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Trump to soften blow of automotive tariffs

April 29, 2025

After negotiations, companies paying Trump’s car tariffs won’t also be charged for other levies

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Bad trade titles – Has it happened to you?

April 18, 2025

You sell and deliver a new car to a customer. The customer trades a used car worth $18,000, promising he will bring you the title next week. Next week comes, and you do not receive […]

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Trump gave automakers a tariff break. It’s causing more confusion.

April 15, 2025

The White House sought to give car companies a break on a hefty auto tariff enacted this month by offering a deduction for American-made parts.   The problem is industry executives are puzzled over how to […]

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TSA REAL ID deadline is May 7

April 14, 2025

The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) will require passengers to present either a state issued REAL ID compliant driver’s license or state ID to board an airplane beginning May 7. A REAL ID also will be […]

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Car repair costs may soar in weeks ahead as inventory dwindles, tariff costs hit

April 8, 2025

Linda Cauley leaned back in the driver’s seat of her 2010 Chevrolet Colorado pickup that she drove to the Bloomfield Township library in late March. She waited for her nephew in the comfy, old vehicle […]

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Auto Expo gearing up to return to a refreshed Duke Energy Convention Center in March 2026

April 2, 2025

We’re gearing up for the return of the Cincinnati Auto Expo to refreshed Duke Energy Convention Center March 26-29, 2026.  Make plans to join us for four days of family fun exploring the features and […]

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How Trump’s Tariffs Are Hitting Big Car Producers, in Charts

April 1, 2025

The automotive industry is also a linchpin of the European economy, accounting for 7 percent of the European Union’s economic output. For Germany, auto exports to the U.S. account for close to half a percent […]

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The problem with car tariffs: What’s an import?

March 10, 2025

Ultimately a vehicle is considered an import when it is shipped to the United States after undergoing final assembly in another country. But because of how complex supply chains have become, it is increasingly hard […]

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Car Charts – Time to get hitched?

January 17, 2025

A look at the long-term trend in OEM consolidation By Glenn Mercer Winter is the season of marriage proposals: in much of the world it’s the most popular time to pop the question.¹ And it […]

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