Life Inc.: no new car this year, I'm broke

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There is potentially a moment for the automakers and dealers: in the current weak economy, more than half of Americans surveyed recently said he would put off buying a new car because of the financial burden.

The American Automobile Association, the respondents unless, in the last 12 months, they decided to keep the older the car, because they didn't want the financial burden later. Fifty-four percent of respondents said that they had.

News comes as some automakers worry whether the economic fears openly face a blow to consumer confidence, which potential buyers to avoid visiting a car salesman.

Despite the fact that US automakers saw sales growth in July, the executives said they fear the high unemployment and other economic woes.

In addition, automakers are still recovering from the effects of the tsunami in Japan in March, the damaged car manufacturers and suppliers, and left some traders with several vehicles on their lots. It continues to hurt some Japanese car manufacturers.

The sale of used cars on the other hand, were much better.

We all know, does not adhere to older vehicles: divided.  The telephone survey of 1,000 people also found the AAA that almost 4 in 10 respondents said they would pay for the $ 2,000 repair with cash. The rest either rely on credit cards or loans from other sources.

At the same time, however, about one quarter of the respondents said that it was for repairs and maintenance due to the weak economy.

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