If you’ve ever moved across state lines, you may have been surprised to see how much your insurance premiums changed after the move. There are many factors that influence auto insurance rates, and the state where a policy is written can have a tremendous effect on that policy even if all other factors are equal. Compare Cheap Auto Insurance Rates Now Insurance rates vary between states for many reasons. In general, insurance companies calculate...
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Carbon Footprint is a major cause leading to Global Warming. Catching a Glimpse of Humanity’s Global Impact What does it take to even out humanity’s impact on the world? In the past few years all sorts of carbon-related terms have become recognizable enough for dinner-table discussions, but what do they all mean? Today we bring you the story of carbon offsets, outputs and footprints. It can be hard to wrap our heads around things...
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Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has been doing every bit on his part to make its cars more popular and appealing to the customers and users. In the latest conference call, CEO announces some more frill and benefits of owing a car from Tesla. Elon Musk said that warranty offered to customers on purchasing a Tesla S model will take care of everything and anything the car comes across. The warranty is...
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Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) gained the number one position in corporate loyalty for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the latest report of Experian Automotive, an information services company providing analytical tools for companies worldwide. According to the report published by Experian Automotive, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) surpassed the corporate loyalty score of its rivals General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) and Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) during the fourth quarter of 2012. During...
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Chrysler Group LLC announced its plans to invest around $374 million in its four plants and to add approximately 1, 250 new jobs in Indiana to improve its transmission production. The investment will make the company the largest transmission installation worldwide. Chrysler is majority owned by Italy’s Fiat S.p.A. (ADR) (PINK:FIATY). According to the company, it will invest $212 million to purchase additional equipment and tools for its Kokomo Transmission, Kokomo Casting and Indiana...
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Some Ford Motors Company (NYSE:F) vehicles will be investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for engine problems. According to the report from the Los Angeles Times, the NHTSA will investigate approximately 725,000 Ford Escape, Ford Fusion, Mercury Marinier SUVs, and Mercury Milan sedan because of stalling or surging engines. The vehicles to be inspected by the agency belong to the model years 2009 to 2011. The report cited that certain engine...
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Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has announced a plan to hire 2200 workers in the United States this year. The announcement comes just a day after the firm revealed it was going to double the dividend it paid to shareholders in 2013. The plan forms the biggest single salaried hire by the auto company in more than a decade. The US auto industry is riding high on news that December was the biggest month for car...
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Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is the only car maker to have sold over two million cars in 2012. The company announced this week that they are on track to sell 2.2 million cars by the beginning of 2013. The US car maker reported sales of over two million for the second year in a row – up by seven percent since 2011, when the company sold 2.1 million cars. Despite being the number two automaker...
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Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced its plan to invest $773 million to modernize its Dearborn Stamping Plant and add four press line to manufacture its next-generation F-series trucks. The company will also refit its Michigan Assembly Plant to increase its output for small cars. The automaker is also planning to invest in three other plants including the Van Dyke Transmission Plant, Livonia Transmission Plant and Sterling Axle Plant. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)’s investments next...
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According to reports, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s cofounder, Sergey Brin, made some profound statements concerning not the future of search engines, but the future of the automotive industry. Brin made an announcement today that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), of all the companies in the world, will have robotic cars, which completely control themselves, within 5 years. In his statement, he said, “You can count on one hand the number of years it will take before...
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Renowned automotive behemoth Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) plans to launch two more cars, amid mounting competition from other companies, like Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (ETR:BMW). According to Elon Musk, the founder, Tesla’s plans to produce a smaller crossover SUV that will rival the BMW X3 are in the pipeline. Musk also revealed that the discontinued Tesla roadster will be succeeded by a new sports car. These two models will be launched at the same...
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