Exterior Checklist: • Examine in daytime • Examine in clear weather • Check for nicks and scratches • Check for thin‚ worn paint • Check for big defects (costly) and not minor repairs • General look around the outside of the car. • Examine both sides of the car from a distance (both front and back). • Look for ripples‚ waves‚ poorly fitted panels and mismatched colors. • Look for dents or rust around the bottom of the doors and fenders. • Check for bubbles along molding or chrome (indicates
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The Driverless Car Revolution A) Some of the world’s cleverest scientists and engineers are pioneering a new generation of driverless cars that will change our lives as much as the internet has already done. B) The idea of self-driving vehicles will sound like science-fiction to many‚ but the prototypes already work‚ using 360-degree sensors‚ lasers‚ learning algorithms and GPS to navigate streets in an astonishingly precise fashion. They are likely to go mainstream in 15 to 20 years’ time
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CAR SAFETY Active and Passive: Car safety features are grouped into two categories: Active and Passive. Active feature are designed to reduce the likelihood of a crash. Things such as tires‚ brakes‚ lights and steering are active features. The most important of all of them however is the driver. Passive safety features aim to reduce the damage done to a car ’s occupants in the event of a crash. These include things like seatbelts‚ airbags‚ and crumple zones. For all these features any car
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own place. I also had an increase in pay since I started my first professional job and would like to invest in a new vehicle. I am used to using the family car to get around so having my own vehicle would be great. It would be a struggle traveling to and from work using the city bus‚ which would be my only option if I didn’t get myself a car. My manager had requested that I start looking for a solution due to the fact that I will be traveling to visit our clients soon. Not to mention it would be
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Created by: The 4 P’s Jessica Burg Alice Popescu Ranjita Shetty Ritesh Maskay Project Summary Car sharing is an economical and eco-friendly mode of transportation that is designed to fulfill a just-in-time need for personal access to passenger cars. This transportation network encourages people to be socially and environmentally responsible by minimizing private vehicle ownership. Car sharing started gaining popularity in the early 1990s in Europe. Today‚ such fleet of automobiles operates
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Completely to Electric Cars? Everyday gas powered cars destroy the environment and the people that drive these gas guzzlers pay a ton of money to use them. Many people think that gas powered cars are better than electric cars‚ but they do not know the real truth. After you read this paper you will understand why electric cars are better for yourself and the environment; you might even have to buy one! There are many credible sources that prove the benefits of having an electric car and describe the differences
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The modification of company-manufactured vehicles‚ otherwise known as “Car Tuning”‚ has become increasingly widespread over the past few years. It has developed from industry application into being a popular hobby in which cars are modified by their owners in order to optimize performance‚ handling and perhaps add a personal touch. This type of activity might be mistaken by many to be reserved for racing “junkies”‚ but if we take a closer look‚ it actually proves to be quite beneficial in terms of
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vehicles produced with this focus. In 1977 and 1983 the Honda Civic model ranked first in U.S. fuel-economy tests. Honda has introduced hybrid vehicles such as Insight‚ Civic‚ and Accord. In 2006‚ the Honda Insight was listed as the most fuel efficient car. These are just some of the examples of how Honda works to meet the demands of the consumers. In the past history of automotive
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1. INTRODUCTION General Motors is a motor vehicle company in the United States that started manufacturing in 1915. The purpose of this report is to examine the decisions that were made within the company‚ in the lead up to their financial crisis in 1991. In the years preceding this downfall‚ the CEO Robert Smith made several decisions that contributed to the declining financial status of General Motors. Consequently‚ when Smith retired‚ the Black Swan Event of America’s recession left the next
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day. In fact‚ the output of United States motor vehicles manufacturing is forecast to grow at an annual compounded rate of six percent between 2012 and 2016. The Interindustry Economic Research Find‚ Inc (IERF) funded this forecasting and research project. Data from the Automobile research provided the chart below - published September 2012 Automobile Manufacturing Growth Fluctuates Table 1: Industry Forecast (Data Published September 2012) Ford Motor began mass-producing manufactured automobiles
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