United States Automobile Exports


United States Automobile Exports Strong While Fuel Companies Struggle
  
(Libery Voice) The United States (US) automobile industry is doing well. Honda USA Corporation exported over 20 percent more automobiles from the US than it imported from Japan last year. 2013 marks the first time a car manufacturer's foreign-based operations exported more than it imported from the home country. However, while the US auto industry has flourished, the fuel industry, automobile companies' mutually dependent counterpart, struggled with strong government interference.
 
Honda spent more than $2 billion dollars to expand its Marysville, OH production facility. The company's US facilities manufacture Accords, Accuras, Civics, and Sport Utility Vehicles. Along with its plant in Marysville, the company has production facilities in Lincoln, Alabama and Greensburg, Indiana.
 
UC Berkeley professor, Harley Shaiken states that such production and exports illustrate that the US still manufactures goods for domestic and global markets. US manufacturing continued an overall decline however, falling by 16 percent since 2004. The US automobile market itself remained import heavy, with over 50 percent of cars manufactured abroad. Still, the automotive manufacturing industry showed signs of growth in the U.S. Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford exported over a million cars in 2012, including 740,000 to Canada.
 
Read the rest of this breaking news in the Liberty Voice article  "United States Automobile Exports Strong While Fuel Companies Struggle." 

Mexico To Claim Top Spot in Exports to U.S. By 2015


Mexico To Claim Top Spot in Exports to U.S. By 2015
 
CELAYA, MEXICO - Mexico is on track to replace Japan, the Asian automotive giant, as the second-largest exporter of cars to the United States by the end of the year.
 
An $800 million Honda plant opening Friday in the central state of Guanajuato will produce about 200,000 Fit hatchbacks a year, helping push total Mexican car exports to the U.S. to 1.7 million in 2014, roughly 200,000 more than Japan, consulting firm IHS Automotive says. And, with another big plant starting next week, Mexico is expected to surpass Canada for the top spot by the end of 2015.
 
"It's a safe bet," said Eduardo Solis, president of the Mexican Automotive Industry Association. "Mexico is now one of the major global players in car manufacturing."
 

 

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Phoenix RC simulator update from version 2.5  to 3.0
missing file located here. PHOENIX UPDATE 2.5 to 3.0

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Exports Lift U.K. Luxury Car Industry


Exports Lift U.K. Luxury Car Industry

 

(Wall Street Journal) Booming demand for Jaguars, Bentleys and Rolls-Royce luxury sedans is fueling a recovery in the British auto industry.

 

Global demand for pricey cars and sport utilities made in the U.K. has rebounded strongly under their now mostly non-British parents, which revitalized the brands through multibillion-dollar investments in new models and U.K. production.

 

Bentley Motor Cars, now owned by Germany's Volkswagen AG, says it is investing more than £800 million ($1.2 billion) to build a new luxury sport-utility vehicle at Crewe in northwest England, creating 1,000 new jobs.

 
Read the rest of this story at The Wall Street Journal.

American Regulators Cracking Down


American Regulators Cracking Down 
On the heels of the Federal Trade Commission's attention to deceptive dealer advertising and unfair and deceptive trade practices, State Attorneys General have been busy lately, filing and settling a raft of enforcement actions against car dealers across the country.
 
There are lessons to be learned for car dealers from
these actions, key among them is to keep claims
honest and true.
 
To read the rest of this article, reprinted from the summer issue of The Dealer Standard, DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE IN PDF

Xvipers.com true story - august 2012

If you ever do business with xvipes.com
I suggest to go there, choose your parts, pay and leave.
My overal buying experience from xvipers.com was not as easy as online shopping should be.

My 1st online transaction with xvipers owner Michael Nouri went very smooth and with no issues.
Parts arrived few days later and all was the way it supposed to.

Second transaction was not as good:

I ordered a rear clip for 2010 prius in JUNE 2012, THEY HAD it , price was not lowest on the market but they offered to cut clip the way I want and promissed that they will include all internal parts, tail lights and bumper and hatch doors for 2010 toyota Prius with matching interior and exterior colors.

I called few days for payment, Michael took my CC numbers over the phone.
Unfortunatelly my CC ( had a limit ) and would cover only amount for parts without shipping charges.

I called day later and told him, that I want to pay shipping with other CC. He said it will be taken care by secretary and that she will call me soon.

3 months later, no phone from secretary or from Micheal and me calling every second day at different times, no one is picking xvipers toll free or regular phone up.

No one is answering emails at sales@xvipers.com either, and I am on my way with empty trailer to little city of: OWENSVILLE in Missouri where Xvipers are located.

I checked their address via google maps and it shows a building with warehouse and many salvage vehicles around. I thought that if between the time then the satellite picture was taken and now nothing happened they should be still there. I searched  for business in the area and called local Auto parts store just accross the street. They did not know who Xvipers is but they knew who the guy with Toyota Prius parts is so I was very confident that someone is there.

Well,  unfortunately when I arrived to Owensville all invenotry of salvage cars was gone.  As I was told by Police officer later that day, Xvipers.com moved away to enclosed warehouse 5 miles away from the town.

When I talked to local police officer he told me that city officials kicked Xvipers out from the city due to large amount of complains from outside customers. Police told me that there are hundreds people like me comming/calling/sending letters to Police/city of Owensville annually beginning in 2008 until now ( AUG/2012 ) to get their money back or purchases. Unfortunately they ( Police/City) cannot do much. I heard stories about several russians  flying there with their own translator to recover their about 30k USD  investment in Viper parts and someone else flying from Sweden to get their money back.

Reason for no Police action:
All transactions are done via Internet not cash register so police cannot prove anything to xvipers.com
Showing your online transactions won't work. Xvipers uses Australian credit card company to process their orders. I tried to call/email/mail that company and never got answer. Try for yourself:


Police officer told me that he submit bunch of complains to FBI for investigation year ago but they refused it because it is not cost effective for them unless each case is worth more than 100k USD

He told me that the only remedy is to hire local lawyer and open civil suit against xvipers.com , he told me these things happened in the past and at the moment Michael Nouri coughs out money or parts to his customers.

Below are few pictures of what I saw  in Owensville, Missouri on August 2012.
Shop name is Eliteauto not Xvipers. there are approximately 4 workers there. I had no privilege to meet Michael, and he could only communicate over the phone with his workers.

They pretend as they do not know what is going on. Once I showed then an INVOICE and proof of payment on my credit card statement where it says Xvipers.com then they could give me what I came for.

If you need any more info, please email me. I will be happy to share my thoughts.

I was LUCKY !  I got my parts and I left as quickly as I could.Here some pics from the site:







Extened vehicle warranty in Ontario Canada

Please keep in Mind, AutoexportAuction provide warranties on vehicles

imported from USA into CANADA

Insured Warranty Providers in Canada for Vehicles

Dealers are required to ensure warranty contracts comply with all requirements under the new Motor Vehicle Dealers Act (MVDA).
An extended warranty is a contract whereby a person, other than a motor vehicle manufacturer, agrees to provide coverage of the costs associated with the repair or replacement of components of a motor vehicle, including the labour necessary to repair or replace those components, that is in addition to a warranty supplied by law or implied by the operation of law.
Dealers can only sell extended warranty products that are insured, or for which a letter of credit to the Compensation Fund has been provided.
Note: Letters of credit are drawn against in the event of a failure of the extended warranty provider which results in claims to the Compensation Fund. If the extended warranty provider is no longer in business and the letter of credit is exhausted dealers are responsible for any Compensation Fund claims paid out over and above the letter of credit. As a result, dealers need to make inquiries with their warranty providers on a frequent basis to check on the status of their security or insurance.
The following list is provided as a courtesy to dealers to assist them with compliance under the new MVDA requirements set out in Regulation 47. OMVIC does not regulate extended warranty providers nor will OMVIC recommend any particular extended warranty provider.

SECURED - LETTER OF CREDIT ON FILE
1159274 Ontario Ltd. o/a Bayview Auto Sales and Leasing/AAAP Warranty
1230906 Ontario Ltd. o/a Automax Centre
1353974 Ontario Inc. o/a Newstart Canada
1393151 Ontario Ltd. o/a Be Safe Warranty
1552799 Ontario Inc. o/a Suzuki of Newmarket
1716858 Ontario Inc. o/a Cambridge Kia/ My Car Deal Online
1757259 Ontario Inc. o/a Canadian Auto Warranty
A-Protect
Auto Motion Used Vehicles Inc.
Coast to Coast Warranty Corporation
Chris Taylor Auto Sales Ltd. o/a Automaxx Pre-Owned Car Centre
Davey Auto Sales Ltd.
First Canadian/Millenium
Haishang Investments Ltd. o/a Haishang Auto Sales
Haldimand Motors Ltd.
Lafreniere Auto Sales & Service Ltd.
Mark Wilson's Better Used Cars Limited
NAAWA Corp (Autogard)
Rideau Valley Motors Inc. o/a My Car/RVM Simply The Best Warranty
SAL Marketing Inc.
Wright Auto Sales Inc.
SECURED - INSURED THIRD PARTY WARRANTY COMPANIES
Automobile Protection Corporation (Easy Care)
Coast to Coast Dealer Services
Cornerstone United Ltd.
CoverageOne
Global Warranty
INDS CANADA Corp.
Integrated Warranty Systems Inc.
Lubrico Warranty
Lyndon-DFS Administrative Services Inc. (Protective-Asset Protection Division)
Nationwide Auto Warranty Corporation
Omni Warranty Corp.
People's Choice Warranty
Premier Dealer Services (Tricor Automotive Group)
Note: This list is deemed accurate as of April 23, 2012. Changes may occur in the meantime
so dealers should confirm the status of their extended warranty providers directly and periodically.

Extended Warranty Disclaimer
The companies above have provided the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council ("OMVIC"), with sufficient evidence of full insurance from an insurer licenced under the Insurance Act in accordance with subsection 47 (1) (a) of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2002 (the "MVDA 2002"), or have provided the Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund with an irrevocable letter of credit as set out in subsection 47 (1) (b) of the MVDA 2002. Please note an issuer of a letter of credit may have the option not to renew the letter of credit upon 30-90 days written notice.
The list above is provided by OMVIC as a courtesy only and is current as of April 23, 2012. OMVIC does not make any representation or warranties of any kind whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise with respect to the extended warranties listed above and takes no responsibility for any claims, products, or services offered by the vendors of the extended warranties. Please direct any related questions to said vendors. In no event shall OMVIC be liable for any claims loss, demands or damages of any kind whatsoever with respect to the service, the material and the products offered by the vendors of the extended warranties including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damages, whether arising from loss of profits, loss of revenue, and whether or not the possibility of such loss has been notified to OMVIC. The foregoing will apply whether such claims, loss or damages arise in tort, contract, negligence, under statute or otherwise. For more information please contact OMVIC.