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U.S. Average Gasoline Prices April 2016

U.S. Average Gasoline Prices (This Year vs. Last Year) Despite the Recent Increase, Fuel Prices Continue to Remain Lower This Year:  – Gasoline prices are lower by $0.34/gallon compared to same time last year – Diesel prices are lower by $0.63/gallon compared to same time last year

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Small Crossovers Values For April 2016

Small Crossovers Values For April 2016 – Volume-weighted, overall car values decreased by 0.22% last week. This is about the same as the average depreciation rate of 0.25% seen in the previous eight weeks. – Luxury Car segment performed the worst, dropping by 0.55% while Sub-Compact Car segment increased in

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Toyota Tacoma Suppliers for 2016

Toyota Tacoma Production and Suppliers for 2016. Toyota has added third production facility based in Baja California, Mexico. Expected production output is 84,000 units for 2016.

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Land Rover Discovery Sport Suppliers for 2016

Land Rover Discovery Sport Production and Suppliers for 2016.   Read moreWorst Cars 2015 – Cost of OwnershipAssembly of the new Land Rover Discovery Sport began in October 2014, England. Expected production output is 84,000 units for 2016.

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Volvo XC90 Suppliers for 2016

Volvo XC90 Production and Suppliers for 2016. Assembly of second-generation XC90 started in January 2015, in Sweden. Expected output is 70,000 units for 2016.

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Volkswagen Passat Suppliers for 2016

Volkswagen Passat Production and Suppliers for 2016.   Read moreWorst Cars 2015 – Cost of OwnershipVolkswagen Passat production started in October 2014, Germany. Expected production output is 270,000 units for 2016.

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Volkswagen Touran Suppliers for 2016

Volkswagen Touran Production and Suppliers for 2016.   Read moreWorst Cars 2015 – Cost of OwnershipAssembly of third-generation Volkswagen Touran started in June 2015, in Germany. Expected production output is 120,000 units for 2016.

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Audi Q7 Supplies for 2016

Audi Q7 Production and Suppliers for 2016.   Read moreWorst Cars 2015 – Cost of OwnershipAssembly of the new Audi Q7 began in February 2015. The production output is expected to be around 90,000 units for 2016.

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2016 Audi SQ5 Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi SQ5 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   Read moreClaims Recovered this week! 8/14/11EXTERIOR COLORS: 2Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 T9T9 Ibis White …………………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 1R1R Lava Gray Pearl Effect …………………………………………………………..All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 0C0C Monsoon Gray Met ………………………………………………………………..All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00

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2016 Audi TT Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi TT Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   Read moreClaims Recovered this week! 8/14/11EXTERIOR COLORS: A2 Brilliant Black ……………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C N/A w/OG L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………..536.00 575.00 T9 Ibis White …………………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 0C

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Oil Change Intervals

Oil Change Intervals  New Oil Change Internal vs. Habbits. The old standard of 3,000 miles is out of date and no longer applies to most cars. Many cars, even some older models, can be driven up to 5,000, 7,500, 10,000, and even 15,000 miles before the oil change. Read moreWorst

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US Auto Sales Market Report – March 2016

Automotive US Sales Report for March 2016 Row manufacturer                                       Mar 2016    Feb 2016    #Change     % Change 1 Aston Martin 86 86 0 0 2 BMW Group 34892

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U.S. Car and Light-Truck Dealerships

U.S. Car and Light-Truck Dealerships Growth. U.S. sales forecast to possible peak in 2016. Steady dealership count will lead to equalized sales and less competition. It is a good time to be in the retail auto industry, which is thriving.

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Historic Data of U.S. Dealerships

A Decade of U.S. Dealerships.   Read moreClaims Recovered this week! 8/14/11Last year, U.S. vehicle sales grew 5.7 percent to 17,470,659. In the same year the number of new-vehicle franchises grew less than 1 percent, resulting a 5.5 percent gain in industrywide sales per franchise.  

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Mazda Consumer Incentives in Atlanta – April 2016

Deals Specials for Mazda Vehicle, April 2016.   Read moreClaims Recovered this week! 8/14/11 Read moreClaims recovered this week! 8/21/11 Year Mazda 36mo 48mo 60mo 72mo Cash 2016 CX-3 (not Grand Touring) 0 – – – – Special APR (Chase) exp. 05/02/2016 0 0.019 0.019 0.019 STD Special APR (Chase) exp. 05/02/2016 0 0.024 0.024 0.024

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Nissan Consumer Incentives in Atlanta – April 2016 – Part 2

Deals Specials for Nissan Vehicle, April 2016. Part 2.   Read moreClaims Recovered this week! 8/14/11 Read moreClaims recovered this week! 8/21/11 2015 Frontier KC V6 SL and PRO-4X 0 – – – – Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation @ Std. 500 – – – – NMAC Special APR Tier 1-3 (Nissan

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