Hybrids, Hybrids Everywhere
According to a new report by the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, car buyers are into the hybrid thing – and it looks to last. The report finds that by 2010, hybrids may well make up 20 percent of the new car market – and 80 percent by 2015.
Steel Increase May Boost Car Cost<
Rising steel costs could add a $100 or more onto the cost of building a car, according to an article published in the Automotive News. The typical cost of steel in a $26,000 car is about $750 – a cost that may go up as high as $200 per car, if automakers agree to increases requested by suppliers.
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