Posted in Automotive, Ford, New cars, Trucks on May 20th, 2008
Ford’s full-size pickup sales have plunged about 23 percent in the past three years, due to record gas prices and a decline in the construction industry. Full-size trucks are big profit makers. So what is Ford to do? The company’s gas-friendly Focus has seen great sales numbers recently, but is not as much of a […]
Posted in Automotive, Cost of Ownership, Financing, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices, Hybrids, SUV, Trucks on May 6th, 2008
If you’re an impulsive person, you make decisions on a whim and usually don’t think about the long-term effects of your decisions. With the current gas price hike, car owners are really considering more fuel-efficient vehicles. For some consumers though, especially the impulsive ones, they are tempted to just head down to the dealer and […]
Posted in Automotive, SUV, Trucks, Vehicle Sales on May 5th, 2008
With gas prices going up and truck sales going down, GM has announced that it is eliminating one shift of production at its full-size pickup truck assembly plants in Pontiac and Flint, Michigan, and Oshawa, Ontario. Also, its full-size SUV assembly plant in Janesville, Wisconsin will be affected by the shift cuts. The decisions were […]
Posted in Automotive, Chrysler, Financing, Ford, Gas Prices, GM, Honda, Nissan, SUV, Toyota, Trucks on May 2nd, 2008
Throughout the month of April, consumers traded in their gas-sucking SUV’s and trucks for smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. Even with a slow economy, there’s no surprise that we’re seeing this trend of people who are buying smaller vehicles that cost less to fill up the tank. Toyota, Nissan and Honda, all popular manufacturers of smaller, […]
Posted in Automotive, Gas Prices, GM, SUV, Trucks on Apr 29th, 2008
Slow SUV and pickup truck sales have forced General Motors to eliminate one shift each at four of their North American factories. As a result, about 3,500 GM workers will be laid-off. GM said Monday that the cuts were brought on by weak demand due to high gas prices and an economic downturn. The lay-offs […]
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