Q & A #79 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. Cars obviously develop problems that must be diagnosed and resolved in order to keep them on the road. That’s the goal of this column. But it’s easy to forget the role that customer service plays at [...]
Q & A #78 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. A noteworthy development in the automotive world is the rising price of fuel. With oil hitting $100 a barrel, the price per gallon has edged upward on its way toward $4. You may remember that the last time we were over [...]
Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. One of the biggest news items in the automotive industry involves Toyota. Back in 2009, a dealer had installed a floor mat into a Lexus sedan that was taken from an SUV. The sedan’s accelerator became stuck, resulting in the death of the driver. [...]
Q & A #76 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. A new report revealed that Ford Motor Company has increased their production in order to fulfill strong demand during the first quarter of 2011. The increase is significant: 13 percent. Meanwhile, Chrysler has released new sales projections showing a 2011 target [...]
Q & A #75 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. Recent sales figures for the automotive industry look promising. According to Reuters, December 2010 marked the third consecutive month in which domestic auto sales climbed above an annualized twelve million units. For comparison, annual sales from 2000 through 2007 averaged 16.8 [...]
Q & A #74 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. Three large automakers – BMW, Toyota, and Daimler AG – recently announced they are currently testing laptop-like batteries for their electric cars. The batteries, made of lithium-ion, are being supplied by Tesla Motors. They are much [...]
Q & A #73 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. The latest automotive news report I’ve seen involves Honda. Back in 2002, Honda began selling the Element. It was designed to be a CR-V crossover, and initially looked like it had potential in the marketplace. During its first year, the Element [...]
Q & A #72 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. The latest news from the Wall Street Journal focuses on the U.S. sales trends of Toyota and Honda. For over thirty years, both automakers have enjoyed increasing market shares, trumping the Big 3 in nearly every [...]
Q & A #71 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. If you haven’t been following the automotive industry, you may have missed the new advertising campaigns from Nissan and Chevy. Both are promoting electric vehicles. While electric cars have been on the market for awhile, they have mostly been considered novelties. [...]
Q & A #70 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. In a rare glimpse of the future, The New York Times recently reported on a joint venture between Toyota and Google. Several Toyota Priuses were outfitted with special software designed by Google to allow the cars [...]
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