Archive for June, 2008

If a glossy flyer arrives in your mailbox from a car dealership in your area promoting a huge event for pre-owned car sales, beware. Many of these events have contests, or “bonus” vouchers, which consumers are advised to take advantage of to get thousands of dollars off of the price of a pre-owned car. One […]

The pre-owned vehicle retailer CarMax Inc. had a plunge of 55% in fiscal-first quarter net income.  This announcement weighed heavily on carmakers because it created additional concerns about the rapidly shifting trends of consumers. The pre-owned retailer, of Richmond, VA claims that there was a 25% decline for SUVs and trucks for the quarter ending […]

Child Safety Week is approaching soon (June 23-29), which is why HPI is asking parents to consider essential safety features when shopping for a pre-owned car.  Most parents take the time to make sure their children are in approved child safety seats, yet they don’t research the history of the car they are planning to […]

With fuel prices over $4 per gallon, motorists are looking a little more closely at used cars. The National Automobile Dealers Association reports that last year the average cost of a used car was around $15,000, while it was $29,000 for new vehicles. While you want to purchase a pre-owned car that has a solid […]

Pickup trucks have come a long way since the day that their main purpose was for hauling farm equipment and hay.  Today you can find trucks that have the comfort and style of luxury cars.  And they have a suave appearance to take you for a night out on the town. Pickup trucks are no […]

Sales of crossovers are one of the strongest segments in the auto industry. What exactly is a crossover? A crossover combines attributes from both SUVs and minivans with the positive characteristics we enjoy on passenger cars. Crossovers typically have the cargo room and passenger space that you find in minivans, yet add the utility, usefulness, […]

Yesterday, the President of Honda Motor Co. posed with the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell car.  This is a brand new sedan designed from scratch to use a hydrogen fuel cell engine as its only source of power.  This is the first vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel cells that has ever been commercially available; next […]

Gas prices of more than $4 per gallon have motorists all over the nation looking for fuel-efficient vehicles.  They’re swarming pre-owned car lots, posting online ads, and keeping a close eye on classified ads.  People would rather purchase small used cars with used car warranties, than buy new gas-guzzlers.  The vehicles of choice are the […]

The biggest auction yard for cars and trucks in the Northwest is just south of Yellowstone River.  And if you’re wondering how the gas prices of around $4 per gallon is hurting the country, take a look here, in Montana. A salesman in Montana, at the Auto Auction, says that big SUVs that guzzle gas […]

Recently, Chrysler announced that they will be marketing more than 15,000 certified pre-owned cars of its Jeep, Chrysler, and Dodge brands, complete with an auto warranty on eBay Motors. This agreement comes after GM’s plan, which was announced in February, to list the inventory of certified pre-owned vehicles at 3,800 U.S. dealers affiliated with GM […]