All New Cars
Carmakers, Dealers Seek to Gain Carbuyers’ Trust
It shouldn’t come as a shock that car manufacturers and car dealers don’t rate very high on the scale of consumer trust. What might be a shock is that many of them are now, at […]
Articles by Jack R. Nerad
All New Cars
Trust is Next Frontier in Luring Car Shoppers
Most of us feel comfortable buying products from companies we trust. When shopping for a big-ticket item like an automobile, car buyers would certainly prefer to trust the manufacturers and dealers purveying the vehicles. But […]
Driving Adventures
Rides for the Ultimate Road Trip
Summer means fun, right? Sure, spring has its moments, and fall can be lovely too. Driving in the winter is often full of challenges, but it does have its satisfactions as well. But when it […]
Car Care
Keep your Car Battery Happy
Let’s face it, car batteries are problem children: It’s very hard to monitor them, and they either need constant attention or prefer to be ignored altogether. And just when you need them the most, they […]
Car Care
Running on Empty Can Cost You
Since gasoline costs are on the rise again, many drivers are trying to stretch each tankful to the limit. But running on empty can have very negative consequences that extend beyond being stranded by the […]
Future Auto
Cars Talking to Cars is Next Safety Innovation
If you want to save American consumers some gasoline, invent something that will prevent cars from crashing into each other. According to Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI) 2010 Urban Mobility Report, traffic congestion wastes nearly 3.9 […]
Used Cars
Fans Name Best Chevy of All Time
In a Chevrolet-commissioned poll, nearly 125,000 Chevrolet fans cast their votes and named the 1969 Camaro the “Best Chevy of All Time.” As part of Chevrolet’s centennial celebration, which is kicking up toward an October […]
All New Cars
Avoiding the Disaster of a Bad Car Loan
Are you underwater in your car loan? If you’re in the middle of a five-year, six-year or longer-term loan, you could be in a bad car loan. The terms “underwater” and “upside down” refer to […]
Loans/Financing
Is it Time to Refinance your Car Loan?
If you haven’t noticed lately, the American economy is in doldrums. That’s not considered good news for consumers, but there are some silver linings in the cloud, and one of them is lower interest rates. […]
All New Cars
Toyota Gambles Big On Hybrids
There is no doubt that the Toyota has been a stunning success for Japan’s giant automaker. Toyota has sold more than 1 million Prius models in the United States since the first-generation 2001 model was […]