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Vehicle Values Depreciation Rate – July 12

Vehicle Values Depreciation Rate – July 12   Depreciation Rates Change – Overall car values decreased 0.37% last week. – Full-size Car depreciation rates changed -0.66%. – Mid-size Car segments received the highest weekly depreciation rates at 0.54%. – Overall truck values decreased 0.3% last week. – Sub-Compact Luxury Crossover segment

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Average Auto Loan Term Rise – July 2016

Average Auto Loan Term Rise – July 2016     The average loan term has been on a continuous climb based on vehicle affordability. Every quarter for the last two years, new-vehicle loan terms have increased by one month. In the first quarter of 2015, the average new-vehicle loan term

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Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act

Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act   Unfair-Claims-Settlement-Practices-Act   –   pdf Section 1. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to set forth standards for the investigation and disposition of claims arising under policies or certificates of insurance issued to residents of [insert state]. It is not intended to cover claims

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Vehicle Values and Depreciation Rate – June 28

Vehicle Values and Depreciation Rate – June 28   Vehicle Values Decline – Overall car values decreased by 0.43%. – Sub-Compact Car led the decline by 0.96% – Luxury Car declining at 0.68% – Prestige Luxury Car 0.57%. – Overall truck values decreased by 0.37% last week. – The small

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10 Best and Worst Cars to Insure

Not all cars are created equal.  Some cars cost quite a bit more to insure than one would think.  Here is a list of the best and worst cars to insure: THE WORST: 1.  Subaru Impreza WRX 2.  Scion TC 3.  Hyundai Tiburon 4.  Mercedes CLS class (4 dr) 5. 

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Auto Market Depreciation Rates – June 20

Auto Market Depreciation Rates – June 20   Depreciation Rates Steady – Overall car values decreased by 0.47% last week. Similar to the average depreciation rate of 0.44% seen in the previous two weeks. – Compact Car depreciation rate 0.82%. – Mid-Size Car depreciation rate is 0.72%. – Luxury Car

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Toyota Technology Dominance

Toyota Technology Dominance   Toyota Motor is dominating the global market for the fuel cell, electric and hybrid vehicles patents. Toyota has been developing technology and process patents far ahead of its competitors. From 2011 to 2015, Toyota engineers were granted 9,807 patents for inventions related to alternative-powered vehicles. The gap

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Vehicle Trapezoidal Rules

Vehicle Trapezoidal Rules ­The grille not only is it important to thermodynamics and aerodynamics, it also must be aesthetically pleasing, or at least not repelling potential buyers. Automakers are playing it safe by adopting some version of the trapezoidal grille, a style of the 1950s Aston Martin (picture above).Prudent design

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Sub-Compact Car Values – June 2016

Sub-Compact Car Values – June 2016 Sub-Compact Car Values – Overall car values decreased by 0.47% in the beginning of June. This is worse than the average depreciation rate of 0.27% seen in May. – Sub-Compact Car and Mid-Size Car segments experienced high drop in value of 0.87% and 0.79%, respectively.

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2016 Audi S6 Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi S6 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS:A2A2 Brilliant Black ……………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles………………………………………………………….N/C N/C6Y6Y Daytona Gray Pearl Effect ……………………………………………………..All Vehicles …………………………………………………………….511.00 550.00L5L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles ………………………………………………………………511.00 550.002Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles …………………………………………………………..511.00 550.004J4J Havanna Black Met ………………………………………………………………All Vehicles ……………………………………………………………511.00 550.00T9T9 Ibis White

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2016 Audi S7 Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi S7 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: A2A2 Brilliant Black ……………………………………………………………All Vehicles………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 6Y6Y Daytona Gray Pearl Effect …………………………………………….All Vehicles ………………………………………………………………….511.00 550.00 L5L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………511.00 550.00 2Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………..All Vehicles …………………………………………………………………511.00 550.00 4J4J Havanna Black Met ……………………………………………………All

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Trucks and Car Segment Values – May 2016

Trucks and Car Segment Values – May 2016   Trucks and Car Segment Values Ending May 30, 2016 –  Volume-weighted car values decreased 0.23%. –  The Sub-compact Car segment weekly depreciation at 1.09%. Comparing -0.99% in 2015 and -1.19% in 2014. –  Truck values decreased 0.27%. –  The Sub-compact Luxury Crossover segment

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2016 Audi S8 Models and Trim Levels 2016

2016 Audi S8 Models, Retail Prices and Trim Levels for 2016   EXTERIOR COLORS: A2A2 Brilliant Black ……………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 0D0D Cuvee Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 6Y6Y Daytona Gray Pearl Effect ……………………………………………………..All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C L5L5 Florett Silver Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 2Y2Y Glacier White Met ………………………………………………………………….All Vehicles…………………………………………………………………………….N/C N/C 4J4J

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May Auto Industry Sales Report – 2016

May Auto Industry Sales Report – 2016   Automaker May 2016 May 2015 % change 5 months 2016 5 months 2015 %  change     BMW 29,017 31,003 –6.4% 124,581 136,447 –8.7%     Mini 4,565 5,833 –21.2% 20,230 24,086 –16.0%     Rolls-Royce* 97 98 –1.0% 501 490 2.2%   BMW of N.A. 33,709 36,934 –8.7% 145,312

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Top 25 Dealership Groups Based in the U.S – 2016

Top 25 Dealership Groups Based in the U.S – 2016   2015 rank Dealership group name Total new retail units Total used units Total units Total number of dealerships Group revenue all departments* 2014 rank 1 AutoNation Inc.† 339,080 227,290 644,164 254 20,862,000,000 1 2 Penske Automotive Group Inc.†‡ 233,524

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Top Ten Checklist: Buying A Used Car

Visual Examination– The body should appear even, with no irregular spacing between the body joints. All doors and the trunk lid, should open and close with ease. Check for rust. Check the tires and also look for signs of brake fluid leaking on the inside of the tires. You may

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Cloud Computing and Vehicle Safety

Accessing the cloud through a wireless internet connection in a car, has automakers thinking out of the box. Potential features go far beyond present uses of in-car Internet access. With the expanded data storage available, a car could become a highly customized personal assistant connected to the owner’s home, smartphone

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What is curbstoning or curbing cars?

The term “curbstoning” comes from the practice of parking automotive “inventory” along the curb, although many curbstoners also use vacant lots and unmonitored parking lots as temporary places of business. Curbstoners are car “flippers” – people who regularly buy cheap cars, fix them up to look decent, and sell them

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2017 Honda Ridgeline

2017 Honda Ridgeline 2017 Honda Ridgeline Honda is returning to the midsize pickup market with a slim looking 2nd-generation Ridgeline. Honda plans to reach annual volumes of around 50,000 cars, estimating that 20 percent of Honda owners also have a truck in their garage. But if Honda does not meet

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U.S. Certified Auto Sales – Q1 2016

U.S. Certified Auto Sales – Q1 2016   Feb. Feb. 2 mos. 2 mos. 2016 2015 2016 2015  BMW       8,649       9,203       16,861        17,949  Mini       1,046          785         1,901          1,636 BMW GROUP       9,695       9,988       18,762        19,585   Chrysler       3,191

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