Starting next year, you’ll be able to buy a car on Amazon for the first time. The company announced a deal with Hyundai that will allow dealerships to sell cars through the site.Previously, customers could browse car showrooms and compare prices on Amazon but not actually buy a car. That will change next year when several Hyundai dealers start to list models for sale on the site.Customers can browse cars on the site and make a purchase using their preferred payment methods. They can then choose to pick the car up at a nearby dealership or have it…
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Cox Automotive Forecast: US Auto Sales Expected to Finish 2023 Up More Than 11% Year Over Year, as General Motors Retains Top Spot, Hyundai Motor Group Jumps Past Stellantis
ATLANTA, Dec. 27, 2023 – December new-vehicle sales, announced next week, are expected to show gains over last year’s product-constrained market. According to the Cox Automotive forecast released today, sales volume this month is expected to rise 6.2% over December 2022. The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), or sales pace, is expected to finish near 15.1 million in December. This SAAR is 1.6 million higher compared to last year’s pace. However, it reflects a slight decline from last month’s 15.3 million level and matches the lowest SAAR of the year, which was recorded in May.
According to Charlie Chesbrough, senior…
There Are New Car Deals to Be Had This Memorial Day
For the past few years, new-car prices have obviously been climbing, so it’s nice to learn that there are some traditional Memorial Day deals out there this year.
With the pandemic fading away and the related supply-chain problems sorting themselves out, we’re back to perks like low financing offers and factory discounts.
The best deals available knock around 10 percent off the price of the car but don’t expect that kind of sale on everything on the lot.For years, Memorial Day has been in the rotation for holidays that often come with deals at local car dealerships. It’s the…
New auto repair shop in Allentown different than your typical garage | Lehigh Valley Regional News
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Tucked away right off Union Boulevard in Allentown is a new auto repair shop. It’s different than your typical garage, it’s actually a new start-up. It’s called Car-Up.
“Our shop will come to your home or work, pick your car up, service it, and bring it back to you when it’s done,” said founder of the company Larry Seibel. He’s called the Lehigh Valley home for two decades and has spent his career starting tech companies.
Car-Up works through an app. Once you input your make and model, you can select the service you want or describe…
Québec National Assembly proposes ‘right to repair’ bill
In its own “right to repair” campaign, similar to the debate spreading across the US, a bill has been proposed in the Québec National Assembly to not only protect the automotive right to repair but also promote durability and prevent “programmed obsolescence” of vehicles and goods.
The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) joined the Auto Care Association (ACA) and other aftermarket groups earlier this year to launch a “critical global right to repair movement” for access to in-vehicle telematics. The groups argue that OEMs are prohibiting their access to and limiting consumers’ choice to have their vehicles repaired…
Long wait times for car repairs become the ‘new normal’ amid calls for more auto workers
When Nathan Woodrow’s car was damaged in an accident last August, he didn’t think it would take close to a year to have it fully back to normal.
“The whole front needed repairing,” he said.
While the bulk of the work was finished by January, an issue with the headlights and bonnet paint caused a delay.
“In that time I moved to Toowoomba [from Brisbane],” Mr Woodrow said.
“I went back and forward with the insurer … and in April they contacted me again and I was finally able to get it booked in for mid-August,” he said.Mr Woodrow…
Ontario car dealerships are gouging customers: survey
When you buy a car, you’ll be offered warranties, rust protection and other add-ons you can usually accept or decline.
However, a new survey by Car Help Canada, a non-profit group that provides assistance to customers buying cars, finds that some car dealers are forcing customers to buy add-ons, and if they don’t, the dealer will refuse to sell them the car.
“Many dealerships are price gouging consumers charging them excessive fees and forcing them to pay for add-on products they don’t necessarily want or need,” said Shari Prymak, executive director of Car Help Canada.
The Canadian Car Buyers Survey…