Category: Global

State launches ‘MI Vehicle Rebate’ to lower prices, boost sales

LANSING, Mich. — The state launched a new plan that aims to lower the price of vehicles while boosting vehicle sales throughout Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the announcement Wednesday about the new

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FTC reveals CARS Rule to protect consumers from car-buying scams

A new rule finalized by the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, which will go into effect next summer, will help protect you from illegal scams when buying a car, the agency said.  The

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It Just Got Harder For Car Dealers To Scam You

The Federal Trade Commission has announced new regulations, called the Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule, that are meant to stop car dealers from screwing customers with hidden fees and other bait-and-switch pricing tactics.

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Honda e scrapped globally – carsales.com.au

Battery-powered Japanese mini-car will be retired next month The pint-size morsel of forbidden fruit that is the Honda e will go out of production next month after just four years on sale in

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US FTC finalizes car-buying rules to rein in junk fees, bait-and-switch

Federal Trade Commission seal is seen at a news conference at FTC headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Auto dealers will

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U.S. FTC finalizes car-buying rules to rein in dealership junk fees, ‘shady tactics’

WASHINGTON — Auto dealers will be barred from luring vehicle buyers with promises they do not keep and will not be able to charge junk fees under a new rule, the U.S. Federal

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Inflation is sticky in November, CPI shows, on higher rents and used-car prices

The numbers: The cost of living rose a scant 0.1% in November thanks to lower oil prices, but another key measure of inflation showed higher costs of other goods and services such as

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Roughly 114,000 vehicles in DC region have rolled-back odometers

Centreville, Virginia-based car history company Carfax reports odometer rollbacks are on the rise, especially in the D.C. region. Centreville, Virginia-based car history company Carfax reports odometer rollbacks are on the rise nationally, with

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Maine’s upcoming vote on phasing out gas car sales, explained

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Board of Environmental Protection is set to vote just before Christmas on a controversial rule aimed at phasing out new sales of gas-powered cars and boosting electric vehicle adoption.

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How online car auction sites work

(iSeeCars) – The concept of an online, or digital, car auction site is not new. Fleet managers and wholesalers have been using the auction marketplace to locate and purchase inventory for dealership lots

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