Used Cars

January 13, 2025Used Cars

This Company Wants to Change How We Buy and Sell Used Cars

Dealerships handle the vast majority of vehicle sales in the United States. That in mind, private-party purchases are an important part of the American car market, despite the lack of many security and financial services that come with dealer transactions. Caramel is striving to change that with a new e-commerce platform aimed at improving the private-party sale process by providing dealer-like services to individual buyers and sellers.

Disclaimer: Roads & Tracks‘s parent company, Hearst, has invested in Caramel.

Ask Americans how they feel about car dealerships, and there won’t be many positive responses. But financing a private-party purchase isn’t

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January 8, 2025Used Cars

Join the AutoForm Global Webinar: Stamping Process Engineering – Get the Tool Right at the First Cut, March 30, 2023

How tool makers benefit from a comprehensive application of digital die compensation

Join the AutoForm Global Webinar: Stamping Process Engineering – Get the Tool Right at the First Cut, March 30, 2023 time. Money. Quality. Always factors! Die milling and subsequent adjustments play against them! A way to deliver quality in time, in-budget all the times is to avoid cuts and reduce die adjustments to the minimum.

Tool engineering processes play a crucial role in achieving these goals. Evaluate and predict as much as possible in the digital world to avoid costly and time-consuming trial & error activities in the real world!

Join me in the upcoming webinar, let’s go through these tasks together and discuss whether they are being

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November 25, 2024Used Cars

Used car market off to strong start in January as prices rise on last month – Car Dealer Magazine

The used car market has shrugged off the fears of depressed demand in January, with the month shaping up to be strong for car dealers.

January is proving to be a solid indication that 2023 could be a ‘very good year’ for the industry, with strong levels of demand and buoyant consumer sentiment, along with returning levels of new car supply.

The current average price of a used car on Auto Trader now stands at £18,268 – the highest it’s been since the firm started recording prices in 2011.

Used car prices are also up 2.8 per cent compared

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September 15, 2024Used Cars

10 Most Reliable Used Cars To Buy For 2023

When buying a used car, reliability is often one of the topmost priorities for consumers, and for good reason. With the cost of living continuously increasing, owning a reliable car means enjoying years of trouble-free miles and lower possible maintenance costs. Fortunately, the used car market offers many valuable options to choose from. In fact, in today’s market, any used car represents good value, both in terms of quality and cost savings.

Significant advances in automotive research and development, as well as manufacturing techniques, mean cars are now more reliable than ever. Add to that the availability of certified

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September 8, 2024Used Cars

Ola partners with Dbest Cars to dispose of over 5,000 used cars

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Ola Fleet Technologies has partnered with Dbest Cars India to dispose of its used commercial fleet vehicles in a deal worth over ₹125 crores. The company is undertaking the process to dispose of over 5,000 used commercial cars because the existing fleet is now obsolete. Thanks to the introduction of regulatory changes such as BS6 emission norms and scrappage policies, an ecosystem has been created for utilization and demand for used cars in India.

File photo of Ola cab used for representational purpose only

With increasing motorization rates,

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September 3, 2024Used Cars

Grupo Segura: Simulating the Coldforming of 3rd Generation AHSS Steels

In the automotive industry, there is a constant tendency to find increasingly lighter and safer vehicles. For this reason, the materials used in the manufacturing process of a car demand specific characteristics to satisfy this need.

For that reason, Grupo Segura, a leading company dedicated to the design, development, and manufacturing of cold stamped metallic components for automobiles, sets itself the objective of researching and developing alternative solutions to the hot stamped applications, taking the advantage of the new generation of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS 3rd Generation).

The objective was to be able to cope with future demand from

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August 30, 2024Used Cars

Used cars 101: From setting a budget to the test drive – a guide for buying a used vehicle

So, you’ve decided to buy a car. Here’s the first question: new or used? In general terms, the choice is straightforward. A new car comes with the latest features, warranties and the promise of several years of driving free from all but routine maintenance. The benefits of buying used? If you choose well, you’ll save a bundle.

It hasn’t been so simple in pandemic times. The pandemic led to inventory shortages and soaring vehicle prices as people who would normally buy only new cars flooded onto the pre-owned lots. But the pandemic challenges aside, the basic

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August 17, 2024Used Cars

Moody’s Analytics says buyers of used cars are paying 54pc more than pre-pandemic even though prices are dropping

A gradual improvement in the availability of semiconductors has helped car manufacturers lift production levels. Semiconductors are a crucial component in the increasingly sophisticated modern electronics at the core of modern vehicles.

Ms Ell said while global vehicle production had not returned to pre-pandemic levels in Europe and Asia, there had been a significant improvement. Vehicle production in Japan in October was 35 per cent higher than in 2021, but was still 11 per cent below the production rate of 2019.

Households feel the squeeze

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that during the September quarter, Australians imported $7.3 billion

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