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Traffic light as redesigned for the color blind
by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) on Jun 18th, 2010 at 8:30AM
The Uni-Signal is aimed at helping those who are red-green colorblind to have an easier time with traffic signals. Instead of using circles for all three lights, the red light gets a triangle, the yellow light remains circular, while the green light goes square. [...]
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Congratulations! You’ve Been Hired to Sell Cars! Now What?
Provided by AutomotiveSalesBlog.com
Great! You’ve been hired to sell cars. Hopefully a lot of them. Where do you start?
Learn As Much As Possible
You’re new to the industry, even if you’ve worked in sales somewhere else, you’ve got a bit of a learning curve to get through. Where do you start? Start [...]
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GM recalls 1.5 million vehicles on fire risk
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GM will pay each customer $100 when the heated fluid module is removed at dealerships, Boyer said.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
(Reuters) - General Motors Co GM.UL on Tuesday announced a recall of about 1.5 million trucks, crossovers and cars from model years 2006-2009 because the unit that heats the windshield washer fluid could catch [...]
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25 Closes to Help Seal the Deal and Make You More Money
Provided by AutomotiveSalesBlog.com
If you’re any kind of sales professional, closing is a huge step in the sales process. There have been moments where I could have closed many clients and got the deal, but I was unable to because I didn’t say the right thing at the right time. And it’s frustrating because you know [...]
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‘Pickup Truck Indicator’ Says Economy Improving
by CNBC Staff
provided by CNBC.com
It’s no secret that the major auto companies knocked it out of the park with their May sales. But dig a little deeper into the numbers, and you can find some even better signs of strength for certain areas of the economy.
The auto companies don’t break down their results beyond the [...]
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Most Overpriced 2010 Cars
Data shows these vehicles aren’t worth their MSRPs.
By Hannah Elliott
Provided by Forbes.com
Are car buyers returning to lots? Some signs point to yes. This week GM reported its first quarterly profit in three years, pushed in part by increased worldwide sales. Some expect this to continue.
“We’re going to see improvement, but it is not going to [...]
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2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro
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With introduction of the Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro this fall, one of the most technically savvy, visually stunning exotic sports cars in years will get even better.
On one hand, this V10-powered R8 is the product of know-how accumulated through Audi’s string of victories in the Le Mans 24 Hour race, and the [...]
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Toyota Will Double Hybrid Production to 1 Million by 2011
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It took 10 years for Toyota to sell its first 1 million hybrids globally. It reached that milestone in June 2007, one decade after it began selling the first-generation Toyota Prius in Japan. The company now says it will achieve its long-standing goal of 1 million annual global hybrid sales by 2011.
Toyota FT-CH
The [...]
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2011 Nissan Leaf First Drive
By Andrew Frankel
Provided by Yahoo Autos
2011 Nissan LeafGiven that there has been so much talk and so many wise words from so many different directions about our all-electric future, it can almost go unnoticed that the one thing no one has actually gotten around to doing is translating a single syllable into something [...]
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Best New Cars for 2011
By Lauren DeAngelis
Provided by U.S. News
If you’re looking to make a splash with your next car, consider an all-new 2011 model. Many of the most exciting 2011s are already on dealer lots or readily available for pre-order. Since these are brand new or redesigned from the ground up, chances are most people have never [...]
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Worst-Made Cars on the Road
by Hannah Elliott
provided by Forbes.com
If you want to drive something dependable and long-lasting, steer clear of these vehicles.
With a 22% improvement in sales last month, and despite the six-month, $4.3 billion loss it announced Wednesday, General Motors is likely to have its strongest spring and summer in years. Plus, the automaker had critically acclaimed new [...]
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Relatively few complain about Toyota
By Ben Rooney, staff reporter
2010 Toyota CorollaNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Despite a torrent of high-profile recalls that have tarnished Toyota’s once stellar reputation, a study published Wednesday reveals that the automaker actually gets fewer customer complaints per car than the majority of its competitors.
Edmunds.com reviewed more than 200,000 complaints filed with the National Highway [...]
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