Car Sales Down

1 Jul 2008

Car Sales Down

Record gas prices have dramatically change the buying habits of consumers

"… times are challenging in the car business is an under statement record gas price of dramatically change the buying habits of consumers for the month of June forward at all overall sales dropped nearly 28 for and GM did a little better down eighteen per cent Toyota. Took up big hit two sales -- want to one per cent. Right now local dealers are doing whatever they can to bring customers back to the show -- the surprise in my -- …" at 0:00

"… high flying years when Ford Motor Co. produced its two most popular domestic vehicles on the market are in -- rear view mirror. Dismal numbers came out of Detroit today and that makes for very tough …" at 0:29

"… overlap. And tales of the F series pickup trucks are off 41 per cent. The F series was the number one selling vehicle in the country for decades old workhorse that became a family vehicle when …" at 1:00

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5 Aug 2008

Lobstermen Seeing Red

Local lobstermen are seeing red as the price of the seafood delicacy drops in the wake of good harvests, rising gas prices and low demand.

"… Result while actually on board Bernie -- both the hundreds in and -- it is bad -- and nobody cut things one of the first thing to cut his things like lobster. So when Bernie heads back out. -- it -- a good catch but when he comes and two bad things happen to get a lot less money for that cats and he pays a heck of a lot more for fuel to go back out again. It's called it a one pound -- Bernie CDs says they're getting a pretty good lobster catch a ball and harper -- not good enough so to keep pace with the cost of doing. …" at 0:26

"… restaurant business is way down. This is new at 530 local lobster man in the red the seafood -- selling for prices not seen for years and you can blame it on the harvest …" at 0:04

"… This year local lobster muttered getting an average of about 450 per pound last year the average was closer to five dollar the president laid out …" at 1:14

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28 Aug 2008

Hurricane Triggers Gas Price Fears

Hurricane Gustav, lumbering up into the Gulf of Mexico is triggering fears over gas price hikes.

"… that we might have seen back in the spring where literally. Today's gas prices and oil prices would bounce in the day's news and anything can happen. …" at 1:01

"… in time of course for our long holiday weekend. -- senate five Steve lacy has our local live coverage from Newton -- that they are where you are Steve. …" at 0:10

"… Memorial Day weekend and a fourth of July because at least I gas prices travel is expected to be down this Labor Day weekend as well not a price of oil is up this morning fueled …" at 0:28

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