News By Topic: Used Vehicles

2021 Study: Why Some Popular Cars Are Now Worth More Used Than When Bought New

Aug 19, 2021

A carinsurance.org report revealed that the most popular used cars are now worth more than their new counterpart — they’re up an average of 20% in price. The drastic increase in used car prices is mainly due to recent car chip shortages during the pandemic, slowing the manufacturing of new cars. ... Continue reading

Loan Amounts on Used Cars Rose 28% in 2021 [LendingTree Analysis]

Aug 18, 2021

shoppers can no longer expect a bargain on used cars. We’ve found that the average amount of financing sought on used vehicles rose by 28.3% in 2021. ... Continue reading

Online Digital Dealers Upcoming Challenges and Opportunities

Aug 18, 2021

Franchised Auto Dealers anticipate that nearly half of their sales in 5 years will be completely digital. Dealers are preparing by hiring staff with tech savvy skills in response to consumer desires to conduct transactions online. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Car and Truck Recall Summary August 16, 2021 (Official)

Aug 16, 2021

The following Chevrolet, Cadillac, Audi, Kia, Hyundai, Ford, Porsche, Toyota, may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included ... Continue reading

EV Fires: A Disaster for Automakers

Aug 10, 2021

EV Fires: A Disaster for Automakers, But an Opportunity for Material Suppliers, Reveals IDTechExGM's first recall of the Bolt in 2020 was a significant milestone in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Approximately 69,000 cars produced between 2017-2019 were recalled for potential battery fires. ... Continue reading

Unpaid-For Editorial Brand Exposure - Published Auto Brands News, Reviews and Opinions 1995-2021

Aug 10, 2021

When comparing the public relations budget to the marketing budget the PR budget is not "chump change", but Foresight Research calls it a marketing "best buy" Foresight Research has been measuring marketing communications for much more than a decade. Of all the communications channel levers that an auto manufacturer ca ... Continue reading

The glamour of the Mercedes-Benz SL at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance The glamour of the Mercedes-Benz SL at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Aug 9, 2021

It could hardly get more exquisite than this: at the annual Monterey Car Week in the grounds of the Pebble Beach Golf Club, the most exclusive and spectacular classics in motoring history are presented, admired, awarded prizes and sometimes even auctioned off for record-setting sums. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Car and Truck Recall Summary August 9, 2021 (Official)

Aug 9, 2021

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

Nutson Auto News Wrap-up Week Ending August 7, 2021

Aug 8, 2021

Links to full versions of today's news nuggets along with a million pages of the past 25 year's automotive news, articles, reviews and archived stories residing in <a href= ... Continue reading

Toyota to Reproduce Spare Parts for the Land Cruiser

Aug 7, 2021

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has announced that it will reproduce spare parts for the Land Cruiser in celebration of its 70th anniversary today, August 1. The parts will be reproduced for the 40 Series Land Cruiser, which was produced between 1960 and 1984, as part of the GR Heritage Parts Project. ... Continue reading

Searching "Focused Content Channels" Instead of The Web

Aug 3, 2021

Focused Content Channels, We here at The Auto Channel believe that The Internet will evolve from the current “search within the content cloud” into a narrower and more successful search of trusted single subject “Focused Content Channels”. These single topic destination channels offer users dire ... Continue reading

Official NHTSA Recall Summary August 1, 2021

Aug 2, 2021

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Car and Truck Recall Summary July 26, 2021 (Official)

Jul 26, 2021

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

Nutson Weekly Auto News Wrap-up July 18-24, 2021

Jul 25, 2021

Chicago Car Guy Larry Nutson's Take On Last Weeks Automotive News ... Continue reading

10 Million Never Looked So Good!

Jul 21, 2021

Toyota Kentucky Celebrates Camry Milestone GEORGETOWN, Ky. (July 21, 2021) – Age really is just a number at Toyota’s first wholly-owned vehicle plant in North America. ... Continue reading