Image: Carmax The used car market has been an up-and-down mess since at least 2020, with reduced new car inventory pushing more buyers into pre-owned purchases, which reduced the revolving …
Around 15,000 car dealers across the country have been impacted by the cyberattack on CDK Global, a company that dealers use to handle the financial aspects of the transaction. While …
Photo: Logan Carter/Jalopnik For folks in the market for an electric vehicle, leasing is often the better strategy over purchasing as buyers get more discounts, without having to gamble on …
Car dealers are terrified of direct sales. They see protecting the franchise sales model as paramount. I mean, how else are they going to charge for crap you don’t need …
Electric vehicles are seeing huge discounts right now, but those new lower prices are still not enough to get folks to, y’know, buy them. Now, an ever-more-bloated EV inventory is …
2023 Lincoln Corsair ReserveImage: Lincoln Lincoln dealers have a big problem. Aside from having just four models to sell, dealers have a bunch of cars from one and two model …
Image: David Zalubowski (AP) Junk fees plague industries like hotels and airlines and end up costing consumers billions every year in add ons, “administrative fees” and other overpriced nonsense. The …
The Federal Trade Commission has announced new regulations, called the Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule, that are meant to stop car dealers from screwing customers with hidden fees and other …
Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty (Getty Images) A lot of car dealers don’t have much interest in selling EVs; some are politically opposed to the idea on its face, some just don’t …
Image: Spencer Platt (Getty Images) Some would assume that a dealership franchise from a major automaker would have some sort of faith or trust in the brand they choose to …