Posts Tagged ‘ stats ’

Men waste £2,000 in fuel while lost – Telegraph.co.uk

The UK’s Telegraph newspaper publishes some very interesting stats today: The average male motorist drives 276 miles each year while lost – because he’s too proud to ask for directions. If the research is to be believed, one quarter of men put off asking for directions from passers-by for at least half an hour, with [ READ MORE ]

Most Dangerous Trucks and SUVs – CTV Autos

CTV Autos looks at Forbes‘ list of Most Dangeorous Trucks and SUV’s. (It’s important to note that all of the trucks on this list exceed US federal safety standards, and are safer than new cars made even a decade ago: They are the “Most Dangerous” only in the context of similar new models): There’s good [ READ MORE ]

July Auto Sales: Mazda – BusinessWeek

Mazda reports strong July US sales gains (Originally reported by BusinessWeek, August 3rd 2010): Mazda North American Operations said Tuesday its U.S. sales rose nearly 9 percent last month from a year ago on strong gains from crossover SUVs. BY THE NUMBERS: Mazda sold 20,732 vehicles in the U.S. in July, up from 19,032 in [ READ MORE ]

Trade-ins similar for new and used sales » CanadianDriver

Candian Driver reports today that more people are trading in their old vehicle when buying a new one, when compared to last year’s figures. Originally posted July 29, 2010: The trends for trade-ins in Canada are now similar on sales of both new and used vehicles, according to J.D. Power and Associates. The percentage of [ READ MORE ]

Most Arguments in the Car Are Over Directions, Says Survey – Wheels Blog – NYTimes.com

Do you want to re-cosider that navi system..? Originally posted in the New York Times’ WHEELS blog, July 19, 2010: In the so-called war between the sexes one of the biggest sources of contention is the automobile — at least, according to a couple of recent surveys. In Britain, a survey of 2,200 individuals found [ READ MORE ]

Households boost car sales in Canada: Scotiabank‎ – CTV Autos

Canadians are buying more cars, according to this report on CTV Autos (Originally posted July 9th, 2010): Canadians are buying more and more vehicles — including gas guzzling SUVs and light trucks — because they’re becoming increasingly confident about the economic recovery, says a report by Scotiabank [Notice: link to pdf file]. In contrast, the [ READ MORE ]

The Minivan, Once a Star Player, Now Sits on Sidelines – NYTimes.com

A quick review of the minivan market, from the New York Times Autos, originally published June 24, 2010: MAYBE it was an image problem, or soccer-mom backlash. Or perhaps the minivan was a victim of bullying by those big bad S.U.V.’s. But for whatever reason, the family-van market is a shadow of its former self. [ READ MORE ]

What Women Want — In A Car – Driver’s Seat – WSJ

From the Wall Street Journal Blogs, June 11th 2010: (American) Auto industry researcher TrueCar today released a demographic study that looked at more than 13 million vehicle registrations from the past two years. Beyond determining which cars women buy most often, it found “there is still a sizable gender gap when it comes to vehicle [ READ MORE ]

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