Posted in Automotive on Nov 27th, 2007
Volkswagen is at it again. Europe’s biggest automotive manufacture announced this past Tuesday that it was going to invest over $14 Billion dollars on it’s core brand over the next three years. The announcement came as no surprise as VW has been doing quite well for itself lately. It is only natural that all that […]
Posted in Automotive, Safety on Nov 21st, 2007
As long as there has been the car, there has been the car thief. Ah, yes, the car thief. Scum, no good, son-of-a-!$%^!. Call them what you will. Car thieves are a problem every automotive consumer faces. They are like a pest that won’t go away. Car thieves make us so mad because they hit […]
Posted in Automotive, Safety on Nov 20th, 2007
Ford Motor Co. and Honda are the brands that produce the safest vehicles acording to the U.S Insurance industry. Both these marks lead the pack by providing more models with top safety ratings than other manufactures. Ford Motor Co. alone boast 34 vehicles that are top safety picks by the Institute for Highway Safety. Honda […]
Posted in auto loan, Automotive, Bad Credit, Bankruptcy, Cost of Ownership, Credit Scores, Financing on Nov 20th, 2007
Analysts are worried. They are worried that rising troubles in the mortgage industry could spill over into the auto loans industry. In a recent article on Autonews24h.com, Lehman Brothers financial analyst Brian Johnson said his analysis of auto loan-backed securities sold by Ford Motor Credit Co. (NYSE:F) and GMAC Financial Services (NYSE:GM) showed some higher […]
Posted in Automotive, Car Reviews, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices on Nov 20th, 2007
They have been all the rage in Europe and other countries. They are small, light, effiecient, and hve changed the way many people think of transportation. They are the Smart Cars. A product of the Daimler Co. , basically Mercedes-Benz, Smart’s cars have been popular with countries were gas prices have always been an […]
Posted in Automotive on Nov 17th, 2007
Recently I was sent on assignment to the South Florida Auto Show to get the scoop on what the future holds for us, the auto consumer. This was the 37th installment of the auto show, and as such, was feature packed with lot’s of displays from various manufacturers. First launched in 1971, today the auto […]
Posted in Automotive, Research, Safety on Nov 16th, 2007
The U.S. Goverment wants to protect your head. They want new passenger vehicles to provide head protection in dangerous side-impact crashes, which kill thousands of motorists every year and leave others with serious brain injuries. They are giving automakers until September 2012 to make head protection systems standard on all passenger vehicles. A review has […]
Posted in Automotive on Nov 16th, 2007
Porsche AG is on a roll. The legendary Stuttgart-based sports car manufacture announce it more than tripled it’s net profit for fiscal 2007, compared to last year. Porsche already makes more money per car than any other manufacture in the world, so this news just solidifies the company’s good fortunes. Alot of this good fortune […]
Posted in Automotive on Nov 16th, 2007
Chrysler LLC plans to cut about 12,000 jobs in an effort to bring down it’s costs. That equal about 15% of it’s workforce both here in the United States and in Canada. This comes merely days after the United Auto Workers ratified a four-year contract with the company. The automaker said Thursday it will cut […]
Posted in Automotive, Financing, Recalls on Nov 16th, 2007
Nissan announced this thursday that it is recalling over 130,000 X-trail and Murano SUV’s because of a defect with their “Intelligent Keys”. A company spokesperson said that the lock device of the ignition key is not appropriately attached in some cars and it does not lock when the driver turns the engine off. No reports […]
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