Archive for February, 2008

Lexus’ new pre-collision system is an important innovation to current automobile manufacturing and design.  Toyota/Lexus, in an effort to put safety at the forefront and add it as a strong selling point, are creating systems in cars that prospective vehicle buyers are demanding.  They are clearly on the bandwagon for safety and innovation. Vehicle buyers […]

A group of state and national aftermarket associations filed a lawsuit versus the California Air Resources Board, aka-CARB that challenged their proposed regulations that requires vehicle manufacturers to extend auto warranties on emissions parts to 10 years and 120,000 miles which would keep replacements running through their dealer networks. One of the plaintiffs, the Automotive […]

Do you need hybrid car auto warranty coverage?  Paying top dollar at the gasoline station is hard for consumers, commercial institutions, and government agencies alike.  The recent drop in fuel prices being temporary at best doesn’t help matters for anybody.  Especially because deep down, we know it’s more than likely true that prices will go […]

One of our clients, we’ll call him Al Smith who asked for our assistance.  He purchased a 2002 Volvo with 58,000 miles form his local dealer.  Included with the purchase he also got an auto warranty.  It was one of the used car warranties offered by an insurance company.  Last December Al noticed a funny […]

Australian auto-makers are now only three now that Mitsubishi closed its Adelaide plant yesterday.  The closing will effect the community as it has cost it 930 jobs. Even after receiving millions of dollars in government grants Mitsubishi said its Australian plant and operation had lost over $1.5 billion dollars during the past 10 years leaving […]

Do used car warranties that are transferable really boost resale values or do they just build buyer confidence?   Everybody assumes that used car warranties have some value, but nobody really knows exactly how much? Some new car manufacturer’s have come out with longer powertrain warranties and have made them transferable to a vehicle’s second […]

Auto warranty claims in the automotive sector for new car warranties are up by less than 1% in the first three quarters of 2007.  When we compare this with the first three quarters of 2006 this is very good news.  In new car warranty claims it is a very small change.  Automobile manufacturers are very […]

Recently market indicators began to make it look like automobile manufacturers auto warranty costs were on the rise.  As it turns out, it seemed to be a simple market adjustment as the costs to warranty their new vehicles has begun to stabilize.  Manufacturers and their supplier’s costs have remained consistent with just a small gap […]

There’s no arguing that 2008 is a very important year for the automotive industry.  Consistent recalls, the fuel crisis, and many public-relations situations have automobile manufactures struggling to keep their customers loyal.  It will be interesting to watch during the year to see what makes and models can avoid a continuous downward slide of sales. […]

The worldwide competition frenzy between the United States’ automobile manufacturers and many Asian automotive manufacturers rages on.  Especially now, with the recent concerns over vehicle fuel efficiency ratings and global gas prices.  Statistics now show a growing competition between carmakers here in the US and abroad as industry commonsense has everybody attempting to make more […]