Get Ahead of Car Dealer Tricks

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

The ever-useful Lifehacker offered up a post on June 23 entitled “Car Dealer Tricks to Avoid.” In addition to pointing to the original piece by Car and Driver, the post also directs readers to Lifehacker advice on top ten negotiating tips and traffic tip myths.
The Car and Driver article specifically addresses:
- Juggling the Foursquare
- Profiting [...]

Can Baard Eker Save Saab?

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Devotees of Saab will be pleased to learn (via a report from Reuters) that Baard Eker, the Norwegian designer poised to swoop in and save the brand by getting investors in Norway and the U.S. to pony up the bucks, has hopes of rejuvenating the “soul and spirit” of the Swedish automaker. In fact, he [...]

Cash for Clunkers Gets Closer to Reality

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Well, assuming it makes it through the Senate, you folks stuck behind the wheel of a gas guzzler may have a chance to get up to $4,500 federal money on a trade-in for something more efficient (car or truck) via the CARS Act. The goal of the program is to get automotive sales moving to [...]

Tata Nano Comes Stateside in 2012

Friday, June 5th, 2009

As if Fiat picking up Chrysler and a Chinese company buying Hummer weren’t enough to convince Americans that their automotive landscape has been forever changed in this recession, let’s talk Tata. Yeah, you know, the Indian outfit that now owns Land Rover and Jaguar? Well, they also make the Nano, the world’s least expensive car, [...]