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New cars have been a seller's market, but that's changing

by Savannah Maher
Apr 13, 2023
In March, the average new car sold for $171 below asking price, according to Kelley Blue Book. But that's still higher than before COVID.
A year ago, the average new-car buyer was paying close to $1,000 over sticker price. But with the semiconductor chip shortage easing, some automakers are ramping up production, says Rebecca Rydzewski of Cox Automotive.
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Adaptive headlights will soon make night driving brighter without blinding others

by Kai Ryssdal and Nicholas Guiang
Sep 14, 2022
The technology, new to the U.S., can potentially make driving at night safer, says David Aylor of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Adaptive beam headlights use a forward-looking camera to detect other vehicles and "create a shadow in the area of that car," says David Aylor of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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After a wild year, the used-car market may be returning to normal

by Samantha Fields
Jul 20, 2021
Inventory is rising as people sell extra vehicles to take advantage of high prices and dealerships make enticing trade-in offers, experts say.
The number of available used cars for sale is creeping back up after low inventory. Prices for the vehicles may peak this month.
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Don't want to pay sticker price for a new car? Good luck with that.

by Matt Levin
Jun 29, 2021
Low auto inventories are giving car dealers a lot more leverage.
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Vehicle sales remained strong in 2019

by Jack Stewart
Jan 6, 2020
In the aftermath of the Great Recession there's no way anyone would have predicted sales this robust.
This photo shows a Ford logo on a front bumper as Ford 2018 and 2019 F-150 trucks sit on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company's Rouge Complex on September 27, 2018 in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Do people really buy cars as holiday gifts?

by Jack Stewart
Dec 5, 2019
It might be a good time to find a bargain, but that present might not be appreciated.
The Lexus "December to Remember" event has been running since 1999.
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The "van life" movement reaches businesses

by Jack Stewart
Aug 29, 2019
Ford looked into why sales of its Transit van were higher among small businesses and found mobile storefronts replacing brick and mortar.
Pewabic Pottery, in Detroit, MI, modified a van to create a traveling exhibition space with portable ceramic firing kilns.
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Slowing growth in China a concern to global companies

by Scott Tong
Jul 15, 2019
Global automakers, to take one example, are finding the downward trend concerning.
Boxes of photoelectric board products are cased at the Tianwei Yingli Green Energy Resources plant in Baoding, China.
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If Tesla makes a less fancy SUV... can it make it faster?

by Jed Kim
Mar 18, 2019
The new Model Y is — technically — a lot like the Model 3.
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Disability rights advocates sue Uber over inaccessibility

by Reema Khrais
Jul 20, 2017
Disability Rights Advocates filed a class-action lawsuit against Uber.
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