THE CAR SALESMAN It’s hot‚ Too damn hot to be in this cheep suit‚ he thinks to himself as he leans against the large glass window‚ pulling out another Marlboro Red. Its Saturday‚ a day that usually means a lot of potential buyers. But in Charleston‚ SC‚ in mid July‚ it just means the hottest day of the year. Adam puts the smoke between his lips and looks through the window inside the dealership at the brand new Camaro. Wishing he could afford one he thinks about the engagement ring hidden under
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HFCC English 1/30/2015 0 to 100 Real Quick If you could have any car in the world‚ what would you choose? Some might say a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T‚ or a 2002 R34 Skyline GT-R‚ or perhaps a 2015 BMW M5. There are so many varieties of automobiles‚ from sports to luxury. Today’s cars‚ compared to the first ones sold‚ are very complex and have astonishing features. From the very first car productions around 1910‚ to sportier cars in the 1950’s‚ to today’s speedy and beautiful automobiles‚ the evolution
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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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autonomous cars are also known as self-driving cars are becoming more and more possible‚ but when were they started to be pursued. According to the article “Autonomous Cars Through the Ages” by Tom Vanderbilt‚ “ humans have dreamed about autonomous cars since the day of Leonardo Da Vinci’s robotic cart (Vanderbilt).” Then later in the 1920’s is when they started being experimenting on. Then by the 1950’s‚ there were some trials that started looking promising. In the article “Autonomous Cars Through
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Car Price Differentials in the European Union Submitted By: ‘Group 4’ Jan1‚ 1993: The single European act became law among member states of EU Goal: To remove barriers to cross border trade & investment within confines of EU Benefits: Increased competition & corresponding reduction in prices Jan1‚ 1999: EU’s member states adopted Euro as common currency Benefits: Would make it easy for the European consumers to compare prices across nations leading to harmonization of prices within Euro
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and John Stoll Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to produce driverless cars that are aimed at reducing crashes‚ through the use of self-driving car technology by 2020. Volvo’s vision is that no one will be killed or injured in these driverless cars because there is no chance for human error. Volvo also believes that with the driverless car technology it’s developing‚ we could see virtually zero car deaths‚ at least in cars with this technology. Existing vehicles could be easily adapted to this
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Sprint Cars Sprint car racing has been around in the United States for many years. The first winged sprint car was built and driven by Jim Cushman in 1958‚ while the first World of Outlaw tour was in 1978. With the cars speed increasing‚ winged sprint cars were becoming more and more popular. Adding a wing to the top of the car and the nose(front) increased the downforce generated on the car‚ with the opposite direction of the sideboards helping to turn the car in the corners
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my vehicle from going farther then it could’ve. My car also needed a bit of momentum to start so the friction did not help my care move at all. What problems related to friction did you encounter and how did you solve them? The friction did not help my car move. My car needed a bit of momentum to start‚ like most objects. The friction did not work with my car at all! I solved it by dropping my car instead of pushing. The dropping helped my car move and push. What factors did you take
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customers surveyed placed far more importance on friendlier‚ more attentive staff and faster‚ more efficient service‚ free cup after X number of visits and reduced prices. Personal treatment including remembering my name and order etc.‚ are not considered attributes‚ which make the customer feel more valued. With this in mind below are some alternative courses of action to consider. Firstly‚ to introduce a dedicated marketing team; identifying which problems we should focus on to effectively increase
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Modern Cars We ask ourselves every time we see heavy traffic‚ is there no variance anymore amongst car models? In the old days‚ as a matter of fact only five ore ten years ago every single car brand seemed to have it’s own personality‚ today they look more like a cluster of copycats. What went wrong? One reason is that the automotive industry has certain trends it has to follow‚ just like fashion designers and musical composers. In times of recession and decreasing sales there is less room to take
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