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May 20, 2008

Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Feature New Tires, Better Fuel Economy, and Aerodynamics

DEARBORN, MI – The 2009 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner models are boosting fuel economy with new sets of tires and improved aerodynamics.

Tags: 2009 Mercury Mariner, 2009 Ford Escape , fuel economy

May 8, 2008

How Six-Speed Transmissions Save Fuel

DEARBORN, MI – The new six-speed automatic transmissions in the 2009 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner deliver more torque and use less energy at cruising speeds, which saves gas.

Tags: 2009 Ford Escape , Ford, Mercury Mariner , save fuel , Six-Speed , Six-Speed Transmissions

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Anti-Idling Programs: A Quick Way to Reduce Fuel Spend

By Mike Antich
Reducing unnecessary idling is the simplest and easiest way for a fleet to reduce fuel costs. Besides wasting fuel, excess idling also causes unnecessary emissions, noise pollution, and needless engine wear-and-tear. The amount of unnecessary idling varies by fleet, but some fleets have recorded idling as much as 35 percent of the time.

Credit Gridlock Will Impede Sales of Used Fleet Vehicles

By Mike Antich
The bread-and-butter customers of out-of-service fleet vehicles are buyers with C and D credit, namely subprime buyers. However, funders have tightened underwriting standards to manage these higher risk borrowers. Some lenders have caps on how low a FICO score they are willing to fund, which is often above the threshold of subprime borrowers. If this continues, it will have significant long-term implications for the sale of used fleet vehicles.

Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010: A New Way to Reduce Truck-Related Fatalities

By Mike Antich

Branded Fleet Vehicles Puts Drivers in Conflict with Homeowner Associations

By Mike Antich

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World of Special Finance - February 2008

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Industry, Marketing & Sales, Legal, Near & Subprime, Buy-Here, Pay Here and much more…