Q & A #69 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. Before we get started with today’s questions, a quick update on auto sales. At the time of writing, the Big Three automakers are expected to report strong year-over-year earnings for September 2010. General Motors has already released preliminary numbers showing a [...]
Q & A #68 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. I was reading a recent news item that described a surprising joint venture in the works between General Motors and Facebook. Some of the GM models that are equipped with OnStar (GM’s subscription service) will also [...]
Q & A #67 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. The latest auto sales reports are coming in, and the news is bleak for car dealerships. According to sales figures compiled by Autodata, new vehicle sales during August 2010 cratered 21 percent compared to August of last year. Because data from [...]
Q & A #66 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. First, the news. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Ford Motor Company is receiving loan guarantees from the U.S. government to help slash its debt. You might remember that Ford was the only car company [...]
Q & A #65 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. We’ve spent the past year and a half answering readers’ questions about the problems they’re experiencing with their cars. In some cases, we were able to pinpoint the problem relatively easily, and suggest a solution. In other cases, diagnosing the root [...]
Q & A #64 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for the latest installment of the Auto Specialist. If this is your first time visiting, I’d like to encourage you to take a peek through our archives. Over the past year, we’ve put together an impressive library of automotive Q&A that sheds light [...]
Q & A #63 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. If you have been watching the latest automotive news, you’ll have heard of the flying car. Named the Transition and sounding like something from the future, it weighs approximately 110 pounds more than the FAA’s standard weight for light aircraft. Despite [...]
Q & A #62 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for the latest installment of the Auto Specialist. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reports that early optimism in new car sales this year has faded dramatically. It goes on to report that much of the surge in early-year sales was [...]
Q & A #61 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. Recently, I was reviewing some of the automotive industry’s latest sales numbers. It looks like the Big 3 (i.e. Ford, GM, and Chrysler) are making enormous strides to regain market share. In May 2010, all three automakers experienced double-digit sales growth [...]
Q & A #60 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for the latest installment of the Auto Specialist. Earlier today, I was reading about Toyota’s plans for their hydrogen-powered vehicles. They’ve been in the works for years, and are planned for release in 2015. Perhaps due to better technology, lower production costs, or [...]
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