Sentences with phrase «general new car market»

By the time that the 2009MY DB9 entered production, the world was just in the grip of a significant recession that badly affected the general new car market and Aston Martin in particular.

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Director General at the Association of British Insurers, Huw Evans, said: «Having worked with the previous Government on delivering sweeping reforms to the pensions market and on practical measures to reduce car insurance premiums and tackle flood risk, the insurance industry looks forward to a constructive relationship with the new Parliament.

With many of these new, highly efficient cars now on the market, including the General Motors Co..

General Motors +21 %, or +43 % for New GM (Buick - Cadillac - Chevrolet - GMC) Spurred by fleet sales and incentive spending, General Motors regained the top spot in the U.S. auto market in March — although, in a statistic that's ripe with foreshadowing, the company actually sold more cars and trucks in China than in the USA.

In determining future value, however, there are other, equally important factors, such as the impact the car made on the market, the people who bought them when new, and its general mystique.

«The new RX 400h redefines the midsize luxury SUV market while raising awareness and acceptance of hybrid gas - electric vehicles among luxury car and SUV buyers,» said Denny Clements, Lexus group vice president and general manager.

For the past few years, Isuzu hasn't been much of a competitor in the compact - truck market.As the Japanese automaker focused on closing down its car division and improving its Rodeo and Trooper sport - utility vehicles, it virtually ignored its small pickup, letting it languish in the market without an air bag, four - wheel anti-lock brakes or up - to - date styling.Thanks to a massive assist from General Motors, those shortcomings have been addressed in the all - new Isuzu 1996 Hombre.The Hombre, built in America for Isuzu by GM, is based on the Chevrolet S - 10 and GMC Sonoma pickups.

Buick's new Park Avenue Ultra may be the finest all - around sedan that ever rolled out of General Motors.This car does everything well; it has great styling, a level of sophistication usually reserved for expensive imports and gets better than 25 miles per gallon while hauling six passengers in luxurious comfort.General Motors, which finally has halted its sales skid and has started regaining market share, is cruising into the 1990s with the best products the company ever has built.

When car leases are finished, the vehicles hit the used car market, so the lack of leasing and general slowdown in new car purchases during the recession was followed by shortages of used cars.