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REPORT: "Lesser luxury" is the new black

Up until very recently, the reason that you bought a BMW 3 Series or a Mercedes-Benz C-Class was to prepare you to buy a 5 or an E in a few years. You know, ladders to climb, blowing up to do, de-luxe apartments in the sky to own. These days, according to a new study, that is less and less the case: fewer premium buyers are moving up and more buyers are actually moving down. According to numbers compiled by the Power Information Network, in 2006, nearly 16% of new car buyers moved from a compact to a mid-sized car, but through the first half ... Read more →

As new vehicles sales fall, used car prices go up Dan Roth

The cynic in you might think that a rise in the price of used vehicles, just as new car sales are cratering worse than anyone can remember, is a not-so-transparent ploy to overcharge buyers. It turns ...

Automakers limiting options to reduce costs Frank Filipponio

With sales at a 26-year low, the Detroit 3 are trying almost anything to reduce costs and make more money from the cars they are selling. One of the biggest changes coming apes what some of the more ...

Is Japan facing a post-car society? Jonathon Ramsey

Could the country that gave us the NSX, Godzilla -- and the other Godzilla -- and The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift be on the verge of giving up cars for good? With car buying down by close to ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy John McElroy

HOW COME FEWER AMERICANS ARE BUYING NEW CARS? Shhh. Don't tell the car companies, but every year a smaller percentage of Americans are buying new cars. No, this has nothing to do with the current ...

REPORT: "Lesser luxury" is the new black 1 month ago on Autoblog

Up until very recently, the reason that you bought a BMW 3 Series or a Mercedes-Benz C-Class was to prepare you to buy a 5 or an E in a few years. You know, ladders to climb, blowing up to do, de-luxe apartments in the sky to own. These days, according to a new study, that is less and less the ...

As new vehicles sales fall, used car prices go up 8 months ago on Autoblog

The cynic in you might think that a rise in the price of used vehicles, just as new car sales are cratering worse than anyone can remember, is a not-so-transparent ploy to overcharge buyers. It turns out to be more a case of supply versus demand. Wholesale used car prices are bumping up as a result ...

Automakers limiting options to reduce costs 9 months ago on Autoblog

With sales at a 26-year low, the Detroit 3 are trying almost anything to reduce costs and make more money from the cars they are selling. One of the biggest changes coming apes what some of the more successful Japanese makers have done all along: offering fewer configurations of their models. If you ...

Is Japan facing a post-car society? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Could the country that gave us the NSX, Godzilla -- and the other Godzilla -- and The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift be on the verge of giving up cars for good? With car buying down by close to 33-percent since 1990, Japan is claimed to be in the grips of kuruma banare, which, for Japanese ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 1 year ago on Autoblog

HOW COME FEWER AMERICANS ARE BUYING NEW CARS? Shhh. Don't tell the car companies, but every year a smaller percentage of Americans are buying new cars. No, this has nothing to do with the current slowdown in the economy. It's part of what I see as a disturbing trend. More on that in a moment. The ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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