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Google Auto Search Trends – Nissan – 2016

Google Auto Search Trends – Nissan – 2016   Nissan 2016 List 2016 Nissan 370Z 2016 Nissan Altima 2015 Nissan Armada 2016 Nissan Frontier 2016 Nissan GT-R 2016 Nissan JUKE 2016 Nissan LEAF 2016 Nissan Maxima 2016 Nissan Murano 2016 Nissan NV 2015 Nissan NV200 2016 Nissan NVP 2016 Nissan

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Vehicle Value Depreciation Rate – July 22

Vehicle Value Depreciation Rate – July 22   Vehicle Weekly Change – Overall car values decreased by 0.53%. – Luxury Car led the decline by 0.85%. – Near Luxury Car declining 0.79%. – Sub-Compact Car declining 0.77%. – Overall truck values decreased by 0.37%. – Pickups and Full-Size Crossover/SUV retained

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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 27, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for July 27, 2016   Tesla Model 3 Revenu Expectation Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said that the new Model 3 could generate up to $20 billion in revenue per year and an annual gross profit of $5 billion. Another capital raise could be needed to

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So, Should I Keep My Totaled Vehicle?

We get this question a lot; the quick answer is NO! But there are a few exceptions. First off, the only way you can keep your car is if you own it outright. If there’s a lien on your vehicle, then you cannot even retain it.   The Steps: Let’s

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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 26, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for July 26, 2016   Hyundai Q2 Profit Drops 2.6% Hyundai Motor posted its 10th straight profit drop in Q2 as demand for its sedans in the U.S. is shrinking. From April to June net income slipped 2.6 percent to $1.46 billion from a year ago. Hyundai

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Google Auto Search Trends – Mitsubishi – 2016

Google Auto Search Trends – Mitsubishi – 2016   Mitsubishi 2016 List 2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport  

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Not all Auto Appraisers are created equal!

In Georgia, if you’re at fault or if it’s somebody else’s fault, you’re owed your vehicle’s loss in value. It’s the law! Collecting diminished value on the other hand depends on many factors, the most important of which is the selection of a competent auto appraiser. In our experience, there

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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 22, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for July 22, 2016   GM Plans to Recall Additional 4.3 Million Vehicles for Takata Airbags General Motors said it may be forced by U.S. regulators to recall additional 4.3 million vehicles for potentially defective Takata airbag inflators and it would cost the U.S. automaker another

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Google Auto Search Trends – Mercedes Benz – 2016

Google Auto Search Trends – Mercedes Benz – 2016   Mercedes-Benz 2016 List 2016 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2016 Mercedes-Benz CLA 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA 2016 Mercedes-Benz CLS 2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2016 Mercedes-Benz GL 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 2015

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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 20, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for July 20, 2016   BMW’s 2017 Diesel Cars Delayed EPA’s has delayed the production certification of all 2017 BMW diesel vehicles and would not say now long this would take. “In light of recent events, agencies are taking longer to certify diesel models for the U.S.,

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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 19, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for July 19, 2016   Takata Scandal Continues According to an ongoing audit, Takata routinely manipulated results of airbag inflator tests reported to Honda Motor. Takata engineers removed some test results to artificially reduce variability in airbag inflator performance, said a former Insurance Institute for Highway

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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 18, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for July 18, 2016   National Fuel Economy and Emission Standards Mazda is leading the race toward the U.S. government’s more stringent fuel economy targets. But NHTSA made a request for Automakers to meet the 54.5 mpg corporate average fuel economy targets for the 2025 model

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GTLA Auto Torts 2016

Diminished Value of Georgia, the number one automobile appraisal company in the southeast, will sponsor and exhibit at the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association’s Auto Torts Workshop this summer. The event is happening at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida on July 28 through 30. GTLA Auto Torts

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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 15, 2016

Daily Car News Bulletin for July 15, 2016   FCA Invests $1.05 Billion in Ohio Plant Fiat Chrysler will invest $1.05 billion in assembly plants in Ohio and Illinois to increase Jeep production output as part of a strategy to revamp its North American car manufacturing over the next year

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Fleet Sales Jumps 13 Percent – Summer 2016

Fleet Sales Jump 13% – Summer 2016   Estimated retail and fleet volume for June 2016 vs. June 2015 June 2016 retail sales June 2015 % retail share June retail sales June 2014 % retail share % change General Motors 209,300 82% 206,800 80% 1.20% Toyota Motor 180,300 91% 182,800

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