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October 2006 - Posts
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TAMPA, FL – The largest new car dealership, AutoNation Inc. reported on Thursday a 37% drop in third-quarter profits, citing a huge dip in new car sales. The company reported that sales are still in a slump after the hugely successful employee pricing Read More...
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DETROIT, Oct 18 - Reuters reported today that Ford will release a new, re-designed version of its popular F-150 Pickup Truck in 2008. Previously, they had only released plans of the new F-250, and F-350. "Ford also plans to launch a redesigned version Read More...
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WASHINGTON, DC - Inflation rises almost 1% due to hike in car prices. New car prices, on average, increased 2.8% in September, the largest increase in 16 years. The cost of SUVs and Trucks increased 3.5%, the largest jump in 21 years (1). Price Analysis Read More...
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When Ford (parent company of Mercury Motors) began their Ford Forward restructuring plan, they considered ending the Mercury line of vehicles. They decided to keep going forward, and last months’ sales were dismal. The average dealership only sold Read More...
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In utter finess, this car sets the 0-100-0 mph word record. Watch the car glide. Absolute Perfection! Smashes record by a half a second. [YouTube:-3LkCfeAnws] Article Read More...
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This year saw the biggest selection of convertible cars in decades. Many convertibles, like the Volkswagen Eos, have hard tops and other materials to give the car an extra ‘buzz’ factor. The hard top convertibles allow for winter driving in Read More...
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SUV sales surging, lower gas prices influencing buyers dramatically. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and Toyota Motor Corp. all posted a huge increase in SUV sales, with Toyota reporting a 25% increase from one year ago today. For Ford, MarketWatch.com Read More...
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The compass’ sales are pointing south, which is not good for the crossover market. Jeep cites the recent price cuts across the Chyrsler/Jeep 2006 models have slower adoption of newer vehicles such as the Jeep Compass. One this is clear: Consumers Read More...
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Prices for hybrids have remained constant for some time. Hybrid cars have been unaffected by true market conditions and prices because few car manufactures do not want to risk investing in gas + electric only to have the market go south in a couple of Read More...
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They hybrid may have lived its fifteen minutes of fame. Ford and GM reported September 2006 car sales this morning with a surprising result: Increasing demand for SUVs and trucks. Ford noted a huge rebound in the following makes: F-Series pickup trucks, Read More...
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This post explains how your credit score affects the pricing of your car. 1) we consider the downpayment you will most likely be required to pay based on your credit score. 2) we consider the interest rate you will pay and what effect it has on your monthly Read More...
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President Bush lifted the Steel tariffs in 2003, and most economists believed that U.S. steel prices would decline, and thus, bring down the price of cars. However, since the 2003 tariff lift, steel prices have actually increased: "Soon after the Read More...
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The strongest predictor of car prices can be found by looking at the classic supply and demand curve. One would think that the huge drop in gas prices over the last few weeks would decrease the demand for high-tech, fuel efficient cars—and therefore—lower Read More...
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