With GM and Chrysler bankruptcy it will have a major impact on the auto industry supply chain. Experts predict 30% up to 40% of the auto suppliers will close it’s business doors. The giant ripple effect from the bankruptcies is causing financial stress for not just the business owners but all the families of the [...]
The new Mercedes Benz E Class has some new cutting edge gadgets like night vision, blind spot detection, and adaptaive cruise control. The new Mercedes Benz E Class will include attention assist that keeps the driver from falling asleep at the wheel. I wish this feature is in all cars, I can’t tell you how [...]
In the book Essential Guide to Selling to Women (Kaplan 2006) a statistic noted that women influence the purchase of 83% of all consumer products, including 95% of all vehicles sold in the United States. And they buy 50% of all new cars. A website for women car buyers called Car Buying Her Way was launched [...]
The cash for clunkers bill passed by the house and senate is referred to as the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) known as cash for clunkers. The official federal website for the CARS program is http://www.cars.gov and this is where you need to go to qualify your clunker. After you qualify then you go to [...]
Insurance fraud is committed when an owner takes his car and just give up his car as if it was stolen then report the car as stolen. This is not a new scam but a scam that has been going on from the beginning. As the economy gets worse and more people lose jobs they [...]
Market adjustment is any excess fee over and above the MSRP window sticker. The car dealer may have a brand new model car like the 2010 Chevy Camaro and you will see a market adjustment window sticker price $2,000 higher than the MSRP. The dealers have limited availability when this new model first comes out [...]
The senate has passed a bill cash for clunkers and has been sent to President Obama’s desk for approval. When approved consumers may qualify for up to $4,500 voucher toward a new car. You need to trade in a 1984 or newer car and have an average fuel economy of no more than 18 miles [...]
How To Spot Fake Counterfeit Money When you sell your car by owner you need to be very careful when you accept cash because it could be fake money or counterfeit money. I was reading an article on how to spot counterfeit money that I wanted to share with you. They take you step by [...]
Transunion the credit reporting agency said the 60 day auto delinquency rate rose to 0.83 percent in the first quarter of 2009 which is nearly 28% higher than last year. Home mortgage payments that are two months behind was 5.22% in first quarter which is 62% higher than a year ago. Transunion randomly selects data [...]
Mustang may be headed for Nascar in the pony series. I saw the coolest looking mustang photo at auto racing daily and I wanted to share it with you. The new Nascars are expected to be closer to stock than any vehicle it has run in the last two series. To read the full article go [...]