Sentences with phrase «car companies try»

Though car companies try hard to keep exotics like this out of the hands of car flippers, it is impossible to keep profiteers out of the mix.

The gamelike simulations of driving muscle cars on a track or rugged trucks in a desert are among the ways car companies try to catch your eye.

For a car company trying to establish itself, the lack of new capital is a problem.

Imagine buying a car and the car company tries to tell you what you can and can not do to the engine.

Not exact matches

New CEO Jim Hackett has been trying to convince investors that betting on a Ford turnaround is worth the wager by laying out a plan to get rid of slow - selling, low - margin car models and refocus the company on more lucrative sport utility vehicles and pickups.

So sedans and other cars are expected to still form more than a quarter of all consumer vehicle sales in the U.S., but the overall trend appears to be that American companies especially are giving up trying to sell cars to Americans.

And perhaps, that's one of the problems that car companies are trying to tackle, in particular with Ford's parking assistant feature and its Last Mile Mobility challenge.

A tie - up between the two chipmakers would be the latest in the semiconductor industry that has been rapidly consolidating as companies try to capture a big share of the fast - growing market for connected devices and connected cars.

So while McLaren is widely known among car enthusiasts, the company is still trying to get out the message that its vehicles are something you can buy, not just admire from afar.

The company has admitted hubris for the Model X in trying to fit in too many complex features into the first version of the car.

In keeping with the idea that every company is a tech company, we'll have plenty of speakers representing other industries, including General Motors President Dan Ammann, who is trying to keep his company relevant in an era of ride sharing and self - driving cars; Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries, which owns oil pipelines, a lumber business, and a fertilizer producer; and Toys R Us CEO Dave Brandon, who must grapple with the shift by customers to buy online.

The company is trying to shake the image of being behind the recent trends in new mobility technologies such as self - driving cars.

Who Can Help When someone gets a letter threatening to foreclose in their house, or when a car loan company tries to repossess someone's car, that person needs help.

It is currently trying to evolve itself into a more technology oriented company, it is trying to create more consumer related products like smartphones, a car without driver.

You'll first need to find that perfect plot of land, then check the zoning, then you need to get a building permit, hire an engineer to make some drawings, contract a company to build the car wash, and then there's absolutely no guarantee that it will make money because no one has tried to run a car wash in that location before!

In January, Tesla filed a lawsuit against Sterling Anderson, a former director of the company's Autopilot program, saying that he broke his employment contract by trying to recruit Tesla employees to join a new self - driving car company.

Don't try to use a neck pillow, as they can pose a significant risk in the event of an accident, and only use inserts manufactured by the same company that made your car seat.

Because the state is currently selling this information, residents are bombarded with offers from car dealerships, insurance companies and others who know their personal information and are trying to sell something.

In fact he first tried to get a railroad to carry them in what we call piggyback manner — that is to say a truck trailer still on its chassis, attached to a flat car on a railroad — but the railroads after the war had their own problems and they lacked the kind of flexibility he would have needed; and also they felt themselves to be competing directly with the trucking companies and they hoped to drive them off the field essentially.

One of the new companies is even trying to lure motorists away from their cars by offering a different kind of motor: an electric one.

Like Otto, Waymo plans to license its self - driving technology to automakers and trucking companies, rather than try to manufacture the cute cars featured in the promo video.

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Predictably, however, a lack of American success hasn't stopped the company from trying to raise the K - car bar.

The company tried rebounding in the 1950s, beginning with a new Type 251 race car, but it didn't meet its expectations and Bugatti ceased automobile production operations shortly after.

Yes, we are a performance sports car company, but we try also to be different in the way we develop and produce performance cars that you can use everyday... I think we deliver an experience.

Spoiled reporters taking a company car for a short ride, of corse, not paying for the car or it's wear and tear, and trying to turn them into sportscars, you can only smirk at this idiocy.

By Tom Threlfall / Racing Morgan 3 - wheeler — The Editor tries the historic «Johnny Red» on his monthly Excursion / Charron - Laycock and Other Devices — The story of the company and its products by Kenneth Hurst / Formula One Driver at Beaulieu Modern — Grand Prix driver Jonathon Palmer drives some very early cars at the National Motor Museum / Aston Clinton Hill - Climb — A.B. Demaus continues his series of articles on pre-war hill - climbing venues.

«VW, like other car companies caught in the act of deceiving the government and consumers, at first tried to see how little they could get away with saying,» he explained.

Companies like Continental are trying to make driving safer and easier without getting in the way of enthusiasts» ability to enjoy their cars.

Originating from a Swedish website, it's reported to have appeared as part of Saab's presentation to the European investment bank back in January, when the company was trying to win extra funding to continue the development of the car.

It's this ease of use that Marcos has been trying to achieve all along, not only to set the GT2 apart from TVR, but also because the company believes the inherent reliability advantages of the Chevy V8 engine will mean that its cars cover much bigger mileages than cars like the Sagaris.

Car companies, of course, are loath to share information on new products lest their competitors try to copy them — or you decide not to buy the cars they already have on dealer lots.

Unlike many rivals, Mazda employs a «right sizing» policy for its engines rather than «downsizing» - the company believes that greater efficiency and performance will come from matching a car with a suitably - sized engine, rather than trying to squeeze more performance from a smaller turbocharged unit.

Try talking about the possible rebirth of the two - stroke engine with an engineer from a car company and it'd be a short - run thing.

«Mass producing a sports car for a company like Toyota carries a big business risk and we've tried to mitigate that risk with our collaboration with Subaru.

But no, just because the Tesla outrun your car at every traffic light you feel the urge to try to talk down the company in every way you can... products, finances, design whatever you can throw at them.

There are about 50 companies currently testing autonomous cars on California roads today, with big names like General Motors, Chevrolet, Mitsubishi, and even Apple are trying to challenge Google with their own autonomous self - driving technology.

Hyundai is trying to burnish its performance credentials and will unveil an «ultimate concept car» at next month's Frankfurt auto show that expands on the company's sporty N sub-brand and...

My truck was towed into the Mercedes - Benz dealership on Monday January 15th I was told that I would be able to get a loaner on the next day which would have been January 16th I understand due to all the bad weather that they may have not been open on the 16th of January so I didn't worry about it on the 17th when I called to see what was going on then turn tell me they were trying to see if they could get the warranty company to pay for the part which I was told was $ 1,400 by Frankie at this time I asked him what about a loner car well he in turn told me that it wouldn't take but a day to put the part on because they already had I was already been inconvenience because my truck is there I have no transportation and I work for the hospital so I have to get back and forth to work so after Saturday morning of my mom's passing I called the dealership and spoke with the young lady and she told me all the time cars had been taken for people that had appointments for them now at that point I'm thinking to myself while I'm a customer as well why wasn't I call to pick up a rental car so she in turn told me that she wouldn't have the manager call me back and indeed he did call me back but when he call me back he let me know that they did have a loaner cars and that they would be closing in 30 minutes well I live in Pearland and they're over by Greenway Plaza so that was no way I would have made it to get a car and he let me know that they're trying to wait to see what the warranty company it's going to do don't steal mind you I don't have a loaner car due to the fact they were closing in 30 minutes and I needed to get a ride back all in the same token my mom has passed so he went on to say that he had spoke with Brian from AutoNation Chrysler Jeep and he had told him that he would give him the family discount which was $ 1,200 if they were going to fix the car now mind you if the warranty company is going to fix the car they're going to charge them $ 1,200 but I was told by Frankie that I had to pay $ 1,400 to have this car fixed that I've only had two months that I had a 90 day warranty on but it doesn't cover the port so once he told me he was charging AutoNation Chrysler Jeep the 1200 I told him I didn't think that was fair to me that I would have to pay 1400 at that point when he noticed he had told me the price he would on to say that oh well it may be 1200 or it may be a little lower than 1200 and I informed him once again had to prepare things for my mother's funeral and then have to come up with $ 1,200 on repairs for a car I've only had two months I really don't think it's fair and if I have to pay the 1200 I'll have to I'll just have to come out of pocket with it but I will take it as high as I have to because if you have a 90 day warranty the car came from Mercedes - Benz Greenway Plaza someone should make it right.

I've been in many meetings with executives of car companies as I tried to attract GT1 competition into the series, and I wish I had a dollar for every time it was explained to me that there is such a dominant organization in GT1 that it's just not feasible to compete.

Car companies are particularly «spirited» this year, as the U.S. automotive crash is on its way up and they are all trying to capitalize on folks that would like nothing more than a new car this yeCar companies are particularly «spirited» this year, as the U.S. automotive crash is on its way up and they are all trying to capitalize on folks that would like nothing more than a new car this yecar this year.

Every once in a while, a car company will invite automotive journalists to try out competitors» wares when introducing the media to their latest vehicle.

Poor Kia... It's trying as hard as it can to shake its image as a company that makes cheap and cheerful cars.

Another company has turned their attention to the successful Lamborghini Huracan as a base for their aerodynamic alterations and power increase, Ares Design might be a relatively new name in the world of tuners, but after taking a look at their various cars, and more specifically the bright red Huracan on this page it seems they are trying to match themselves against the likes of Mansory.

So, I've teamed up with the group at Baker Motor Company to try new things, namely cars outside my norm.

Trying to jolt dealers as they prepare to sell what Nissan calls the most important car in its history, the company has put a $ 12,999 price tag on its new Altima sedan.

And while the company has no plans to sell replicas of this monster for street use in America, it is trying to catch the eyes of younger, trendier buyers with a tame version of the rally car: the limited - edition Impreza 2.5 RS coupe.

The Aston Martin Virage is another car to prompt head - scratching from casual observers trying to tell the company's various models apart.