Green Car Congress
MAY 30, 2013
A new study by Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), found that in 2011, the peak probability of buying a new vehicle per driver in the US was among those between 55 and 64 years of age—a shift from four years earlier, when that peaked with the 35-to-44-year-old age group.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 22, 2023
Car shoppers on our continent had been steadily losing interest in wagons since the year of Peak Wagon (1977) , with de-wagon-ification really accelerating when minivan sales took off in the 1980s and the SUV craze took full effect in the 1990s. Still, someone was willing to buy this car, and it stayed on the road for 27 years.
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 23, 2022
The perfect car for one person could be a nightmare vehicle for another. A sports car will be great for one person but entirely impractical for another. A minivan will be ideal for someone but be way too large for someone else! When you buy a car, you need to opt for something that will fall into your budget.
Electric Auto Association
APRIL 1, 2021
“Mothers are driving the kids, the dog, and lots of stuff around town and there haven’t been a lot of electric minivans. Education is the tool “The more we can educate women on the benefits of driving electric, the more women will buy and lease electric,” Sinclair remarked.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 22, 2011
Fuel efficiency, safety innovation, and vehicle styling will be the three most important product issues influencing automotive consumer purchase decisions over the next five years, indicating a perceived shift in buying priorities, according to the 12 th annual global automotive survey conducted by KPMG LLP.
Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2009
The role of emotion in buying cars. He shared with the audience his roller coaster analogy: Any person who is interested in riding a roller coaster isn’t looking for the safest roller coaster they can find. He shared research that “ People assume a quieter minivan is a safer minivan.
Charged EVs
JUNE 2, 2023
The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. On the other hand, it’s a minivan with sliding side doors. Given a maximum global production capacity of 100,000 for all markets, Volkswagen should easily find 20,000 or 30,000 buyers to buy the ID.Buzz at any price.
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