Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to discover fresh feelings of adventure.If you are willing to explore your need for speed, then RepoKar is the right place for you! RepoKar is a fun, high-octane online Public Auto Auction where you'r...
It's time to forget about those high cost of meeting new fuel economy standards and massive investments needed for autonomous vehicles, the biggest problem in the profitability of the automakers might be the buyers and their impatience.Less than 5% of new vehicles in U.S. in 2015 were built to customer order, which is so much lower than in Europe were about 50% of the vehicles were produced on customer orders. Did you know that for U.S. dealers it means thousands of dollars in extra floorplan expenses while for automakers it's a huge advertising and incentive costs for each unsold vehi...
Memorial Day isn't just a holiday people like celebrating with family and friends by going on road trips or barbeques, it's an additional day for getting a new car. There are three major holidays when customers usually go to dealerships and make some car shopping, Memorial Day is one of them, the list also includes Labor Day and July 4th. If this Memorial Day goes well, as dealers and car makers plan than this May could be one of the strongest selling months of the year. If you plan on going to a dealership, or buy a car online you'd better be armed with research on what ...
Jaguar's F-Pace is a very promising new brand's crossover and the automaker expects it will become its best-selling model to date. There are already about 25,000 customers who pre-ordered the F-Pace ahead of its European launch at the end of last month. Jaguar predicts that China and the U.S will be the top two markets for the SUV.The biggest-selling Jaguar ever, the F-Pace, enters a fast-growing segment and will allow Jaguar to attract younger customers. The average age of Jaguar buyers is 54 and the F-Pace could reduce this to 44. Jaguar also e...
Many of us already know about Nissan trying to press for more U.S. growth. It's been revealed that the automaker is also alienating some of its parts suppliers. A newly released annual survey shows Nissan sank into a virtual last-place tie with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. On the other side General Motors, improved significantly after Steve Kiefer got some great grades for his first year on the purchasing job after running GM Powertrain.The ratings that result from the questionnaire proposed by a Detroit-area consulting firm- Planning Perspectives Inc., come as Nissan and FCA need...
In order to take a controlling 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors, YOKOHAMA, Japan-Nissan Motor Co. is ready to invest 237 billion yen which is about $2.2 billion.This purchase is meant to transform Nissan into the single-largest shareholder of Mitsubishi. By May 25 the agreement between the companies will be signed and four directors to Mitsubishi Motors' board will be named by Nissan. Rumors say that even the chairman of Mitsubishi Motors might be Nissan's director. The deal must be completed within a year or it will be invalid. Looks like Nissan decided to save Mitsubis...
