On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 11:46:57 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 8/26/2017 10:34 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 9:41:43 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>>> If you go back to the 50's and even into the 60's, many women did not
>>> drive. One car was sufficient and dad took it to work. Rarely did a
>>> woman actually buy a car. Now, almost half the new car buyers are women.
>>
>> About half the population are women, so that's about right.
>
>I don't think that number is even representative. I've read that the
>men might sign on the dotted line but the woman in their life has a
>lot of say in the choice.
>
>My name isn't on either car. Just because I didn't sign the papers
>doesn't mean I wasn't a major factor in what car we buy. Dealers have
>learned to be nice to the wife.
>
>nancy

Yes, it started with the Japanese car dealers, they were first to
realise that nice waiting rooms with tv and coffee paid off. Soon the
rest had to follow.