Yesterday’s Auto Industry: 16 Things That Used To Be
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 Posted in Helpful Information | 16 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist I am in my early 40s and like most people do as they enter mid-life, I have started to notice how much has changed since I was a kid. Here are a few things I can remember ...
Economy Car Catch 22
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 Posted in Helpful Information | 14 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist One thing that's interesting but unnoticed by most is that economy car performance (fuel efficiency wise) was stronger 15-20 years ago. In the '80s, for example, there were several models getting 40-plus MPG. I think there may ...
GM’s $4,000 Car That We Won’t Get
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 Posted in Helpful Information | 18 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Here is a startling tidbit: In coverage of GM's reported intention to produce a $4,000 car, the company revealed that its near-term "goal" is to "have 75 percent of its sales" outside the United States. Your tax dollars ...
The Cash For Clunkers Program Throws A Rod
Thursday, August 6th, 2009 Posted in Helpful Information | 14 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist When you give stuff away for free it tends to go away fast. Especially if it's money you're giving away for free. The government, of course, seems not to understand this concept. Perhaps because it is other ...
4 Predictions About The Future Of The Auto Industry
Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in Helpful Information | 12 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist What's likely to happen to the car business over the next year? A great deal, of course. But don't take that to mean it will all be bad. Some will be. But much of the change that ...
GM Should Not Stand For “Government Motors”
Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in Helpful Information | 26 Comments »By Jim Baxter, NMA President It’s now becoming common to refer to GM as “Government Motors.” From a realistic perspective, this is an impossibility. If you have ever visited, or worked in, an automobile assembly plant you have to have an appreciation ...
7 Features That May Be In Your Next New Car
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Helpful Information | 2 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist New cars are (literally) the vehicles for showcasing new technology. Take a look at some of the features you might find in your next new ride: 1) Around View Monitor Infiniti (Nissan's luxury car division) has developed an ...
When A Good Crash Test Score Really Isn’t So Great
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Posted in Helpful Information | 5 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Those crash test scores you read about are more than a little misleading. You read, "highest possible" or "Five stars" -- and conclude, reasonably, that the car in question must be pretty safe. Well, maybe it is. ...
What Might Bankruptcy Mean For Me — And My Car?
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Helpful Information | 5 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If GM (or Chrysler) goes toes up, what will it mean for me if I own a GM (or otherwise in receivership) brand of car? How about brands croaked by a reorganizing automaker -- like GM's ...
Ford’s 5 Biggest Flops Of The Past Twenty Years
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Car Reviews | 10 Comments »By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Selling cars is easy -- if you have cars to sell that people want to buy. Unfortunately, America's Big Three have had more than their share of bad ideas over the past 20 years. Let's look at ...
