Category: Global

10 Cheapskate Secrets To Buying a New Car

PeopleImages / Getty Images/iStockphoto Most experts predict that the automotive market is slowly getting healthier as chip shortages and inventory improve. Whether you believe car prices are trending down or not, you don’t

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Ex-auto honcho Bob Lutz trashes US goal for electric car sales

News By Carl Campanile September 3, 2023 | 1:35pm The goal to prod a majority of Americans into buying emission-free electric cars over the next decade is a pipe dream, a former executive

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The Intersection 9-3-23 | Automotive News

Automotive News Editors’ Picks: What’s a few thousand pounds between friends? What automakers are learning about electric vehicles, veterans of Weight Watchers already know: It’s hard to keep the pounds off once you’ve

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Who buys service contracts for their cars? It’s who you’d think.

The “length and complexity of motor vehicle transactions has created an environment ripe for deceptive or unfair conduct,” the FTC’s rule-making proposal states. “Consumer complaints suggest some dealers have added thousands of dollars

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Should you buy a car at Costco?

(iSeeCars) — From bulk items to free samples, Costco differs from the traditional grocery shopping experience. While the benefits of shopping at Costco are easily understood for household items like paper goods, there

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China looking to car sales as it seeks to get faltering economy back on track

China has set out a new plan to boost car sales – particularly n ew energy vehicles – as it looks for ways to shore up its struggling post-Covid economy. The guidelines published

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Stellantis Launches SPOTiCAR Pre-Owned Car Program In U.S.

In a strategic move that reflects the evolving landscape of the used-car market, Stellantis has expanded its successful SPOTiCAR program into the United States. Initially launched in 2019 across 11 European countries, SPOTiCAR

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Car dealerships emerge mostly unscathed from Idalia’s wrath

A 2 a.m. call Thursday from local police warned Alycia Kellum, owner of Don Williamson Nissan in Jacksonville, N.C., of flooding in her dealership’s parking lot in the wake of then-Tropical Storm Idalia,

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Catalytic converters stolen from seven vehicles at north Lincoln dealership

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Police said catalytic converters were stolen out of seven vehicles at a north Lincoln dealership this week. Lincoln Police were called to A&B Auto Sales near N 33rd and

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Stellantis begins move to agency sales model

MILAN — Stellantis will launch the reorganization of its European dealer network next week, starting with four specific markets before extending it further across Europe in 2024, the automaker said in a statement.

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