Millennials
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A Nissan survey finds that European Millennials are enthusiastic about electric cars.
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Oil and gas fracking industry targets Millennials for support
A Texas fracking advocacy group uses social media to target Millennials.
Stephen Edelstein -
More than half of millennials say they want solar panels: study
Any automotive journalist has, by now, sat through many lengthy presentations from carmakers on Millennials and what they want. Some are insightful, a few are cringeworthy, but the basic message seems to be that they're very, very different and hard to understand. We'd suggest that's the way of the...
John Voelcker -
Fuel-Efficient Four-Cylinder Engine Key To 2016 Ford Mustang Sales Success
EcoBoost sales may be fueling the Ford Mustang's current success.
Stephen Edelstein -
Why Toyota’s Scion Brand Isn’t Planning A Hybrid Or Electric Car Anytime Soon
Toyota’s Scion small-car brand has been called a laboratory; and it seems like the perfect testbed for new plug-in hybrid or full electric-car products. Yet you won’t see any of those from the brand—not even hybrids—in the lineup anytime soon. The reason why is that the...
Bengt Halvorson -
Future Buyers Of Gen Z Prefer Cars To Trucks; Fuel Economy Is Key
Younger buyers emphasize fuel efficiency, a new study says.
Stephen Edelstein -
Many small individual factors will keep car sales down, an economist says.
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Millennials Own Fewer Cars, Seek Other Ways To Get Around: Report
Millennials are the "multimodal generation," according to a new report.
Stephen Edelstein -
Oh, By The Way? The Era Of The Private Car Is Over
As a reader of this blog -- a blog about cars -- chances are good that you own a car yourself. That's not unusual: today, many Americans depend on automobiles to get to work, to run errands, to see friends and loved ones. But as Emily Badger at The Atlantic points out, tomorrow will likely be a...
Richard Read -
Zipcar Says 72% Of Young Americans Don't Care Much About Owning A Car
Here's what we know about Millennials and their love/hate relationship with cars: In America, many folks born in the 1980s and 1990s grew up in wired homes and schools. When those folks were asked to choose between having a car or having access to the web, 64% chose the web. In fact, 32% said they...
Richard Read -
New Cars Must Be Green, Say Young Buyers In Study
Read between the lines, and it isn't surprising that large carmakers are starting to get more involved with car sharing schemes and similar. They're essentially preparing for a future where upcoming generations of drivers simply aren't as interested, or willing, to take the plunge into car...
Antony Ingram -
Young Buyers Like Small Cars, Don't Care About Fuel Economy
Statistics are curious and often contradictory things. That's doubly so when they reveal shopping habits, because shoppers are curious and contradictory creatures. For example, we've heard time and again that even if Millennials (aka "Generation Y") could afford to buy cars, they wouldn't flock to...
Richard Read