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A new 50% tariff on Canadian-built vehicles takes effect August 19. Here's how it differs from last year's escalation, what's driving the timing, and which popular models are affected.
Read more →A vehicle history report can save you from a very expensive mistake. Here are the specific warning signs worth stopping for, and what each one actually means.
Read more →The invoice sitting across the desk from you at a dealership is not a summary — it's a negotiation in document form. Here's what every line actually means.
Read more →Days-to-turn tells you whether a dealer is negotiating from strength or desperation, and right now the national numbers say strength is uneven across the market.
Read more →Parts costs are climbing faster than labor rates at independent shops, and the gap is coming out of gross margin. Here is what the input cost data shows and what shops are doing about it.
Read more →The Census Bureau's retail sales report gets treated as a national headline number, but the real value for a local business owner is in the category breakdown and the ex-gas, ex-food line underneath it.
Read more →Consumer credit data is flashing a mix of resilience and strain, and small businesses that sell on discretionary spending need to pay attention to which signal applies to their customer base.
Read more →Gap insurance pays the difference between what you owe on a car loan and what the car is actually worth if it's totaled or stolen. It's genuinely useful in some financing situations and genuinely pointless in others.
Read more →A pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic gives you a documented list of real problems you can use to cut the price, not just peace of mind.
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