Things to Consider When Purchasing a Budget Car
By admin | July 30, 2010
Consider your personal needs and you’ll discover the perfect car to purchase. Think about what the car will be used for. Will you need to drive additional people? How often are you required to drive? How many mile per week do you drive?
If driving long distance, will purchasing a car with good gas mileage make sense? Its popular for people to buy cars that are trendy or for the car’s styling that may not be practical. Stay with your best judgement regarding your car budget and don’t get distracted by extra features.
Here are some things to consider when searching for a car to purchase: Will you want an automatic or manual transmission? Four-wheel drive or all wheel?
Consider all the safety features.
How much cargo space is required?
Do you have physical limitations like a bad back or knee?
Does car fit in your home garage? Don’t waist time visiting local dealerships to find a car. Instead, search the the internet to conduct your car buying research. You’ll save time and money by research first online. Many savy car dealerships have their own internet department to serve the online shopper. After completing your online research, consider a test drive at your local dealer. Before making a car purchase review your financial budget and establish a realistic payment for buying or leasing your next car.
Reasonable budgets require car payments not exceed twenty percent of your take-home pay.
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Peugeot-Citroen Planning Global Small Car for Developing Countries
By admin | July 16, 2010
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Peugeot-Citroen Planning Global Small Car for Developing Countries
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PSA is working on two low-cost models for emerging nations.
A small global compact and midsize sedan are in the works to be sold in Brazil, Russia, India, China and Iran.
PARIS French automobile group PSA Peugeot-Citroen is planning to launch production of two new low-cost models, both of which were specially designed for emerging markets, notably the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), as well as Iran.
According to French paper Les Echos , the first mdel is known in the company as the “global small compact,” while the second is a midsize sedan (code name M3-M4).
Financial details of the project were not disclosed.
Experts believe that the production of the new budget compact will be probably established by PSA in China and Latin America, and possibly in Iran, while the new sedan might be produced at a PSA plant in Russia.
In order to reduce costs, PSA is expected to launch production of the compact model in partnership with Mitsubishi. The latter is already known to be designing its own small car, which, in addition to Japan, could be also produced in Asian countries including Thailand, India and China, as well as in Latin America.
The Mitsubishi small car may provide the basic platform for new models that would wear Peugeot and Citroen badges in emerging markets around the globe.
According to earlier reports, PSA's new budget cars for emerging markets would be based stylistically on the 207 and C3 models.
Analysts in Europe believe that the new sedan might be slightly larger, which would allow the company to classify the new model as midsize.
Source: Edmunds
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2010 New York International Auto Show
By admin | April 7, 2010
Check the latest video below featuring coverage of the 2010 New York Auto Show at the Javits Center in Manhattan.
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New Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept Car 2010
By admin | March 27, 2010
Enjoy the new Cadillac video below. Make sure you checkout the cool lights on the car. Very plush car for General Motors.
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GM’s Lutz, retiring after 47 years, says hybrids, electrics are future
By admin | March 12, 2010
WARREN, Mich. – General Motors Co. will keep making big trucks and SUVs because U.S. buyers demand them, but a major portion of them will be gas-electric hybrids in the near future, retiring Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Friday.
Lutz didn’t give details, but said GM must apply hybrid technology to more vehicles in order to meet fuel-economy standards that will rise 40 percent to an average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The cost will likely be spread across GM’s lineup, since charging individual buyers for a hybrid system would make vehicles too expensive. GM has seven hybrids in its lineup now.
Lutz believes GM will be profitable by 2011 and will have a successful story to tell when the company goes public again to help repay its government loans. He said he’s leaving a team that respects his mantra of investing in high-quality products and good design.
“The mission of General Motors is to design, build and sell the world’s best cars and trucks. End of story,” he said. “And that has never been as clearly stated by senior-most management before. Never.”
Source: AP
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