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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Auto companies’ CES contributions reflect cautious mood and strategy questions

January 13, 2025

CES 2025 showed an auto industry tiptoeing toward reinvention. Automakers, suppliers and technology companies’ announcements centered on strategy and fulfilled promises, rather than splashy surprises. The convention also foreshadowed the industry’s concern over how the […]

What car sales can tell us about the U.S. auto market right now

January 5, 2025

Demand for pickup trucks and hybrid vehicles helps automakers increase deliveries; challenges loom for 2025 The auto industry eked out a small increase in U.S. vehicle sales for 2024, helped by better availability on the […]

Discounts on the dealership lot lift car sales

December 30, 2024

Some automakers have seen inventory jump to prepandemic levels, prompting them to spend more on promotions Car shopping in 2024 started to get back to normal for the first time this decade, with ample choice […]

Trump’s tariff plan to hit affordable cars the hardest

December 27, 2024

The U.S. car industry has a ‘big case of anxiety’ about the president-elect’s proposed 25 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada Finding an affordable car in the U.S. has already become a challenge […]