Mileage Equivalent not Great for Model S, but Range is Strong
Tesla Motors received a modest miles per gallon estimate from EPA for its new Model S sedan – 89 MPGe, but the battery pack is longer range than anything else on the market. The feds think it will go 265 miles per charge on its largest, 85 kWh battery pack.
J.D. Power IQS, KBB Market Report, Nitpicking Rental Car Companies, NexTraq GPS Solution
J.D. Power: U.S. Initial Vehicle Quality Reaches Record Level in 2012 The U.S. auto industry is on a path of recovery this year with stronger year-to-date car and light-truck sales and now can celebrate more good news after experiencing the highest improvement in initial vehicle quality since 2009, according to results in our 2012 U.S. […]
Drivers Struggle with Latest New-Car Gadgetry
Dashboard technology glitches in new cars and trucks continue to plague automakers, especially Ford Motor Co., with the number of audio, entertainment and navigation problems reported to J.D. Power & Associates rising 8 percent over the last year, according to its 2012 Initial Quality Study, released in Detroit on Wednesday. Read more
A Few Thoughts from NIADA Conference
The Automotive Digest team attended the NIADA conference last week and learned a few things: Educating independent dealers on compliance with federal FTC rules and state legislation is critical… The association has launched its new NIADA CPO program to enhance the increasingly important certified pre-owned segment… Buy Here Pay Here dealers are a bigger part […]
NADA Used Car Guide – June 2012
Direction of AuctionNet wholesale prices reversed course in May, down 1.3% from April due to seasonal downturn in demand, falling gasoline prices, and growing supply of late model fleet units entering the used market; First price drop since last Fall.
