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A study carried out by University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) professor Michael Sivak revealed that the proposal of automotive ownership has been seeing fewer and fewer adepts ever since the year 2007. His findings indicated that, 9.22 percent of US households were without a vehicle in 2012, whereas in 2007, that number was closer to 8.72 percent. Read more »
- Study Finds Cost Of Owning Diesel Car In The Us Lower Than Gasoline Equivalent
If you live in the US and are still not convinced of the financial gains brought about by diesel-power, then perhaps this latest study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) on the finer details of the problem may help...
- Shortage Of Auto Engineers In Michigan Means Carmakers Will Pay More To Attract New Recruits
When GM and Chrysler were in trouble back in 2009, unemployment in the state of Michigan was at 14.2 percent, the worst in the United States. Today, following the government bailout and the two groups’ impressive recovery, that number has fallen...
- New Study Finds That Only A Third Of Hybrid Owners Buy Hybrids Again
As it seems, the majority of hybrid car owners in the States don't go for seconds, or at least that's what a new study released today by auto research firm Polk reveals. According to the report, while the number of hybrid models in the U.S....
- Study Shows That New U.s. Market Vehicle's Fuel Economy Improved By 14 Percent From 2008-2012my
While President Obama’s initiative for a significant reduction in vehicles’ fuel consumption and CO2 emissions may sound very ambitious to some, a new study by the University of Michigan Transport Research Institute shows that car manufacturers...
- Usa: Car Loans That Are 60 Days Overdue Rise 17% In Q4 2008
If you had any reasons to doubt that many U.S. consumers are finding it more and more difficult to pay off their car loans, just take a look at the latest figures released today by Experian Automotive, a global information services company. According...
Cars
Fewer and Fewer Americans Own a Vehicle; Trend Set to Continue
A study carried out by University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) professor Michael Sivak revealed that the proposal of automotive ownership has been seeing fewer and fewer adepts ever since the year 2007. His findings indicated that, 9.22 percent of US households were without a vehicle in 2012, whereas in 2007, that number was closer to 8.72 percent. Read more »
- Study Finds Cost Of Owning Diesel Car In The Us Lower Than Gasoline Equivalent
If you live in the US and are still not convinced of the financial gains brought about by diesel-power, then perhaps this latest study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) on the finer details of the problem may help...
- Shortage Of Auto Engineers In Michigan Means Carmakers Will Pay More To Attract New Recruits
When GM and Chrysler were in trouble back in 2009, unemployment in the state of Michigan was at 14.2 percent, the worst in the United States. Today, following the government bailout and the two groups’ impressive recovery, that number has fallen...
- New Study Finds That Only A Third Of Hybrid Owners Buy Hybrids Again
As it seems, the majority of hybrid car owners in the States don't go for seconds, or at least that's what a new study released today by auto research firm Polk reveals. According to the report, while the number of hybrid models in the U.S....
- Study Shows That New U.s. Market Vehicle's Fuel Economy Improved By 14 Percent From 2008-2012my
While President Obama’s initiative for a significant reduction in vehicles’ fuel consumption and CO2 emissions may sound very ambitious to some, a new study by the University of Michigan Transport Research Institute shows that car manufacturers...
- Usa: Car Loans That Are 60 Days Overdue Rise 17% In Q4 2008
If you had any reasons to doubt that many U.S. consumers are finding it more and more difficult to pay off their car loans, just take a look at the latest figures released today by Experian Automotive, a global information services company. According...