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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Car Sales Training for Building your Customer Base

By Mak

Many car salespeople today understand that increasing sales numbers means attracting more prospects. After all, the sales industry is based on a game of ratios and numbers. If you can close 8 of every ten prospects you won't be very happy if it takes a year to get ten prospects. What can you do to increase the number of prospects you get each week? It is simple; you have to get the word out. While your dealership will run radio and television ads they do not always bring you more customers. Only you can insure that your customers ask for you personally.

Car Sales Training Tip 1: Hand out Business Cards

Using business cards to advertise is very easy. They are little bill boards that can be carried in wallets or billfolds for a constant reminder of who the customer can buy from. The key to using business cards for advertising is handing them out to everyone you meet. Whether you meet someone in the grocery store or run into a friend at church you should have a business card available. It is estimated that direct advertising can bring in 5% of all the customer you reach, within 6 months. If you hand out 500 cards a month, you can expect 150 new customers over the next six months.

Automotive Sales Training Step2: Follow Up With People Who Don't Buy

If someone leaves your car lot without making a purchase do you call them to follow up? If not you arelosing out on a great chance. Studies have shown that 9 out of 10 customers buy a car within seven days of visiting a car lot. If the customer visits three lots to check out their options, and you are the one that doesn't follow up, you just lost a sale.

Auto Sales Training Tip Three: Make an Impression

Will your customers remember your name a year after the sale? According to recent reports they won't. Over 80 percent of customers could not remember who the salesman was a year after purchasing a car from them. So who do they recommend when a friend or family member asks where to buy a car? Most people recommend the dealership but not the sales person. Therefore, you have to make sure you are remembered. Send out a satisfaction survey after the sale. Include your name along with a personal thank you note. You could also send out a small gift like a fruit basket. Someone who cares enough to say thanks will be remembered. - 21393

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Learn why the Chevy Cobalt has such a low price

By James Conaller

The amazing price tag is one of the primary reasons why the Chevy Cobalt has become such a wanted vehicle. Available as a coupe and a sedan, both available in four seperate versions, all of them don't cross the $13,000 border. This makes the Chevy Cobalt stand out as a cheap cars in its category.

Being a car with a really sporty look, both this and the price tag convince buyers to have a preference for the Chevy Cobalt. It is not common that such a small car has such a slick look.

Besides the Aveo being the cheapest car made by Chevrolet, the Chevy Cobalt price is one of the lowest that Chevrolet has to offer you. The big difference is that the Aveo is manufactured outside the US, where the Chevy Cobalt is manufactured inside the US.

There are not many cars in the US that a comparable to the Chevy Cobalt's price. The Toyota Corolla, the Volkswagen Jetta, the Ford Focus and the Honda Civic are the ones that the compete the most with the Chevy Cobalt if it comes to features and costs.

The Chevrolet Cavalier, which did not receive a lot of good reviews, was the predecessor of the Chevy Cobalt. With the Chevy Cobalt having more features, these features are comparable to those of higher-end cars. Chevrolet probably compensates the failure of the Cavalier with the low price and better features of the Chevy Cobalt. Even the looks are better, also adding to the controls of the car, which are smooth and sensitive.

Several security features are installed within the car, such as anti lock braking, electronic controls, remote operations, etc. One would not expect most of these features in a small car that has been priced so low.

If you are going to buy a Chevy Cobalt, it's smart to know about all the different models that are manufactured of this vehicle. You can either buy a sedan or a coupe. The sedan versions that are manufactured are the base, the LT, the LS and the SS. The SS is pointed out to be the best of these different types. Besides that, the price of course is very low. The coupe has the variations known as the base, the LS, the SS and the SS Supercharged. The Supercharged version is actually a better version of the standard SS.

The SS Supercharged is the fastest car within the Chevy Cobalt range and is definitely a prized possession of the company. You could consider this vehicle " it is priced low, it is a good family car and it has sleek looks and features that one would only associate with an upper-end car. - 21393

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Alliance Trust 500 million investment into the solar car

By Zou Frbiz

In March this year, "Special Purpose Vehicle Weifu Trust Alliance and New Energy Project" launched in Hebei. Clean energy, natural power to become the theme throughout this project. Project marked the start of the new Rover Group, a major step towards the energy sector of great significance.

Group for the Alliance Trust GU AN Weifu base into a dedicated vehicle is not a mature technology, solar cells caused widespread concern in the industry, the Group Chairman Mr. Zhang Genfa that choose to take solar energy project for several reasons: First of all, society is faced with serious the energy crisis, the crisis will also be auto attendant embodiment of solar cell technology into the general trend.

Secondly, the development of new energy companies have national policies to encourage and support. Earlier this year the State Council promulgated the "automobile industry restructuring and revitalization plan." One of the main contents of the "new energy for a breakthrough vehicle, independent innovation, and nurture their own brands to create new competitive advantages, the automobile industry to promote sustainable, healthy and stable development." Specifically, the focus of the development of new energy vehicle is to promote hybrid vehicles, pure electric vehicles and key parts of the industry. Union Trust Company and the work is to develop solar energy in the new car-based applications.

At present, the solar cell technology at home and abroad are faced with the technology was not, the conversion efficiency of the issues to be upgrade. In this regard, Gen-Fa Zhang said: "I have always believed that 'pioneers, for the country and the nation to create permanent value' of the creed. As long as the bull by the horns forward, the spirit of active research, our goal should be to soon be able to achieve." He also that a large number of enterprises, including the recruitment of doctorate or master's degrees, including R & D team, only two years on the received solar energy research 12 patents. Weifu The Special Purpose Vehicle set up base in the project is linked to the solar cell fu an extension of the application, that is, solar cells and organic integration of the vehicle.

It is comprehended that long-term and Weifu renowned Tongji University and other universities, to deduce a succession of new solar-powered car. At the matching time, the in the household automobile development to engage well-known academicians, skilled population and university lecturers as major expert to the company's R & D and goods produced ventures for practical guidance. The "high-performance multi-junction solar cell" and "solar car" venture total financial endeavour close to 5 billion yuan. Weifu Industrial Park will be an annual end wares of 5000 to manufacture a solar-powered motor vehicles dedicated goods produced foundation concentrated in the goods produced of automotive yield at the matching time, and slowly broadened to the solar electrical omnibus, solar electrical omnibus and other goods produced projects. Is looked frontwards to in May next year, will be competent to move into the operational point in time of tryout production. It can be envisaged that the first Weifu will be competent to in the new vitality vehicle development pattern in place. - 21393

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First in China for Airbus A320 investigate plane tour next month to investigate the ground

By Professional editor working for automatic shoe polisher.

Chinese-made Airbus A320's first plane tour investigate next month. It is now weigh reservoir and ground investigate in May will move into the airfield runway for high-speed investigating in May two weeks after the test.

First delivery of Sichuan Airlines

A small number days in the past, Airbus (Tianjin) Shang Lu, general director of assembly in an interview advised reporters that since September 28 last year, China-EU support Airbus (Tianjin) Company goods produced assembly, the first A320 aeroplane has now concluded the covering in paint of aeroplane and motor putting in, ongoing weigh reservoirs, ground investigating, entry to to the airfield runway in May to bear out high-speed investigating in May two weeks after the investigate that now is the critical stage of the pre-test. The first aeroplane is looked frontwards to by the end of June through the aviation leasing financial gathering Chiron deliverance Sichuan Airlines.

Airbus A320 succession aeroplane assembly line in Tianjin is the first in Asia, the world's first four noncombatant aeroplane assembly line, a greatest supplier of China and the Asian nations and territories throughout the airline.

Financial crisis did not affect the order

Right now, the assembly vegetation with four large aeroplane with the paddock assembly, the amazing momentum.

Lu in addition said that the first two aeroplane covering in paint has been concluded, the buyer is Hainan Airlines; the first three customers are Shenzhen Airlines, 4, 5 customers is Eastern Airlines, each aeroplane in harmony with buyer wants personalized configuration. Although exposed to a worldwide fiscal critical purpose, but there is no cancellation of briefings for customers in China.

Production in line with European measures

The end of the year so far, Airbus assembly vegetation in Tianjin Airbus consigned 11 airplane to come to, six forms for the A320, A319 forms for the 5; assembly to come to a total of 19, and the residual eight forms all A320. To the end of 2011, four per month to come to an annual yield capability of 48.

The progress of the Tianjin factory set in accordance with the plan two years ago, very pleased with the Airbus side. "The quality of the Tianjin plant, process is fully consistent with the European standards," Airbus (Tianjin), director of assembly operations, said Anyu side.

Wing vegetation put into procedure in October

Is being assembled that the output of Airbus airplane wings in the worldwide aviation commerce XAC Manufacturing (Tianjin) Company beside Airbus assembly vegetation will be put into procedure in October this year.

This will be the first place in China, goods produced, investigating, terminal assembly of Airbus aeroplane elements, the wing will be first deputy brought ahead the first quarter of next year. Prior to this, Chinese financial gatherings for the goods produced of Airbus elements financial gatherings need to Airbus's European production plants, processing and then investigated for the assembly back to Tianjin. - 21393

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Avoid Unsafe Driving Near Semi-Trucks and Tractor Trailers

By Marya Sieminski

Accidents with semi-trucks and tractor trailers are especially dangerous because of the weight and momentum of these larger vehicles and the loads they carry.

Some of the special risks that motorists encounter when driving near large trucks include:

Driving in the No-Zones - the areas behind and beside a commercial truck where the truck driver has limited or zero visibility.

Changing lanes quickly in front of a truck.

Maneuvering to the right of a truck that is making a right turn.

Misjudging an approaching trucks speed at an intersection, and making a left turn in front of the truck.

Merging into traffic too quickly and forcing a truck driver to try to brake quickly or swerve out of the way.

Failing to slow down or speed up to allow enough space when a truck begins to change lanes or merge.

Under-estimating the force of air turbulence or crosswind.

Driving between tractor-trailer trucks.

Failing to get a disabled vehicle completely off the highway and onto the shoulder or abandoning a vehicle in a travel lane.

Motorcycles are the most vulnerable on the road, and provide cyclists virtually no protection in a crash. When riding near large trucks, motorcyclists not only should avoid the dangers mentioned above, but also take the following safety measures:

Get your motorcycle license.

Wear protective gear all the time - gloves, boots, a jacket and a helmet manufactured to meet the standards set by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Don't exceed your riding skills.

Take refresher courses to improve your riding skills.

Conduct a safety inspection of your motorcycle before each ride.

In bad weather or at night, especially, watch your speed around trucks.

All motorists need to use extra care when changing lanes, merging, and maintaining adequate distance from semi-trucks and tractor-trailers. Here are some more important steps that you can take on the road:

Stay out of a trucks blind spot. About 35 percent of all fatal accidents with large trucks occur in a blind spot, where cars and motorcycles temporarily disappear from the truck drivers view. To stay visible, try not to linger near large trucks. Instead, either move past or slow down to back off and get out of the trucks blind spot.

Keep your distance. Stay 20 car lengths behind a truck, so you have time to react to any changes in the road ahead, including debris or accidents. Keep the trucks mirrors in your sight at all times.

Never cut in front of a truck. Fully loaded trucks weigh up to 80,000 pounds and take the length of a football field to stop. Be sure to leave ample distance before pulling in front of a truck.

Only change lanes when you can see both of the trucks headlights in your rearview mirror.

Allow trucks adequate space to maneuver. At intersections, trucks often make wide turns and may use additional lanes, so give a turning truck plenty of space. - 21393

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