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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2019

Prime Buyers Flock to Used Vehicles in Q2 Report

Experian’s Q2 auto finance report consumers continue to uncover ways to manage monthly payments. For a record percentage of prime borrowers, that meant passing on a $32,000-plus new-vehicle loan in favor of a pre-owned unit.

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Newsby Tariq KamalSeptember 4, 2019

Fiat Deletes 500 From North American Lineup

2019 marks the last model-year for the Fiat 500, 500e, and 500 Abarth in the U.S. and Canada, ending a 10-year production run and leaving the 500X CUV, 500L, and 124 Spider as the Italian brand’s only North American models.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2019

Cayenne Leads List of Unworthy $100K Cars

The Things’ Andre Nalin has released a list of 19 vehicles whose quality or dependability falls short of their six-figure price tags, led by the Porsche Cayenne SUV.

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Articlesby Lloyd TrushelAugust 22, 2019

Is Amazon Really a Threat to the Car Business?

The big box revolution has irrevocably altered the retail landscape. Carvana’s success has dealers wondering whether auto retail could be next.

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Newsby Tariq KamalAugust 13, 2019

Days’ Supply Hits 71 on Weaker Sales

The latest report from the Automotive News Data Center finds U.S. franchised dealers were sitting on nearly 3.8 million new units as of Aug. 1, a 27-year high.

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Newsby Tariq KamalAugust 2, 2019

Report: Longer Commute, Bigger Auto Loan

LendingTree analysts have discovered a correlation between commute times and auto loan balances, finding that car buyers borrow $269 for every additional minute between home and work.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2019

New-Vehicle Interest Rates Fall to 5.8%

The average interest rate for a U.S. new-vehicle loan fell below 6% for the first time all year as automakers and dealers extended model-year selldown promotions.

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Newsby Tariq KamalAugust 2, 2019

SAAR Dips to 16.6M in Watershed Sales Report

July deliveries increased 1.3% in the first monthly U.S. new-vehicle sales report to include none of the Detroit 3 automakers, but the seasonally adjusted annualized rate fell below 17 million for the fourth time this year.

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Done Dealby Tariq KamalAugust 1, 2019

Are We Not Capitalists?

Opponents of franchise laws claim they hang on flawed logic, discourage competition, and benefit dealers to the detriment of consumers.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2019

Study Finds Shaky Consumer Confidence in AVs, EVs

Despite manufacturers’ best efforts, J.D. Power analysts described U.S. car buyers’ attitudes toward autonomous and electric vehicles as ‘not encouraging’ upon the release of the first-ever Mobility Confidence Index Study.

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