Cars are getting better and better. But wait! For the first time since 2007, the quality of new cars and trucks sold in the US slipped! OMG! Let’s hunt down the villains … (Quality of your brand after the jump.) (Read More…)
After exhaustive study of the U.S. economy and buying patters, J.D. Power raised their U.S. sales outlook. From previously forecasted 11.7m units to 11.8m units. Rental car lots are seen to absorb a good chunk of the total. True retail sales are projected to be 9.7m units when the year is over. “Much of this is due to the increased fleet mix,” says Jeff Schuster, executive director of global forecasting at J.D. Power and Associates. In May, J.D. Power is “looking for fleet sales to account for 24 percent of total sales.” (Read More…)
One by one, European countries will scrap their scrappage incentives this year (if they haven’t already.) With predictable results: Without the governmental amphetamine, the market will be down. How much? (Read More…)
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1984 Chrysler New Yorker |
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1990 Geo Metro-amino Pickup |
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1974 Porsche 914 |
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1987 Volvo 740 Turbo Art Car |
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1975 Volvo 245 DL |
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Scoutdude - It should be called “Not Quite in Time 4wd”.
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