Showing posts with label JD Power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JD Power. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

An Appealing Automotive Podcast That Can't Be Hacked

Why people find different cars isn't a mystery, but J.D. Power is working to quantify it even more, and according the them David has excellent taste in vehicles while Consumer Reports taste is changing.

But even with all these great cars on the market and in driveways, fewer of them are spending time on the road because American driving may have peaked almost 10 years ago.

Connected cars are coming
More technology in the car is another thing that car makers are focusing on, because that is what shoppers are looking for, but when they make the leap to totally connected and autonomous cars is still evolving.

It's coming sooner than most people think even as new systems come from VW.

One big concern is the ability to hack cars, which was a topic at a event hosted by David's agency recently. But reports of real may be more dramatic than realistic.


Wednesday, June 27, 2012

An Automotive Podcast That You Can Share with Friends And Won't Cost A Lot To Repair

Car sales are coming and they are looking good. Forecasts are calling for June to show the highest auto sales in five years. (Sort of)


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Those strong sales could be the result of high-quality vehicles. The latest J.D. Power Initial Quality Study shows that the car industry has reached an all-time high in overall quality with its 2012 model year, improving 5% overall, presenting fewer defects and problems than ever.

Honda and Mercedes-Benz are the two strongest auto brands in America according to its survey of more than 38,000 people.

America will halve its reliance on Middle East oil by the end of this decade and could end it completely by 2035 thanks to declining demand and the rapid growth of new petroleum sources in the Western Hemisphere, energy analysts now anticipate.

A new report ranking average state-by-state repair costs to correct check engine lights, shows that Wyoming leads the nation.

Would you use a social media app and find a stranger to be your personal taxi/limo service.  That's the goal of the new Sidecar App that David will be testing this week.