Scott Vruggink
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
10 lessons start-ups can learn from 'Super Heroes'... thanks James A. Ziegler
Scott Vruggink
Affordable Automotive
Elhart Nissan
616-581-9195
800-750-9008
www.ElhartImports.com
www.affordableautomotive.biz
scott@elhart.com
Monday, July 19, 2010
% PERCENTAGE % UP / More Sales in 2010 vs 2009
Ford F-Series Pickup
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +34.9
Toyota Camry (Solara)
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +1.6
Honda Accord
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +14.6
Toyota Corolla
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +16.6
Honda Civic
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +9.9
Nissan Altima
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +20.1
Ford Fusion
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +39.3
Chevy Malibu
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +36.1
Ford Escape
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +36.7
Scott VrugginkAffordable Automotive
Elhart Nissan
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800-750-9008
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
What we spend a year on our cars
The average American spends 72 minutes per weekday in transit. The average U.S. household spent $5,477 on gas and other auto expenses last year, according to Bundle data, an amount that accounts for about 14.5% of daily spending, not including mortgage or rent. That's more than we spent on groceries or utilities. And it's more than we spent on travel, entertainment, clothes and shoes, and hobbies -- combined. Connecticut household spent $7,652 on its automobiles in 2009, Detroit resident spent ($2,124). TOP US city, Austin, Texas, the top-spending U.S. city, residents spent $10,128 on their cars.
Scott Vruggink
Affordable Automotive
Elhart Nissan
616-581-9195
800-750-9008
www.ElhartImports.com
www.affordableautomotive.biz
scott@elhart.com
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Flying Car Slated For Sale Next Year
If cars had wings, they could fly – and that just might happen, beginning next year. The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Mass., says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2011. It recently cleared a major hurdle when the Federal Aviation Administration granted a special weight limit exemption to the Transition.
"It's the next 'wow' vehicle," said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh. "Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don't fly."
The Transition is a long way from cartoon dad George Jetson's flying car zooming above traffic, or even the magical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
"There is no launch button on the (instrument) panel," Gersh noted.
Rather, the car-plane has wings that unfold for flying – a process the company says takes one minute – and fold back up for driving. A runway is still required to takeoff and land.
The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both. The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations
Scott Vruggink
Affordable Automotive
Elhart Nissan
616-581-9195
800-750-9008
www.ElhartImports.com
www.affordableautomotive.biz
scott@elhart.com
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