Featured Site: AskPatty.com Every time I get a car or have to visit a mechanic, I inevitably have to drag a man with me. Boyfriend, father, brother. Even if that men knows less about cars than I do. Simply because having a man there makes dealers and salesmen act differently. Stand straighter. Talk about pretty colors less. It's annoying. It's frustrating. It's downright insulting. Which is why if I go by ...
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WOMEN SPEAK IN ESTROGEN AND MEN LISTEN IN TESTOSTERONE By Deborah Renshaw Recent results from surveys conducted by CARMAX and Capital One Auto Finance, concluded that women continue to be unsatisfied with their car buying experiences. The fact that 80% of all car buying decisions are influenced by women and 50% of all new car purchases are made by women, suggests that the market for women buyers represented $80 ...
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Women purchase half of the vehicles sold in the United States each year, spending over $80 billion. Shouldn't car dealers sell differently to the needs and expectations of women influencers and decision-makers? www.askpatty.com recently launched as a safe place for women to get advice on car purchases, maintenance and other automotive related topics. One of the main objectives of the website is to sensitize car dealers to ...
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MOORESVILLE, NC (May 24, 2006) -- The Lyn St. James Foundation (LSJF) is launching an eBay Charity Auction to benefit its “Women in the Winner’s Circle” program, an annual event that celebrates the success of women in racing while helping to build stronger ties amongst each other and the Motorsports community. The Lyn St. James Foundation is dedicated to training, advocating, and educating for diversity ...
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CarsMagazine.com Launches AskPatty.com to Enhance Car-Buying Experience for Women Go here for full article.
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Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) May 24, 2006 -- CarsMagazine.com has announced that Deborah Renshaw, 30-year old professional NASCAR driver from Bowling Green Kentucky and the first woman to lead a lap in a NASCAR sanctioned series, will head up the automotive advisory panel of industry-expert women for their new woman’s portal, ‘Ask Patty’. The ‘Ask Patty’ website (http://.askpatty.typepad.com) launches May 23, ...
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Posted by Dave Lorenzo Ok. This is not an exact science. I want you to check out this blog because it is well done and, in my mind, it is what blogging is all about – providing necessary information to people who can use it. Post Five this week is from ASK PATTY – Automotive advice for women. The post is titled Womens Car Care Council. Guys: Many of us grew up ...
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At least 40% of NASCAR fans are women. Ford, sensing an opportunity, is determined to back female racers from different series until one of them wins the NASCAR Nextel Cup. "It is Ford's intent that when the first woman wins a NASCAR Nextel Cup race and drives into Victory Lane, she'll be driving a Ford," said Dan Davis, director, Ford Racing Technology. Clorox and ST Motorsports joined Ford to develop the ...
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By JOHN GOODALL Tribune Chronicle BAZETTA — Sheila Griffeth has heard it all and more about female drivers having the edge in demolition derby because they crash into everything. That’s OK, she said. She gives it back to the guys in a good-natured fashion that is equally politically incorrect —and unprintable. Griffeth, 35, has been driving in the events for eight years. ...
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2006 Lexus LS430 Lexus Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction With Dealer Service WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 20 -- Customer satisfaction with the overall experience within the dealership can considerably impact a dealer's revenue gain per customer, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 ...