Sentences with phrase «sell such a car»

Any automaker that would sell such a car must reckon with the 3 Series» benchmark status for performance and handling, as if your daily commute included the Watkins Glen raceway.

Not exact matches

He also pursued a few side gigs such as selling used golf balls and collector stamps and buffing cars.

Sall would buy cars in his own name to drive for a couple of months, make small updates such as replacing broken handles, and later sell them for a profit, netting around $ 1,000 per vehicle.

Ferrari builds three types of cars: sports cars, Grand Touring or «GT» cars, and of course rare and exotic hypercars, such as the current LaFerrari, which sells for more than a million bucks.

Today its truck and minivan sales in the U.S. are still growing, and with expectations that revived world economic growth is on the horizon, it is also poised to sell more cars and SUVs in emerging markets such as China, says Oakmark's Bill Nygren.

So with such an innovative and potentially cost - reducing scheme in place, how is it that Better Place has only managed to sell 500 cars in nine months, a fact that led the company's board to fire founder Agassi just a few weeks ago?

Shah's argument about «an inferior competitive landscape» makes no sense, however, although it's of a piece with other Tesla mega-bulls, such as Loup Ventures» Gene Munster, who seems to think that Tesla can basically sell 11 million cars in the US alone.

Car makers have rushed to invest in so - called mobility services, hoping to capture the potential trillions of dollars in revenue from selling both vehicles and such on - demand services.

Buying AOL and Yahoo (yhoo) will add digital advertising revenue while a few smaller deals will help Verizon sell more smart, connected devices, such as car trackers.

Beyond the consumer, Chan said she sees an opportunity to sell its 4G LTE - connected car service to businesses that deal with vehicles, such as the trucking industry.

Pay - per - use services such as car - sharing and ride - hailing are starting to challenge traditional car ownership in some in some of China's most congested cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, while global automakers are starting to bill themselves as «mobility» companies that do more than just build and sell vehicles.

Companies that sell big ticket items, like cars or houses, may have a low P / S, but expenses will eat into the profitability of such companies.

The White House wants to reduce what it maintains is the United States» trade deficit with the 28 - member European Union and is seeking concessions, such as lower tariffs on American cars sold here.

Even experienced parents might scratch their heads at some new products, such as a gold - plated crib from Lewis of London selling in the $ 1,000 range; a $ 529 race - car bed with fiber glass shell from the Baby «s Room; a battery - operated breast pump; a mirror that attaches to a car «s regular rear - view mirror so parents can watch baby in the back seat; and hard - to - find

Obesity is a direct consequence of how they deny us control over our time and make food and drink consumer goods like any other gods that are sold aggressively, such as shoes or cars.

Under asset forfeiture laws, agencies such as Nassau and Suffolk police can take cash, cars, homes and other property linked to local and federal probes and then sell them at auction.

Osborne believes that two factors have made it more difficult to sell them: the row over the government's plan to increase car tax on gas - guzzling vehicles, which he believes has given such taxes a bad name because these are to apply retrospectively; and the overall economic downturn.

Priceline patented its idea for a «reverse auction» in which customers submit bids on things such as airline tickets and cars, while the company decides whether it will sell at that price.

Car stuff is such a pain; I'm constantly thinking I should just sell mine and start taking public transit everywhere.

Such programs are no longer appropriate or compatible with current skills expectations: automotive repair courses in high school where practice continued on components that had been replaced by sophisticated computers in current cars; cosmetology courses whose graduates didn't have the math skills to pass licensing requirements for hairdressers and ended up as hair shampooers; distributive education courses that taught «selling» but not the computer, computation, and communication skills needed for any but the lowest - level sales jobs.

Moebius explained, «The students are participating in discussions about what it would have been like to be notified of the evacuation and within days have to sell, store, or somehow get rid of all belongings — from property [farms, homes, furniture, cars] to smaller items such as household items and clothing.

Can you explain why soldering in a car «is such a NO - NO».

But for untrained salespeople, mishandling simple things such as the greeting and qualifying questions might explain why they are only selling five cars a month.

The key takeaway is to understand that Perillo does not sell CPO vehicles, they sell used cars with issues and (in my opinion) do so illegitimately by adding the BMW CPO designation as vehicles sold as such are supposed to be trouble free.

And while European cars naturally dominate, there's always space for an American icon, such as the 1955 Chevrolet Corvette also being sold in Paris.

Even so, there's no getting past the fact that Hyundai is a brand that also sells economy cars like the $ 15,000 Accent — and none of the other players in this field can be found slumming in such an inexpensive neighborhood.

Fifteen years ago, Mitsubishi sold cars people wanted to drive — cars such as the Eclipse, Galant, 3000GT, and the nearly departed Lancer Evolution.

Because it might not be such a clever idea to have the brand's first new volume - selling halo car developed and built in Hiroshima.

The famed Aston sold to a telephone bidder last Friday evening, who was undoubtedly enamored with the car's provenance, which includes an overall win at the 1959 Nurburgring 1000KM and such drivers as Carroll Shelby, Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham and Roy Salvadori.

Chevrolet Performance Cars marketing manager John Fitzpatrick told Automotive.com that variants such as a model equipped with a manual transmission, or a supercharged engine could be coming, based on how well the current model sells.

«Real - world data is not a panacea,» says Honda's Bienenfeld, pointing out, for instance, that such data might disadvantage automakers (like Honda) that sell lots of cars to younger, more aggressive drivers.

Past Chrysler offerings, such as the last - generation 200, were sold to rental - car fleets in large volumes, decreasing the automaker's profitability.

It's hard to believe the Honda Accord is only 40 years old, given it's such a staple among mainstream car buyers in the U.S. Over the past 40 years, Honda has sold over 12.7 million copies of the Accord here.

The Cruze small car, sold in overseas markets such as China, South Korea and Australian and bowing for the U.S. market at this week's auto show here, eventually should see volumes of 1 million units annually worldwide, he predicts.

Such a procedure was always a highlight of older AMGs, but it's somehow more impressive still with the A45, given the comparably huge numbers the smaller car sells in.

The Jeep Wrangler is such an icon (and cash cow, as one of Fiat Chrysler's top - selling U.S. products) that it will never go away, but it needs to be overhauled significantly for today's car industry.

1) Reduce the amount of driving and the size of cars driven worldwide 2) Quit promoting and selling cars in emerging economies such as China, Brazil and India....

But German powers that be at Bentley (the British marque is part of the Volkswagen Group) are loath to fundamentally change a car that has been such an undeniable success, as the Continental is the first Bentley ever to sell in significant numbers.

«2) Quit promoting and selling cars in emerging economies such as China, Brazil and India...»... you must be AMERICAN, right?

As well as obvious rivals such as the Ford Fiesta ST - soon to be sold with only three cylinders - and Peugeot 208 GTi, the Yaris should also compete with another WRC - inspired hot hatch due soon - Hyundai's i20 N Performance, a car evo learned of at the Paris motor show.

1) You obviously don't own one nor do you know of what you speak 2) Because if you did you'd know seeing how yours would be one of them that now 92 % of all S's sold wind up in the shop for major repairs on average of four times or more per annum 3) And you'd also be aware of all the serious Li issues with TESLA's in temps below 42f or above 80f 4) And you'd know one 3.5 second [get the numbers accurate] blast in a TESLA will use up 805 of your batteries capacity 5) Not to mention the majority of all S's sold wind up on a used car lot within 18 months of purchase... because they are such a pile of techno wonder garbage

In December 2007, Congress passed new rules requiring that these standards be increased such that, by 2020, the new cars and light trucks sold each year deliver a combined fleet average of 35 miles per gallon.

«For such an important car to come to the market, it created interest from around the world and was in the end sold to a delighted German buyer, followed by a round of applause in the auction room,» said Chris Routledge, Managing Partner at Coys, of the sale.

That's not only indicative of the car's low mileage and celebrity owner, but of rising interest in such an iconic car produced in relatively low numbers — only 400 were ever sold worldwide.

We all know that it's only by the hot - selling grace of cars such as the Cayenne and Panamera that we ended up with hypercars like the 918 and purebreds like the upcoming Cayman GT4.

Likisha sold me my previous car, she gave me such excellent services before that I wanted her advice on purchasing my next car she also made sure that... the monthly payments were exactly were I wanted them to be.

In short, Mr.Johnson is an excellent salesman and should be commended for selling such high end cars in an economically disturbed world.

The Sportbrake's fairly svelte rear styling (and the lack of practical connotations in its name) suggests boot space won't be class leading, but the model should be noticeably more useful than the XF four - door, and will make the car appeal more heavily to other markets, such as Sweden, where around 70 per cent of models sold are estates.

Volkswagen even wants to revel in the fact that its Golf and Jetta models look and feel quite different from better - selling American and Japanese small cars, such as the Dodge and Plymouth Neon from Chrysler and the Toyota Corolla.

Displacement can also be very small, as found in kei cars sold in Japan, such as the Subaru EN series; engines that started out at 550 cc and are currently at 660 cc, with variable valve timing, DOHC and superchargers resulting in engines that often claim the legal maximum of 64 PS (47 kW; 63 bhp).