The numbers are (mostly) in, and the news isn’t good. August sales were down over 5% from July’s, and none of the major automakers were even close to the amount of vehicles they moved in July. Toyota took the biggest hit percentage-wise, followed by Ford and GM. Honda was only down about 4,000 vehicles overall, and almost everyone else stayed flat. The only companies to have better sales month-to-month were Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz. Continue reading ‘Sales Figures: August, 2010′
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2010 Chevrolet Traverse
If you’re an owner of a 2009-2010 GM-built 3-row crossover, including the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook, expect a recall letter in the mail. GM has announced a recall of the 2nd row seatbelt, after several complaints of the seatbelt not functioning properly after the seat is folded flat and then returned to its upright position.
Continue reading ‘GM Recalls 243,000 Crossovers over Seatbelt issue’
Dealers advertise all the time, even when you’re not looking. Those license plate frames, badges or decals they put on your car when they sell it, those are advertisements. Any time someone sees your car, they’ll also notice where you bought it. Sometimes, such as the case with my 2010 Maxima, Nissan saw fit to put the model name in chrome block letters on the left-hand side of the trunk lid, but nothing on the right-hand side to balance it out. Click past the jump for a painless way of removing unwanted badges. As a demonstration, I will be removing the letters that spell “MAXIMA” on the trunk lid of my own car.
Continue reading ‘How-To: Remove unwanted stick-on badges (featuring the 2010 Nissan Maxima’
Halfway through the year, and GM is still holding a steady lead over crosstown rival Ford. Also, for the first time since March of this year, when they bested Ford in sales, Toyota is nipping at the Blue Oval’s heels again. Meanwhile, almost everyone else is holding steady in the sales race.
Continue reading ‘Sales Figures: July, 2010′
According to a report done by Detroit Free Press, The average purchase prices of new cars has risen from $28,160 in 2009 to $29,217 in 2010, an increase of about 3.75%. This is due to several factors, including new technology, different buyers and less incentives.
Continue reading ‘Average New-Car Purchase Price Rises in 2010′
Well, the numbers are in, and they don’t look good. May kicks off the summer sales events for automobile manufacturers, and June is truly the kick-off for the industry. Convertible and sports car sales usually get into full swing this time of year, but not this year. While almost all of the manufacturers’ sales were down from May, BMW, Jaguar/Land Rover (owned by Indian company Tata), and Hyundai had their sales increase. Of those three, Hyundai was up about 3,000 cars, Jaguar/Land Rover was up 800, and BMW was up about 1,300.
Continue reading ‘Sales Figures: June, 2010′
