Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green
GM has taken us one step closer to the production Chevy Volt. Yesterday, the company released two more teaser images of the much-hyped E-REV that is due to be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October. Yes, we can wait. As for cars you can buy now (well, soon), Ford has now finished Job One of the new global Fiesta in Germany. And, if you're really old-school, you'll want to check out these old and green VW Golfs.
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- Ford Ka to follow Paris debut with bit part in new Bond movie
- Honda's hybrid-only model will hit in April 2009
- Channel 4 finds that real-world testing undermines "green" car claims
- 2008: The most fuel efficient year yet
- Gold medal idea: China raises tax on large cars, cuts tax on small cars
- Learning from the past: two green Golfs almost lost to history
- Johnson Controls-Saft get $8.2m for batteries, calls money-givers ignorant
- Mass transit going greener: Urban tramway to work with solar power
- Peterbilt hybrid truck delivers the good stuff
- NASCAR joins the Fuel $aving Challenge
- Chrysler announces new fuel-efficient offerings
- AutoblogGreen on the Radio
- Massachusetts gets its first hydrogen station
- Ford starts production of new global Fiesta in Germany
- Craig Vetter back at work designing low-consumption 2-wheelers
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10 reasons why auto sales are dropping (besides the economy and fuel prices)
Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Opinion/Editorial
Think of it as the Carsumer Price Index; new car sales are under pressure from other factors besides fuel prices and economic slowdowns, much like the Consumer Price Index strips out the price of fuel and food and then makes a proclamation about the economy. At least that's the theory that Pinny Cohen posits. Who's Pinny Cohen? As far as we know, he's an average joe with an internet rostrum and a budding web entrepreneurship who makes some salient points. He's also an Autoblog reader and he's got something to say, so we thought we'd share.
If it's not $4/gallon gasoline or economic stagnation that's putting the brakes on car sales, what else could it be? Cohen posits that the better construction of cars these days, a glut of leases that have led to a tsunami of used cars, and online shopping and telecommuting keeping people home are all contributing factors, says Pinny. Something's got to give for consumers, and new car sales seem to be the weakest link. Every automaker will eventually accept these facts, but the question is whether some will have to close up shop in order to realize that it's a brand new day of decreased production. Check the link to read Cohen's thoughts and let us know if you agree or think of more reasons why besides the crappy economy and high gas prices that new vehicle sales are down.
[Source: PinnyCohen.com, Photo: DealerConnection.com]
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