Recently car manufacturers have been buying ride-sharing/ car-sharing companies, for instance, general motor just brought maven and also sidecar. But some new research made by Mercedes-Benz show 71% of Millenials like to own their own vehicles
New research carried out by german manufacturer Mercedes-Benz finds that 71% of millennials want to own their own vehicle. This could put a wrench in some car manufacturers plans. The new chevy bolt was developed with ridesharing in mind. And general motors have recently purchased maven and side car both ridesharing/ car sharing companies.
In April, BMW launched “reach now” a free-floating premium car sharing service in Seattle, BMW also announced its plans to expand the service to three additional cities in 2016
But this could be a short term fix as those born after 1982 have less interested in playing well with others and sharing their toys, they want to own them, and have their own cars
The latest data also shows that even if people use services like cars to go or Uber they tend to buy a vehicle as soon as they start a family. First-time car buyers used to be in their teens but now those ages have increased and more often than not are in their mid-twenties before throwing down the cash for a new car
But perhaps companies like general motors and BMW who are getting into the car-sharing game are wiser than we think. Maybe if you have used one of their vehicles for car sharing you are more likely to buy a brand you are more familiar with,and of course things change in the future and it will be some time before we will know if ridesharing will be big news
Mecum Auctions People buy classic cars for lots of reasons, but in recent years they have been increasing in value, it is a way to invest and be part of history. Mecum holds monthly auctions around our United States and they are currently helping the owner find new homes for some classic cars for
Test Miles Radio May 22, 2016 Tune in Live streaming across social media to Test Miles Radio! Periscope, Youtube, Facebook @ Test Miles Test Miles is heard on 101.1FM KXL every Sunday at 10:00 am.
Lets get things in order, first of all we should define Green Car. They are any vehicle that reduces tailpipe emission and our dependence on oil. We had one rule when evaluating these vehicles, they could not be powered by gasoline alone. First category we looked at was Diesel. After testing a
WE INVITED ALL AUTOMAKERS WHO SELL SUVS AND CUV IS IN NORTH AMERICA TO PARTICIPATE IN MUDFEST, TO FIND WHICH ARE THE BEST AND MOST CAPABLE VEHICLES IN DEALERS TODAY. THE AUTOMAKERS SENT US 23 VEHICLES TO TEST. WE GROUPED THEM ACCORDING TO PRICE, USABILITY AND FUNCTION. BEFORE WE TOOK THEM OUT OVER
IT’S NO COINCIDENCE THAT SHORTLY AFTER BMW INTRODUCE THEIR ALL ELECTRIC SMALL CAR THE I3, MERCEDES-BENZ INTRODUCE THEIR COMPETITIVE MODEL. THIS IS THE ZERO EMISSION, ZERO COMPROMISE MERCEDES-BENZ B CLASS. THE BMW I3 CAN BE SEEN AS A DESIGN STATEMENT BUT MERCEDES WENT A DIFFERENT DIRECTION
The first Mercedes-Benz in the fast-growing compact SUV segment is highly maneuverable around town (length 173.9” x width 71” x height 60”), lively on country roads and athletic and efficient on the highway. The high- quality appointments, developed with much attention to detail, and the
