Car owners

Should Cities Subsidize Electric Car Owners?

DMI Blog (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

RelayRides launches first peer-to-peer carsharing service

Venture Beat (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009

For many urban dwellers, the idea of owning a car just doesn’t make sense. Public transportation as well as highly marketed car renting services like Zipcar and City CarShare make it easy enough to get around. But if you do own a car, wouldn’t it be nice to make some extra money with your car that usually sits on the street or in a garage for most of the day? Well, one company is betting...

RelayRides launches first peer-to-peer carsharing service

The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009

For many urban dwellers, the idea of owning a car just doesn’t make sense. Public transportation as well as highly marketed car renting services like Zipcar and City CarShare make it easy enough to get around. But if you do own a car, wouldn’t it be nice to make some extra money with your car that usually sits on the street or in a garage for most of the day? Well, one company is betting...

10 Ways to Lower your Car Insurance Payments

Personal Insurance (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009

Many people buy their own cars because it makes life easier. However, many also struggle with the costs that come with maintaining a car especially when it comes to making car insurance payments. Many car owners are continuously in search for better ways to lower their car insurance premiums. What most do is simply search [...]

Mobile Car Grooming – Have Your Car Polished Anywhere and Anytime

Forex Robot (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009

Have you been squandering your holidays driving up and down a garage for car repair and grooming? In that case you are among the many miserable car owners who similarly waste their weekends and holidays by attending to their cars. All your hopes of having a relaxed Sunday are overshadowed by your worries about your car that requires to be taken to the garage for timely servicing...

Kwik-Fit Needs a £20M Bailout from New Owners

helping business in flintshire (Free subscription) | yesterday

The french private equity group PAI, will pump £20m into kwik-fit to prevent a breach of banking covenants. Kwik-Fit have fell victim to the falling pound. The tyer and exhaust retailer were bought by pai for £800m in 2005, since which they have seen a slowdown in sales growth in the recession as car owners have [...]

Kwik-Fit Needs a £20M Bailout from New Owners

helping business in flintshire (Free subscription) | yesterday

The french private equity group PAI, will pump £20m into kwik-fit to prevent a breach of banking covenants. Kwik-Fit have fell victim to the falling pound. The tyer and exhaust retailer were bought by pai for £800m in 2005, since which they have seen a slowdown in sales growth in the recession as car owners have [...]

Car Owners Say Routine Oil Changes Reduce Costly Repairs; Mechanics Agree

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009

SEATTLE, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington drivers know the key step in preventing costly auto repairs, but they may be overlooking other crucial maintenance to prevent long-term engine damage, according to a PEMCO Insurance poll released today.

XXL Car Wash : Care Labels [Image]

scaryideas (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009

XXL Car Wash : Care Labels [Image] Do Not Iron, Do Not Bleach, Do Not Tumble Dry. Handle With Care, wash at XXL Carwash. XXL carwash has a carwash-lane that uses brushes made of non-synthetic, textile cloth. Therefore cars get a label ‘sticking out' like they sometimes do out of the collar of one's clothes. The label on the car is informing it's owner how to take care of their car....

Cars in China and the great missing petrol mystery

China Economics Blog (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009

In this blog we often ponder the reliability of any data that China provides. The great missing "petrol" mystery has been covered by no less that the Economist. I have to say that the rumour that China's state owned companies have been buying shed loads of cars and storing them in car parks is just too odd to be made up. It is thus clearly true. After seeing the clogged up roads...

Why Online Stores are Best for Getting Car Parts?

Forex Robot (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009

Owning a car is an extremely expensive affair in these times of economic depression. The price of car parts are also increasing drastically making it difficult for the car owners to buy them. In addition to the spare parts, the insurance costs, servicing costs etc. will make it extremely hard to maintain an automotive. Most of the people have problems in purchasing the car parts because of the...

No property rights in Pekin for car owners?

Peoria Pundit (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009

I don’t think Ed Emmons likes Pekin’s towing ordinance : In March of 2008 the Mayor and the Pekin City Council passed an ordinance called the Seizure and Impounding of Vehicles. The ordinance was supposed to be a deterrent to Driving while under the influence. It goes without saying these and all other crimes should be enforced, but carefully. I have not seen any proof to this point that this ordinance...

China's car market: Exhaust fumes and mirrors

The Economist (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Car sales up, petrol sales flat: stockpiling, fuel-efficiency, or simply lousy data? IN JANUARY sales of vehicles in China surpassed those in America. Passenger-car sales have grown by around 45% this year. Yet sales of petrol have failed to keep pace (see chart). Attempts to explain this baffling phenomenon come up with widely differing answers, in part because the data present problems at every...

AutohausAZ Kicks Off Holiday Season with Intro of New Car Care Products and Diagnostic Tools

PRWeb - Daily News Feed (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

AutohausAZ expands its product lines with diagnostic tools and car care products, helping DIYers perform more auto maintenance and repairs on their own. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/autohausaz/tools_and_car_care/prweb3263484.htm

Roof Racks For Cars are Great When Transporting Bicycles, Skis or Anything Oversize

Automobile News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Roof rack refers to a set of bars secured to a car roof for carrying bulky items like luggage, bicycles, skis and a lot more, on a road trip. It is installed on the roof of the car and therefore, the interior space remains unaffected by its installation.