The Detroit News is reporting on the results of a recent IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) which show that mature drivers are keeping their driver’s licenses longer and getting into fewer accidents. As well, the study found that from 1997 to 2008 the number of fatal crashes per licensed driver over the age [...]
You might think that Sunday night’s passage of the healthcare insurance reform bill wouldn’t have anything to do with the auto industry, and on the surface, you’d be right. Nevertheless, Automotive News reported yesterday that after being essentially noncommittal while the debate raged on over the last year, the auto industry “remains uncertain about the [...]
Cash for Clunkers ends Monday and already debate is swirling about whether or not the program was a success. Well, the politicians are debating. Consumers loved the program and car dealers, some of whom have been making 20 or more sales a day, are pretty happy as well. (They’ll be happier when the paperwork goes [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
