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Renting a Car? 3 Things Your Credit Card Doesn’t Cover

By Beth Braverman

If you’re renting the car with a credit card, you may be able to say ‘no’ to the supplemental insurance and the fee that comes with it, but there are some exceptions.
Millennials Hit the Brakes on an Automotive Rite of Passage

By Beth Braverman

Saving up to purchase your first vehicle used to be a rite of passage for teenagers and young adults, but fewer than four in 10 Millennial drivers now contribute financially to the purchase of their...
Taking a Summer Road Trip? 9 Must-Have Items for Your Car’s Emergency Kit

By Beth Braverman

Road service provider AAA said it expects to rescue 7 million drivers this summer.
Why 2017 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year to Buy a Car

By Janna Herron

The record-setting car-buying boom appears to be over—and that’s good news for anyone in the market for a new set of wheels. Thanks largely to cheap gas and auto loan rates near historic lows, U.S...
The Next Financial Bubble? Auto Loans Soar as Delinquencies Rise

By The Fiscal Times Staff

America’s love affair with the automobile may be reaching dangerous new heights. Auto loans are hitting record levels, and delinquencies are rising.

The 15 Best Cars of 2017

By Beth Braverman

New car sales have remained strong in 2016, although it’s unclear whether they’ll break the record 17.5 million units sold last year. Sales have been boosted by a strengthening economy, rising wages...
3 Unexpected Big Deals You’ll Find Awesome This Weekend

By Beth Braverman

You probably think of Black Friday as the best day to find discounts on popular holiday items and gifts like apparel and electronics, but in recent years several other types of merchants have gotten...
Why Your New Vehicle Could Get Stuck at the Car Wash

By Ciro Scotti

You’ve probably seen those TV ads featuring a dofus dad (why is it always a dad?) who is saved from a fender-bender by his self-braking car. Turns out that same dude could have a tough time getting...
9 New Cars Selling at Big Discounts in 2016

By Beth Braverman

Fall is always a good time to negotiate the price of a new car, since dealers want to get rid of their current inventory to make room for next year’s models. Slideshow: 9 New Cars Selling at a Big...
Hope Your Car Seats Are Comfy: Americans Spend Nearly 300 Hours a Year Driving

By Beth Braverman

Despite the rise of car-sharing, telecommuting and urban living, car ownership is still the norm in America. Nearly nine in 10 U.S. households have at least one car for every driver in their home,...

Get Ready for a Hike in the Federal Gas Tax

By Rob Garver

A politically risky plan to restore funding for the nation’s highway infrastructure by increasing the federal gasoline tax would peg future increases in the tax not to the whims of Congress, but to...
Get Ready to Pay More Tolls If Infrastructure Isn’t Funded

By Rob Garver

Toll road construction is proceeding at double the pace of regular road construction in the U.S., as states and localities try to find ways to cope with reduced infrastructure pending by the federal...
Will Consumers Finally Start Spending Their Gas Savings?

By Beth Braverman

The precipitous drop in gas prices from last summer’s highs was supposed to lead to a surge in consumer spending. Instead, consumers saved more money in the first few months of 2015, with the...
Here’s Why Our Auto Loan Debt Has Hit $886 Billion

By Marine Cole

American consumers are back in full force in the auto market and they are using financing more than ever to fund their car purchases.
Gas Prices Edge Up - So Fill That Tank Now

By John W. Schoen, CNBC

It looks like the steep slide in gasoline prices is over, at least for now. The sharp drop in crude prices since last summer has brought down the prices of gasoline across the country, saving...

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