The Cars.com annual ranking of the "most-American" vehicles has not only been revamped this year, but for the first time, the Jeep Wrangler/Wrangler Unlimited tops the company's list, followed by the Jeep Cherokee in second place. All engines and roughly all transmissions for the Ohio-built SUVs from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles originate from the U.S., according to Cars.com. The models’ […] [Read More]

In celebration of July 4th, Swapalease.com has come out with some patriotic fun facts about what Americans are driving. Though men and women may share the same anticipation for the holiday, Swapalease says that males drive American-made cars considerably more than females. While 67 percent of men drive American-made cars, the site found that just 44 […] [Read More]

Wantalease.com highlighted on Thursday that there currently are 15 vehicles offered for a monthly payment of $199 or less; and three models where the monthly commitment is below $150. Boasting the lowest monthly payment on the site is the Nissan Sentra SV, which site officials pegged the obligation at $109 per month. The site calculated […] [Read More]

In what could be good news for the automotive industry, Fitch Ratings projected in its latest Global Economic Outlook (GEO) that the recovery in global growth is strengthening and is expected to pick up to 2.9 percent this year and peak at 3.1 percent in 2018, which would be the highest rate since 2010. “Faster […] [Read More]

Consumers’ loyalty to midsize sedans is currently strong and shopper interest across all luxury SUV/CUV segments is up 2 percent from April, according to Jumpstart Automotive Media’s latest shopper interest data report. Interest in midsize sedans across Jumpstart’s portfolio of sites is up for the second consecutive month, rising by 4 percent during April and May. […] [Read More]

The bucket of used vehicles reaching the retail market these days is of the later-model, higher-quality sort, and many are set up with tech amenities that aren’t too far off from the perks found in new cars. That’s driving many car shoppers to choose pre-owned, says Alex Klein, who is vice president of data science […] [Read More]

It appears consumers’ desire for a luxury model and their financial capacity to take over a lease didn’t mesh together well last month. Swapalease.com reported on Tuesday that vehicle lease credit applicants registered just a 48.1 percent approval rate during May, the lowest approval rate tracked by the company dating back to 2014, when the […] [Read More]

Evidently vehicle shoppers in the U.S. will pay a much higher sum for advanced technology in their next new model than their counterparts in places such as Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and China. And IHS Markit suggested that automakers adjust their strategies accordingly. The firm released a new global survey on consumer preferences for […] [Read More]

As advocates say “hundreds of thousands” of drivers are behind the wheel of vehicles with defective airbags in places like Riverside County in California, multiple online media reports surfaced this week that the maker of those defective airbags — Takata — is expected to file for bankruptcy this month. The development didn’t necessarily surprise analysts […] [Read More]

In Episode 7 of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Anil Goyal and Jared Kalfus of Black Book call in to talk with Joe and Nick about auto finance, the spring market in used-car values, the off-lease surge and more. Our interview with the pair of Black Book experts was on May 30.  Download and subscribe to the […] [Read More]