Tuesday, June 24, 2014
What a pleasure it was dealing with Frank Crone!
By Dominic Ciavolella from Tallmadge, OH | June 20, 2014
I recently purchased a 2008 Jeep Wrangler from Frank Crone at Haus. He was great to deal with. Everything he and the staff at Haus said would happen....did....and I rode off with the vehicle I wanted at the price I wanted. Thanks guys!
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By TERRENCE TUBBS from YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO | June 21, 2014
WE ARE REPEAT CUSTOMERS WITH FRANK CRONE. THIS IS OUR THIRD CAR . WE ARE VERY HAPPY AND WE THANK FRANK AND THE HAUS AUTO GROUP FOR THE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE . WE WILL BUY OUR NEXT CAR FROM FRANK CRONE AND HAUS AUTO GROUP!!!!
Saturday, May 3, 2014
GM recalls nearly 52,000 SUVs for inaccurate fuel gauge
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) is recalling 51,640 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia SUVs of the 2014 model year because faulty software may cause the fuel gauge to read inaccurately, U.S. regulators said on Saturday.
"An inaccurate fuel gauge may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash," the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on its website.
GM said in a letter to NHTSA the fuel gauge reading could be off by as much as one-quarter of a tank. To fix the problem, GM dealers will reprogram the vehicles' engine control modules.
GM has recalled about 7 million vehicles this year, including 2.6 million Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Ions and other models for faulty ignition switches that are linked to at least 13 deaths.
The automaker is under investigation by NHTSA, Congress, the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission for waiting until February to begin ordering the ignition switch recall, despite first learning of the defect more than 10 years ago.
Consumer Will See Bigger Saving In Buying Used Cars Because Used Cars Are Going to Keep Getting Cheaper and Cheaper
The news isn’t all good for consumers, however. A decrease in used-car prices also means that drivers that buy new will get less for there used vehicles they’re trading in or selling. That shiny new car you purchase is likely to lose its value more quickly than it would have in the recent past.
The number of off-lease used cars for sale is expected to jump to 2.5 million next year as new vehicle leases have picked up after a drop during the Great Recession and cars are now lasting longer
One after-effect of the Great Recession is on display now at car dealerships—where there are more and more used cars for sale, at increasingly lower prices.
The used car market has gone a bit haywire over the last half-dozen years. During the height of the Great Recession, new auto sales of all shapes, sizes, and variations tanked. As a result of relatively few new cars being purchased, there were fewer used cars on the market during the years that followed—years when the economy was still struggling, when demand for cheap vehicles was understandably high, and when used car prices soared because there weren’t enough pre-owned vehicles for sale to keep up with demand. Signs of asoftening in used car pricesbegan appearing around 2012, and now and in the years to come, consumers can expect better pricing and a more robust selection of most models.
In particular, a trend that’s stretched for several years in the lease market will soon result in a “used-car flood” at auto dealerships, asAutomotive News put it. Leasing, which slumped during the peak recession years, has rebounded considerably lately. In 2009, according toEdmunds.com, consumers scooped up only 1.5 million or so new cars via three-year lease, down from nearly 2 million the year before. Fast-forward three years after that low for leasing, and in 2012 there were only about 1.5 million off-lease used cars hitting the market—an exceptionally small number compared to the high of 3.4 million in 2002, per theManheim Used Car Market report.
Because the pace of used-car leases has picked up each year after 2009, so too have the ranks of used cars going up for sale three years later, when the lease terms are up. This year, roughly 2.1 million off-lease vehicles will be back on the market, up from 1.7 million in 2013. Next year, the number of off-lease used cars for sale should swell to 2.5 million, and in 2016 and for the foreseeable future, Manheim predicts that there will be more than 3 million off-lease vehicles returning to the market annually.
Add in the fact that cars have increasingly longer life spans, and we’re seeing an across-the-board rise in supply of used cars—and the increasing supply is projected to translate to lower prices. Earlier this year, Edmunds.com forecast that used-car prices would slide 2% in 2014, and perhaps further down the road as a result of leasing trends. “Many car shoppers might not realize how much the new- and used-car markets feed off each other,” explained Edmunds.com Sr. Consumer Advice Editor Philip Reed. “The boom in new car leases, for example, is leading to a higher number of lease returns, which adds to the growing inventory of used cars, forcing their prices down from the looks of things, it’ll be a buyer’s market for quite some time.
Friday, April 11, 2014
AMAZING SALESMAN FRANK By Cadillac Chris from Cincinnati OH | April 10, 2014
AMAZING SALESMAN FRANK
By Cadillac Chris from Cincinnati OH | April 10, 2014
WOW Frank sold us our new Escalade, his salesmanship and commitment to our purchase was phenomenal. We now have a new friend for life and would purchase another car from Frank and Haus auto group again.We love our new truck it is fantastic
Thursday, March 27, 2014
119K Toyota Avalon sedans recalled over airbag woes
Toyota has issued a voluntary safety recall for 119,000 2003-2004 Avalon models because in some cases the airbags could inadvertently deploy.
The automaker says that circuits within the airbag control module could be damaged by electrical noise, which could cause the front airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners to activate. Dealers are going to repair cars by adding an electrical noise filter to the module. Owners will be notified by first class mail.
Toyota Public Affairs Manager Cindy Knight told Autoblogthat there was one reported injury caused by the sudden deployment, but there have been no accidents or crashes. The company is currently preparing the parts for dealers now, and the component takes 90 minutes to two hours to install. "We don't believe there are any other affected models," said Knight.
Toyota previously recalled 373,000 2000-2004 Avalons in 2010 due to a fault with the steering lock. The company installed a new steering column bracket on the models.



