A Banned Airbag Part Just Killed Its 11th Person — Because You Can’t Recall a Crime
Banning a part and recalling a part sound like the same government action wearing two...
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A Minnesota Dealer Faked ‘Certified’ Used Cars for Years — Then Told the State He’s Too Broke to Pay Victims Back
Fridley, Minnesota, isn’t exactly the used-car capital of the world. But a small independent lot...
Ford’s F-150 V8 Has Had a Drinking Problem Since 2018 — And It Never Once Triggered a Recall
A federal judge in Michigan just let a class-action lawsuit over oil-hungry F-150s keep moving...
Clark Howard Just Killed His Famous Car-Repair Rule — And Blamed the Wrong Culprit
For the better part of two decades, if a mechanic’s estimate crossed half of what...
Her Nissan Rogue Passed a Clean Carfax Check. It Still Had Three VINs, and It Belonged to Enterprise the Whole Time
Amber Wolnomiejski did the things a careful car buyer is told to do. She pulled...
A $5,295 Fee to ‘Certify’ a Car That Was Already Certified. The Rule Meant to Stop It Died Six Months Ago.
Manchester City Nissan will pay $4 million over alleged junk fees. The bigger story is that a CPO badge is…
Sub-$20,000 Used Cars Are Basically an Endangered Species — Only 1 in 9 Three-Year-Olds Survives
A three-year-old Camry saved you $8,033 in 2019. It saves you $4,171 now. The real story in the iSeeCars data…
Used Cars Just Hit a Record $32,461 — and Your ‘Buy a Toyota, It Holds Value’ Advice Just Backfired
Buy a Toyota, the old advice goes. It holds its value. Three generations of car...
31 Felony Charges Later, Georgia’s Tag Office Has One Very Awkward Question: Who Else Has Her Login?
Every title-fraud story The Auto Wire has covered shares one plot point: someone had to...
Avis Briefly Became a $27 Billion Meme Stock — Its Own Books Said It Was Worthless
For a few days in April, Wall Street decided that Avis Budget Group – the...
IIHS Just Ranked America’s Most Dangerous Cars. The Industry Already Killed Seven of Them
Look at the ten vehicles with the worst driver death rates in the Insurance Institute...
The $20,000 Used Car Didn’t Disappear. Automakers Discontinued It
Ask a dealer why a three-year-old Camry costs about what a loaded new one cost...
Cars.com Just Had a Record Quarter – By Politely Admitting Fewer People Are Showing Up
Cars.com told investors this week that it just posted the fastest revenue growth in its...
Carvana Just Posted Record Numbers And Got Crushed. Here’s The Math
Carvana had the best quarter in its history on Wednesday and got its head kicked...
Carvana’s Record Quarter Wasn’t Built on Used Car Prices — Here’s What Actually Happened
Carvana just printed the best quarter in its history, and the press release invites you...