new jersey geographer » Cars http://njgeo.org GIS and planning in New Jersey Wed, 09 May 2012 13:03:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Zipcar is here! http://njgeo.org/2012/01/18/zipcar-is-here/ http://njgeo.org/2012/01/18/zipcar-is-here/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:39:16 +0000 John Reiser http://njgeo.org/?p=642 Continue reading →]]> Chelsey and Mike approve of Zipcar

Chelsey and Mike approve of Zipcar

The Rowan University Facebook account recently posted some not-so-clear messages announcing the arrival of Zipcar on campus. I was thrilled to hear the news! Having a cheap rental car nearby has prompted me to reconsider owning two vehicles. I live just over a mile from Rowan and often ride my bike or walk to work. Why should I pay for a car I don’t use?(...)
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]]> http://njgeo.org/2012/01/18/zipcar-is-here/feed/ 0 Unsold cars requiring more and more space http://njgeo.org/2009/01/26/unsold-cars-requiring-more-and-more-space/ http://njgeo.org/2009/01/26/unsold-cars-requiring-more-and-more-space/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:38:44 +0000 John Reiser http://njgeo.org/?p=65 Continue reading →]]> Automobile manufacturers are cutting back on production as they cannot sell what they have on hand. This results in the staging areas at the ports becoming crowded with new cars that have nowhere to go. I find this ironic (in the Alanis Morrisette kind-of way) in that the icon of mobility and freedom is now a immobile burden. How will the car dealers handle this back log? I sure hope it involves a man in a cowboy hat with a loud tie screaming that “everything must go!”

Seriously, I do hope that the industry realizes that bailouts are not a sustainable method of survival. They need to adapt to changing markets and lifestyles. And they should all be working to that goal, because I believe that the first one to the ring will be the only one to survive.

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