Many business owners tend to believe so. However, new research shows that the Yellow Pages are still the most trusted source of information on local businesses - off and online. So if you cancelled your ad in the big yellow book, you may want to reconsider. … [Read more...] about Are the Yellow Pages Dead?
Industry Trends & Reports
RIP – The Front Bench Seat
The Detroit Free Press recently published an interesting article about the approaching demise of the six-passenger sedan. As it stands now, the Chevrolet Impala is the last American sedan to feature a front bench seat. Every other sedan sports two buckets. According to the article, a change in consumer taste and interior innovations are to blame. The Detroit Free Press warns, … [Read more...] about RIP – The Front Bench Seat
The Rising Cost of Leather Hides
Have you noticed the rising cost of leather ? According to Furniture Today, leather suppliers report that their prices have increased anywhere from 10% to 40% since last year. Interestingly, demand hasn't waned. … [Read more...] about The Rising Cost of Leather Hides
Brits Go Bollocks for Drop Tops
Good news for British auto trimmers! According to The Telegraph, “the number of convertible cars in Britain has doubled within a decade… New figures show that there are now more than 900,000 soft-tops on British roads, double the figure a decade ago and six times the total back in 1993.” But that’s not all. … [Read more...] about Brits Go Bollocks for Drop Tops
Study: Car Interiors are Dirtier than Toilets
Auto upholsterers may want to start wearing rubber gloves before stepping foot in another customer's car - as researchers at Queen Mary University in London recently found that steering wheels carry more bacteria than public toilets. … [Read more...] about Study: Car Interiors are Dirtier than Toilets
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