One more time: VW Phaeton returning to U.S.? Click image for hi-res gallery of the facelifted VW PhaetonIt appears that the VW Phaeton will make a return to the Unites States market, according to Volkswagen CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn. In an inter ...
Tags: volkswagen, mercedes, bmw, photos, price tag, geneva, ceo, google, financial times, car shoppers, clown, vw phaeton, tv commercials, volkswagen phaeton, logos, martin winterkorn, dr martin, w12, google translation, unites states
27 February 2007 posted in Car Buying 2 views
Attorney estimates Carfax correct 60% of the time Many car-shoppers rely on Carfax to find information that may not be revealed by a dealership or independent seller. With so many cars selling on places like eBay Motors and Auto Trader, Carfax is one ...
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9 January 2007 posted in CES 5 views
CES 2007: Check engine light? Analyze this! How many times have we heard our dads say, "These new cars, you just can't work on 'em." He's right. Instead of blue smoke out the tailpipe and a chatter under the hood, modern cars have vague "check ...
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30 October 2006 posted in Green 5 views
Ford exec: Drive greener or else! In an interview with Whatcar?, Ford's global product development boss Richard Parry-Jones said car buyers need to embrace greener cars if global warming is to be overcome. In fact, Parry-Jones goes on ...
Tags: boss, budget, ford, fuel economy, car buyers, amp, emissions, automobiles, global warming, car shoppers, environmentalist, ford exec, car manufacturers, s green, global product, government incentives, greener cars, whatcar, 2007 fords, richard parry
24 October 2006 posted in Plants/Manufacturing 4 views
Civic production in U.S. about to get boosted Apparently there are a lot more Civic-minded new car shoppers than Honda had anticipated. After reporting a 13 percent drop in U.S. sales of the cars last month, Honda Motor Co. is set to increase Nor ...
Tags: small cars, detroit news, civics, ontario plant, plant operations, s sales, assembly plant, car shoppers, honda motor co, honda motor, lincoln alabama, alabama plant, production volume, east liberty ohio, michael robinet, alliston ontario, move north, bottlenecks, worldwide inc, farmington hills
11 October 2006 posted in Green 5 views
AutoblogGreen for 10.11.06 From left to right in the pictures above: Ford's 2006 Escape hybrid, which is up for recall; a pipeline, similar to the one proposed by U.S. Senators for ethanol distribution in the Midwesl; a car dea ...
Tags: diesels, alternative fuel, car shoppers, emission vehicle, ethanol, drive train, vehicle technology, autobloggreen, bad decisions, peak oil, methanol fuel cell, twilight in the desert, vehicle co2 emissions, europe peak, amandaacrossamerica, midi bus, fuel efforts, technology expo, deep background, veloform
11 July 2006 posted in Car Buying 4 views
Gaywheels.com announced Top 10 Most Researched Vehicles Gaywheels.com has released a Top 10 list of the most researched vehicles on its site based on statistics gathered from April 1st through June 30th. The site acknowledges in a press release that there ...
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12 April 2006 posted in Economy 39 views
New York Auto Show: 2007 Hyundai Elantra The new 2007 Hyundai Elantra is the seventh new product from Hyundai in the last two years. The all-new midsize (that’s a new EPA classification thanks to 112.1 cubic feet of interior volume) ge ...
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30 January 2006 posted in Car Buying 6 views
Mazda buying the 'keys' to Pontiac? Err... sort-of. Pontiac recently made headlines (well, at least a few) by imploring car shoppers to "Google Pontiac" in television ads and automaker Mazda has apparently taken notice. So much so, in fact, i ...
Tags: automaker, mazda, headlines, pontiac, initiative, google, car shoppers, search engine keywords, legal source, television ads
6 September 2005 posted in Car Buying 12 views
TrueDelta to offer innovative vehicle reliability research You may have come across TrueDelta while searching for a good vehicle price comparison site. Michael Karesh, the entrepreneurial spirit behind the site, is now building a database of vehicle reliabili ...
Tags: surveys, consumer reports, car shoppers, odds, six months, reliability panel, vehicle reliability, reliability research, karesh, entrepreneurial spirit, complacency, fifteen minutes, free access, price comparison
22 April 2005 posted in Sedans/Saloons 7 views
Zephyr rumored to get 3.5L engine This is what we call an insiders blog. We wondered how good The Auto Prophet would be to the automotive realm when he came on the scene not too long ago. Today he says he's heard (yes it's a rumor) th ...
Tags: insiders, hp, launch, powertrain, 0l, lincoln, lincoln zephyr, car shoppers, expectation, duratec engine, new lincoln zephyr, lincoln showroom, prophet
2 January 2005 posted in Car Buying 7 views
New incentive for VW, free insurance Lucky car shoppers in Illinois and Wisconsin will have a new incentive to get them into the showroom in 2005. Volkswagen will be offering a free year of car insurance for new buyers starting January 4 ...
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