
Tariq Kamal
Former Associate Publisher

Former Associate Publisher
A survey of QuoteWizard users finds younger drivers favor vehicles with an average 2018-MY MSRP of only $23,829, generating a Top 10 list dominated by affordable sedans.
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FICO’s second annual survey of auto finance customers finds the United States and Canada atop the dealer-arranged financing rankings even as the number of auto loans originated online jumped from 5% to 13% year-over-year.
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The White House’s proposed 2020 budget would allow the federal electric-vehicle tax credit to expire and terminate an Energy Department program that helped fund investments in EV production by three manufacturers in seven states.
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Sources say administration officials demanded automakers get onboard with President Trump’s plan to relax federal fuel-economy regulations and abandon any support for California’s stricter standards.
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U.S. dealers sold 1.27 million new cars and light trucks in February, a 2.9% year-over-year decline and the industry’s weakest two-month start in five years.
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Jerry Seinfeld has sued European Collectibles of Costa Mesa, Calif., over the purchase of an ‘inauthentic’ 1958 Porsche Carrera.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk wished U.S. auto dealers 'Good luck' with mounting a legal challenge as the electric-vehicle manufacturer announced a sudden switch to an online-only retail model.
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Chicago’s Ed Napleton Automotive Group has acquired the Minneapolis-based Village Automotive Group, which includes the only Lexus dealerships in Minnesota.
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Concerns over subprime lending and 90-day delinquencies offset an otherwise prosperous year for the auto finance industry.
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Lending Tree’s most recent auto finance snapshot finds originations, amounts financed, and monthly payments all accelerated in 2018.
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