Archive for the ‘Pricing’ Category
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
In an effort to get its sales moving again, Ford has brought forward a plan to make the ownership experience better for its customers. The best way to see what the Detroit firm has in mind is to consider the press release on the matter:
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
The cars that so many experts were telling the car companies to make more of are now sitting around on new car lots everywhere, mostly because they make less fiscal sense than ever with gasoline prices so low. Even with various discounts currently on offer, it's very hard to recover ...
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Friday, February 20th, 2009
Either because fewer people can afford them, or because more people no longer want to appear too ostentatious, or maybe even because more people realize they're really not worth the extra money, "premium" cars are not selling the way they used to. The boss of Audi of America says: "This ...
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Every person's situation is different, of course, but there are some generalizations that can be made for what the financial troubles in Detroit mean to consumers and this writer at the Washington Post does a pretty could job of explaining them.
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Friday, February 13th, 2009
Not being able to buy a new car online costs most consumers money, consumer groups believe, so there's a push to change the way auto purchasing works as part of the overall restructuring of the industry.
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009
After getting all those enthusiastic press reports for promising a hybrid to America for less than $20,000, Honda now looks to be planning a much higher price for the compact four-door when it arrives on this continent. What a surprise.
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009
The third version of the popular RL crossover model will go on sale soon, with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $36,800 for the front-drive model and $38,200 for the all-wheel-drive. There's also a handling fee of $825, which you do not have to pay, though the company and the ...
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
It's not for everyone, but some people looking for a new car will certainly be helped by a bill that earned Senate approval on Wednesday night.
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
It's yet another variation on the classic supply and demand principal, but that doesn't mean it's still not great news for someone looking to buy a new vehicle.
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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Several methods of getting consumers back into the new car market are being considered in Washington, which should be good news for people who decide to take the plunge.
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
It's too small to be deemed definitive, but a small survey in south Florida makes it clear that a lot of women don't like the experience of buying cars and would much prefer that a professional do it for them. This stems mostly from the fact that most women think ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
In an effort to extend its incredible success with marketing a fuel-saving car that doesn't save its owners any money, Toyota has announced a program to push slow-moving second-hand Prius hybrids off of dealer lots. The candy is an examination of some battery-related equipment that is supposed to make you ...
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Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Not as small as a Smart but smaller than a Rabbit, this four-door model will probably deliver better fuel economy than both of those model and many others, and for less money. Whether it will appeal to enough North Americans to make it viable remains to be seen, particularly since ...
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Time was that a BMW or Mercedes had safety, quality or ergonomic levels that less expensive cars couldn't come close to offering, so there was some rational reason for buying them. But those days are long gone. Now about the only thing you get for the extra money is the ...
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Once upon a time the Ford Taurus ruled the giant mid-size sedan market in America, and now the struggling company hopes to earn some of those sales back with a revised Taurus for 2010. No matter how good this car is, however, Ford will have a tough time convincing the ...
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Saturday, January 10th, 2009
While every new vehicle does come with a guarantee that the costs of repairs will be paid by the car company, there's considerable difference between what the car companies will pay for. That is to say, a certain item may be covered by one company, and not another. So one ...
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
If you can get past the media hysteria and the Hollywood glitz of stars in the Toyota Pious, it's pretty easy to see that a hybrid vehicle makes very little sense for most people. That's probably why sales are down and will probably keep going that way.
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
You may not qualify for one of these low-rate auto loans, but then again you might. At least the financial restraints are starting to loosen so more people who need them can buy cars.
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Thursday, January 1st, 2009
Supply with little demand has a pretty obvious result, and that's what's happening on lots all over the continent as dealers get creative to get people to buy a new vehicle. According to one observer, this is maybe the best sales climate in a decade for consumers.
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
As you can see from this story, most of the media tends to see the move to close thousands of auto dealers as a necessary step in the salvation of the Detroit car companies, and it may well be. But it's also bad news for the average consumer since that ...
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
The German firm's thinking is that buyers will accept this decision because it will help the importer and its dealerships stay profitable and therefore be better able to serve their customers' needs. You may laugh, but it's possible the folks who actually pay a lot more to buy "premium" cars ...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
This is a very impressive rating, if you're willing to drive the car slowly and carefully enough to give it a chance to earn that kind of mileage. Even that's still not likely to help you recover the extra cost of the hybrid, but it will make your loss a ...
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Because the group representing lots of people over 50 charges fees on some of its deals, it seems that the programs it offers (such as insurance) don't always save its members money.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
By Susan Winlaw
In the process of creating new models, car companies regularly "clinic" them with groups of average buyers, and this process often involves showing them with different brand badges.
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Sunday, November 30th, 2008
In an effort to reduce the number of vehicles in its downtown core, the Maryland city will supply a bunch of vehicles in key locations that people can use for a reasonable charge. You pay a monthly fee to be part of the group and then a per-hour or per-mile ...
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
You can finance a 750iL luxury sedan for less than it costs to finance BMW's Mini electric car. In a sensible world a monthly payment of $850 for a two-seat car (there's a big battery where the second row would normally be) might silence all those people who are always ...
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
This article describing the economics of the auto industry should be instructive for anyone who thinks it's as simple as just building a small electric vehicle. At long last, the vastly over-hyped Tesla Motors may do something worthwhile by showing the uninformed how incredibly difficult it is to actually build ...
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
There's a desire for a little fun in the decision, but there's also a sensible side as women look for ways to reduce their transportation costs.
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
Unless you've got the kind of credit rating that usually only goes to the kind of person who doesn't have to borrow money very often, it's going to cost you extra for automobile financing. But no matter who you are, there are ways to play the system to your advantage.
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
A few months ago it was just big vehicles that came with car company rebates, but now the car dealerships are also offering deals on their smaller models to help ease the crush of products on their lots. So excellent deals are the order of the day.
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Don't even think about reading this story unless you're deeply concerned about the intricacies of how the service industry will look after your vehicle and how it might affect its reliability and your costs.
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
According to Comerica Bank, the average price of a car was $28,929 in the third quarter, which means it takes a family longer to pay it off.
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Lower prices for HD radios make it easier for people to get better sound from all those free radio stations.
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Hybrids have never really made much economic sense for the average buyer because it was hard to recover the cost of their extra cost by small amount you save for gasoline, but with various government incentives drying up and the cost of gasoline falling their financial value is getting worse.
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
By Alex Law
For Hyundai's fabulous Genesis premium sedan to succeed, it's going to have to overcome a societal attitude that's most vividly described in Chris Rock's latest concert movie -- Kill The Messenger.
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