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GM Increases Prices Across the Board With Hikes To Destination Fees
By Lewin Day / Updated May 27, 2022
More EVs Are Now Sold in One Week Than in All of 2012: Study
By Hazel Southwell / Updated May 24, 2022
Majority of Car Buyers Want Electrification: Global Survey
By James Gilboy / Updated May 23, 2022
Average Car Is Older Than Ever Thanks to High Prices, Low Supply
By Hazel Southwell / Updated May 23, 2022
Rising Material Costs Could Make EVs Cost More, Not Less by 2026
By Rob Stumpf / Updated May 23, 2022
Ineos Wants to Sell and Maintain 4×4 SUVs Through Tractor Dealers
By Lewin Day / Updated May 17, 2022
One Way Scammers Use Money Apps and Broken Cars to Con Car Buyers
By Kevin Williams / Updated May 16, 2022
![Our Absurd Car Market Brings Us A $30,000 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer [Update: Price Reduced]](https://www.thedrive.com/uploads/2022/05/12/expensive-lancer-why1.jpg?auto=webp&crop=2%3A1&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440 "Our Absurd Car Market Brings Us A $30,000 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer [Update: Price Reduced]")
Our Absurd Car Market Brings Us A $30,000 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer [Update: Price Reduced]
By Kevin Williams / Updated May 12, 2022
Carvana Cuts 2500 Jobs Because the Car Market’s So Bleak
By Lewin Day / Updated May 10, 2022
Car Buyers Expected to Pay Extra $135 Monthly for Subscriptions: GM
By Rob Stumpf / Updated May 2, 2022
75 Percent of Car Buyers Don’t Want Features Locked Behind Subscriptions
By James Gilboy / Updated Apr 28, 2022
‘Superlifts’ and a $500K Investment: How Dealers Are Prepping for GM’s Electric Future
By Kristin V. Shaw / Updated Apr 22, 2022
Lease Here, Pay Here Dealerships: A Guide to a Predatory Industry’s Bad Idea
By Kevin Williams / Updated Apr 12, 2022
Buying a Car in the Chip Shortage: Tips and Advice for Today’s Tough Market
By Tom McParland / Updated Apr 7, 2022
Winnebago’s $4.3 Billion Backlog of RVs Just Keeps Ballooning
By Kristin V. Shaw / Updated Apr 2, 2022
New Car Markup Tracker Crowdsources Huge List of Greedy Dealers Nationwide
By Kristin V. Shaw / Updated Apr 1, 2022
How to Buy a Car from a Buy Here, Pay Here Dealership Without Getting Screwed
By Kevin Williams / Updated Apr 1, 2022
These Are the Cars You’ll Pay the Biggest Dealer Markups on Right Now
By James Gilboy / Updated Mar 30, 2022
New Car Sales Contract as Shortages Rage and High Prices Scare Buyers Away
By Lewin Day / Updated Mar 28, 2022
The Gas Price Spike Already Has Car Buyers Scrambling to Find ‘Greener’ Vehicles
By Patrick George / Updated Mar 10, 2022
The Gas Price Spike and Chip Shortage Could Mean a Perfect Storm for Car Buyers
By Patrick George / Updated Mar 9, 2022
West Virginia Bill Could Ban OTA Car Updates to Force Dealer Visits
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Feb 23, 2022
New Car Discounts May Never Return After the Pandemic
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Feb 20, 2022
When It’s Time To Buy a Used Engine For Your Car, Here’s Where To Go
By Hank O'Hop / Updated Feb 17, 2022
Eighty Percent of New Car Buyers Paid Over MSRP in January
By Victoria Scott / Updated Feb 15, 2022
Used Car Prices Are Finally Starting to Stabilize
By Lewin Day / Updated Feb 9, 2022
These Used Cars Are Selling for More Than Their New Sticker Prices
By James Gilboy / Updated Feb 8, 2022
Chip Shortage Keeps Wreaking Havoc on New Car Sales in 2022
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Feb 2, 2022
Average Used Car Payment Is Now a Whopping $520 Per Month: Edmunds
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Jan 6, 2022
Average Used Car Price Crosses $27,500
By Lewin Day / Updated Dec 20, 2021
The Suzuki Samurai Is One of Hagerty’s Bull Market Cars to Buy in 2022
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Dec 15, 2021
Hagerty Insurance Boss Sees Opportunity for Classic Car Community Post-IPO
By Kristin V. Shaw / Updated Dec 4, 2021
Sticker Shock: Destination Charges Way Up as Car Prices Keep Rising
By Lewin Day / Updated Nov 15, 2021
Tesla Outsold Mercedes in the US Through September of This Year
By Chris Tsui / Updated Nov 10, 2021
Ford Maverick Stomped on Hyundai in October Sales, Over 25 Percent of Buyers Aged 18-35
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Nov 3, 2021
GM Is Halfway Through Finishing Its Pile of Chipless Trucks
By Kristin V. Shaw / Updated Oct 24, 2021
VW’s Main Factory Producing Fewest Cars Since 1958: Report
By James Gilboy / Updated Oct 20, 2021
Chevy’s Average Transaction Price Passed $50,000 in September
By Lewin Day / Updated Oct 18, 2021
Average New Car Sale Prices Soar to Record of $45,031 in September
By Lewin Day / Updated Oct 13, 2021
Chip Shortage Crushes GM Sales, on Track for Worst Year Since 1958
By James Gilboy / Updated Oct 1, 2021
About Half of Car Shoppers Aren’t Buying Until the Chip Shortage Clears Up: Report
By Kristin V. Shaw / Updated Sep 26, 2021
Tesla Dodges Direct Sales Ban in New Mexico, Opens Sales Center on Tribal Land
By Lewin Day / Updated Sep 10, 2021
Dealers Are Getting Bored With No Cars to Sell
By Lewin Day / Updated Sep 2, 2021
You Can Lease a 2022 Nissan Leaf for $89 a Month
By James Gilboy / Updated Aug 6, 2021
New Car Sales Drop as Production Woes Pile Up
By Lewin Day / Updated Jul 23, 2021
Car Dealership Chains Are Making a Killing This Summer
By Chris Tsui / Updated Jul 22, 2021
These Are the Cars That Cost More Used Than New
By Chris Tsui / Updated Jul 21, 2021
Crazy High Car Prices Could Last Another 6-9 Months: Fed
By Peter Holderith / Updated Jul 16, 2021
100,000-Mile Used Cars Sold for Record High Prices in June
By Chris Tsui / Updated Jul 15, 2021
Used Car Prices Are Starting to Stabilize
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Jun 29, 2021
Tesla Model S Plaid Gets A $10,000 Price Hike Just Before Launch
By Lewin Day / Updated Jun 11, 2021
Old Saturn Prices Are Climbing Faster Than Any Other Used Car
By Peter Holderith / Updated Jun 4, 2021
Still Rising Fast, Used Car Prices Are In Uncharted Territory
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Jun 4, 2021
GM Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Destination Charges
By Lewin Day / Updated Jun 3, 2021
Tesla Will Have to Ship Its Texas-Built Cars Out of State to Sell Back to Residents
By John Voelcker / Updated May 27, 2021
Virginia Dealer Sells Out of Nissan Leafs After Leasing Them for 99 Cents to Titan Buyers
By James Gilboy / Updated May 26, 2021
Yes, the Chip Shortage Is Still Kneecapping Global Car Production
By Kristin V. Shaw / Updated May 22, 2021
The Global Microchip Shortage, Explained—and What It Means for Your Next Car Purchase
By Rob Stumpf / Updated May 13, 2021
6,500 New Pickup Trucks Are Sold Every Day in America
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated May 10, 2021
There’s Now a Rental Car Shortage Because Companies Sold Them All Last Year
By Derek Shiekhi / Updated Apr 15, 2021
The Secret Russian Car Dealer in Texas That Americans Couldn’t Shop At
By James Gilboy / Updated Mar 10, 2021
Some Car Companies Are Making a Lot More on Destination Fees Than Others: Study
By Kristin V. Shaw / Updated Feb 20, 2021