Americans are keeping new cars for an average 63.9 moths – five and a quarter years – up 4.5 months from the same period in 2009. In truth, there's not much need to turn a car in on any kind of schedule. By following proper maintenance, it's relatively simple to squeeze a decade...
A sales slump at car dealerships is bringing down U.S. retail sales; a major coal company files for bankruptcy; LinkedIn releases job data on millennials and more MoneyWatch headlines.
People are not buying cars, and as a result, auto sales dropped 27.7 percentlast month. They are not paying others to dowhat they can do themselves - Home Depot reports increased attendance at in-storedo-it-yourself clinics. And although paint sales are down in general, according toSherwin...
Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “Until we do that, nothing else will change!” say Bruce Anderson.【1】According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about ___A. the social movement B. ...
Avg. Number of New Cars Bought in Lifetime Source:Source: Polk Buying New, But Not As Often We’ve talked for some time about Americans holding on to their new cars longer and the reasons have been well documented. Cars last longer and as their prices have gone up, people are less inc...
More than one in four Americans say they would not consider buying an electric vehicle. Their reasoning shows a lack of awareness about EVs.
Six percent say this, down from 12% in February 2009 and 15% in December 2008.SaadLydiaEBSCO_bspGallup Poll BriefingSaad, L. (2010). Fewer Americans Set on Buying Foreign Cars. Retrieved from http://www.gallup.com.
Chinese electric cars are known for being affordable and also high-tech. What’s more, it turns out that lots of Americans are open to buying them. Get Fully Charged Chinese EVs are likely coming to the U.S. soon China has emerged as a powerhouse in the electric vehicle industry. Its...
The economy reflects the way Americans have cut back,especially on daily items:Department store sales dropped 1.3percent in June.People are not buying cars,and as a result,auto sales dropped 27.7percent last month.They are not paying others to do what they can do themselves-Home Depot reports...
About half of those who say they live in rural areas cite lack of charging infrastructure as a major factor in not buying an EV, compared with 4 in 10 of those living in urban communities. Daphne Boyd, of Ocala, Florida, has no interest in owning an EV. There are few public chargers...