THE YOUNG FAMILY

November 27, 2010 THE YOUNG'S were at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building

Seldon, Roger, Spencer, Rosie, Bertie, Susie

Congrats to Ashley Lynn on getting $100 CASH

Congrats!

Ashley was going to spend the $100 on her friends for Christmas, but now she has to spend it on a new car....Her's was totaled on Thanksgiving :-( Bummer!

10 things I bet you didn't know about GENERAL MOTORS....

1. Founded by a Carriage Maker named Crapo

General Motors was founded in 1908 by William C. Durant.  Durant founded GM with only $2,000 in capital.

2. GM's Logo: Mark of Excellence

In 1966, GM introduced a decal on the door jambs of its vehicles, with the phrase "Mark of Excellence."

3. Who Owns GM?

GM is a publicly traded company, with about 610.5 million shares outstanding. Today, ~91% of GM stocks are held by institutions.

4. GM Built War Machines for the Allied Forces ...

During World War II, GM led the largest commercial-to-military war production effort in American history. In 1942, the company converted all of factories to produce $12 billion worth of airplanes, trucks, tanks, guns, and shells for the US military. No other company delivered as much material to the Allied forces

5. ... and the Nazi

Adolf Hitler knew that he had to have an industrial partner to make military vehicles and weapons. And that partner wouldn't be Daimler or any other German automakers - the largest automobile manufacturer in German (actually, all of Europe) was General Motors.

6. GM Helped Build the First Car That Went Out of This World: The Lunar Rover

GM designed and built the mobility system for the Lunar Roving Vehicle, AKA the Lunar Rover or (my favorite) the Moon Buggy. The rover was first successfully used during the Apollo 15 mission.

7. Big in ... China!

GM's sales may have taken a nosedive in the United States, but it has become the top-selling foreign automaker in China. Chinese consumers snapped up more Buick cars in 2007 than any other automobiles by foreign car makers

8. Birth of the United Auto Workers

GM is inextricably linked with the birth of the United Auto Workers union. In December 1936, the fledgeling union staged a daring sit-down strike at GM's plant in Flint, Michigan.

9. GM's Car Troubles: Whose Fault Is It?

Many people blame the union. On average, Detroit union auto workers earn about $75 per hour (salary and benefits as well as the legacy costs of health care and pension costs of retired union workers). It all adds up to about an extra $2,000 to the car's cost. Strict work rules and job classifications led to thousands of redundant factory jobs

10. GM "Firsts"

Despite its current precarious financial troubles, GM had a long history of innovation and technological "firsts." To end on a (more) positive note, here are but a few of General Motors' achievements:

• First V-8 Engine (1914, a 70 horsepower engine for the Cadillac)
• First room air conditioner (remember to thank Frigidaire, then a GM subsidiary, who came up with the brilliant device in 1929)
• First barrier impact and rollover tests (1934).
• First concept car, the legendary Buick Y Job in 1938.
• First fully automatic transmission (the Hydra-Matic in 1939).
• First to put turn signals as standard-equipments on its cars (1939)
• First mechanical heart pump (1952, built for Dr. Forest Dodrill by the GM Research Laboratory. The story is fascinating.)
• First company to make $1 billion a year (in 1955)
• First hydrogen fuel cell car (the 1966 Electrovan). After the project was scrapped because it was cost prohibitive, GM tried to give the Electrovan to the Smithsonian Institute. They refused the vehicle because they'd never heard of fuel cells before ...
• First Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) in 1972.
• First Electronic Fuel Injection (1979)

Source: http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/24/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-general-motors/

CONGRATS TO RIKKI OLSEN FOR GETTING $100 CASH

ANOTHER $100 GIVEAWAY FROM YOUNG CHEVROLET :-)

http://www.youngchev.com/

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=451334542223#!/pages/Layton-UT/Young-Chevrolet/128567410568



Young Chevrolet's $100 GIVEAWAY....



CONGRATS TO STEPHANIE WILKINSON...She had 17 "likes" on her post on facebook and 12 "comments"....

X96 was at YOUNG BUICK GMC

Young Buick GMC kicked off their HUGE weekend sale with X96 and Bill Allred yesterday. Make sure you visit Young Buick GMC for a chance at a FREE SEASON PASS to Powder Mountain and great deals on new and used cars! Also, if your friends on Young Buick's facebook page: This weekend only get that first winter lube oil & filter for only $17.95.

Click on the link below to see BILL ALLRED at Young Buick GMC:
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/video/video.php?v=146518452062458&comments

Another $100 giveaway by Young Chevrolet

Congrats Bobbi!

Be sure to check out http://www.youngchev.com/ 

Can you believe Young Chevrolet has already given away $800 towards their $100 project???

Congrats to Becky...Good luck in recovery

Young CHEV'S 7TH $100 giveaway!!!!

CONGRATS....Jenny!

6TH $100 giveaway from Young Chevrolet

Congrats Jordan :-)

Young Chevrolet's 5TH $100 giveaway

Can you believe Young Chevrolet has already given away $500...?

Be sure to write on their  facebook wall or e-mail Alexis.Young321@gmail.com to be qualified for the $CASH$  Below is the winner of the 5th $100 giveway...

Congrats Morgan!

Young Chevrolet's 4TH $100 giveaway

Congrats to Christine Hammer!

Write on Young Chevrolet's facebook page and tell them what you'd spend the $100 on, and you'll be qualified!

Young Chevrolet's THIRD $100 giveaway

CONGRATS TO TAMMY!

Just to add some humor into you day...

FUNNY JOKES ABOUT CARS:

You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

Seeking eye contact with another driver revokes your right of way.
Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to insure that your antilock braking system. kicks in to give you a nice relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates.
A careful driver is one who has just spotted a speed camera.

FUN FACTS ABOUT CARS:

On average there is about 3,000 feet of electrical wiring in every car.
Car airbags explode at 200 miles per hour.
The city with the most Rolls Royce's per capita is Hong Kong.
On average a human being spends two weeks of their entire lives waiting for traffic lights to change.
The 1st automobile racetrack in the US was the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which consists of 3 million cobblestones.
In 1916, 55 percent of the cars in the world were Model T Fords, a record that has never been beaten.
The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At the time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

2011 Buick Lacrosse really is the *BEST* car ever

Sam Young talks about his new 2011 BUICK Lacrosse.  He says it's the best car he has ever owned.  For for information about the Buick Lacrosse like pricing on the Lacrosse or customer reviews about the new Buick Lacrosse visit: http://www.youngbuickgmc.com/

Young Chevrolet's 2nd $100 giveaway

Congrats to Carlos and Charlene Vasquez!

Young Chevrolet's first $100 giveaway

During the months of November and December, Young Chevrolet is giving away $100 every other day.  Money is tight and especially around the holidays, so Young Chevrolet wants to help out the community in anyway they can.  If you want to be considered write on Young Chevrolet's facebook page or e-mail Alexis.Young321@gmail.com and tell what you'd spend the $100 on, and you will be qualified for the $100 cash.