Major Vehicle Recall Announced for Popular U.S. SUVs and Pickups
The vehicles were supposed to be reliable. Buyers chose them for their reputations, their safety ratings, and the promise that modern engineering had eliminated the kinds of defects that plagued earlier generations. Dealerships sold them with confidence. Owners drove them with trust. The understanding, implicit but deeply held, was that these machines would work as […]
Auto Logistics Firms Warn of Rail and Port Bottlenecks
The automotive supply chain was supposed to have healed by now. After the pandemic-era disruptions that left dealer lots empty and consumers waiting months for vehicles, the industry promised a return to normalcy. Factories ramped up production. Inventory levels climbed. The crisis, executives assured investors, was behind them. But the system that moves finished vehicles […]
Used-Car Prices Show Sudden Weekly Movement in Key U.S. Markets
The used-car market was supposed to be stabilizing. After the wild swings of the pandemic years, when prices soared to unprecedented levels and buyers competed fiercely for limited inventory, the expectation was that normalcy would gradually return. Prices would soften. Supply would rebuild. The frenzy would fade into memory. For a while, that appeared to […]