tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post2540693119684683211..comments2023-10-31T02:32:09.561-07:00Comments on The Car Enthusiast Online: March Car Sales Are Up In Parts of The WorldPeter Bacahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10269735128875798498noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post-27199866516358399022009-04-07T00:25:00.000-07:002009-04-07T00:25:00.000-07:00Hi Pete .. our sales here are 30% down this quarte...Hi Pete .. our sales here are 30% down this quarter. The other thing is that Germany have introduced an idea .. to get old cars off the road & swap at good rates for a new car .. helping the environment at the same time .. <BR/><BR/>so England will look at other options to increase our new car sales .. as the change in registration plates that we have in the UK 09 for the first six months ofHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post-8414699118887785962009-04-04T12:05:00.000-07:002009-04-04T12:05:00.000-07:00Hilary,You should do the post if your fascinated b...Hilary,<BR/><BR/>You should do the post if your fascinated by the "Beast". I can link one of my posts to yours! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the information about limos in England! I will have to visit England your blog has been so fascinating!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments!<BR/><BR/>Best Regards<BR/><BR/>Pete Baca<BR/>The Car Enthusiast OnlinePeter Bacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269735128875798498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post-7898609943909500722009-04-04T12:02:00.000-07:002009-04-04T12:02:00.000-07:00Hi Shaw,Thank you for your comments! Stimulous pr...Hi Shaw,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comments! <BR/><BR/>Stimulous programs are starting to work around the world. Hopefully, the new programs in the U.S. will start auto sales here also.<BR/><BR/>The car manufacturers cannot survive without sales increasing! There manufacturing bases are so large that these substantial decreases are difficult to overcome.<BR/><BR/>Best Regards<BR/><BR/>Pete Peter Bacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269735128875798498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post-47765547436649175772009-04-03T04:32:00.000-07:002009-04-03T04:32:00.000-07:00Hi Pete .. I had thought of doing a post on Presid...Hi Pete .. I had thought of doing a post on President Obama's beast .. as it has some very interesting stats .. doors stronger than a Boeing 747 .. etc<BR/><BR/>We do have limos - here .. one got stuck on a roundabout just down the road .. I was able to skip (drive) through before it completely blocked everyone up .. they just are not suitable for our roads!! <BR/><BR/>Hilary Melton-Butcher<BR/>Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post-44198853995523944952009-04-02T20:25:00.000-07:002009-04-02T20:25:00.000-07:00Hi Pete,US Economy is based on consumer market. I...Hi Pete,<BR/><BR/>US Economy is based on consumer market. In consumer market, the car market is important part. So, by following your article, I can see how US and world economy goes. I do hope that the bottom is hit and improve the sales for all of them.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your post and info.<BR/><BR/>Shaw Funami<BR/>Fill the Missing LinkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15934516844328460096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post-88558745982702448522009-04-02T20:13:00.000-07:002009-04-02T20:13:00.000-07:00Hi Giovanna,Your right Hyundai is doing a number o...Hi Giovanna,<BR/><BR/>Your right Hyundai is doing a number of things right! First, they are building good cars! Second, they are pricing them $1,000's below the competition. Third, they have good quality and a great warranty.<BR/><BR/>GM and Ford did come out with a similar program to help people out if they are laid off etc. They need to do somethings to bring buyer confidence up.<BR/><BR/>Peter Bacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269735128875798498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post-40479848559026345372009-04-02T08:40:00.000-07:002009-04-02T08:40:00.000-07:00Hello Hilary,You really had me going about the bea...Hello Hilary,<BR/><BR/>You really had me going about the beast! Here in the U.S. we refer to cars that are expremely powerful as beasts.<BR/><BR/>The Pres. car is an armored Cadillac limosine. Yes, we do have a number of beasts here...they call them limos. They ship some to Europe so you will see one occassionaly, here in Newport Beach there are a lot of them.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment!<Peter Bacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269735128875798498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post-64591828359811161522009-04-02T08:35:00.000-07:002009-04-02T08:35:00.000-07:00Hi Giovanna,Hyundai is doing well based on really ...Hi Giovanna,<BR/><BR/>Hyundai is doing well based on really good products! The number of products have increased also with the Hyundai Genesis see March 1st post. The pricing is thousands below some good competitors, the Genesis is tens of thousands below. Also, they have a really superior warranty with good reliability.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting!<BR/><BR/>Pete Baca<BR/>The Car EnthusiastPeter Bacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269735128875798498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post-3692372929629003152009-04-02T05:48:00.000-07:002009-04-02T05:48:00.000-07:00Hi Pete .. the car market is a strange beast! &...Hi Pete .. the car market is a strange beast! & it will be interesting to see what happens.<BR/><BR/>The beast I was referring to in earlier post is the car that's been shipped over for President Obama to use .. all the bells and whistles proof!!<BR/><BR/>There was a nostalgic program on BBC2 on Ford's Dagenham plant in Essex, where the Zephyr, the Capri and the Zephyr were all built Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-779185116189352540.post-51822271964549272492009-04-02T00:23:00.000-07:002009-04-02T00:23:00.000-07:00Hi PeteHow does Hyundai manage to only be down 2%?...Hi Pete<BR/><BR/>How does Hyundai manage to only be down 2%? That is great for Hyundai, do you think that may be there is something about Hyundai that other can learn from...<BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Giovanna Garcia<BR/>Imperfect Action is better than No ActionGiovanna Garciahttp://www.imperfectaction.com/blognoreply@blogger.com