Best Content Production GroupGetty Images “Black Friday” in 2019 was one thing. Black Friday in 2020 is something else. It’s still the Friday after Thanksgiving and it’s still the official unofficial start of the holiday shopping nuttiness. Have you heard about the COVID-19 pandemic? That changes a lot. Forget all …
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Prime Day is often associated with great deals on tech like a new flat screen, DSLR, or smartphone. But you can also find significant discounts on tools from respected companies—think DeWalt, Black & Decker, Craftsman, and Bosch. This year, prices range from 24 to 69 percent off, and on select …
Read More »Amazon Prime Day Deals for Your Car
Diego PatiñoCar and Driver Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale, usually held in spring or early summer, was delayed for 2020 and is taking place October 13–14. Nearly the entirety of Amazon’s vast inventory of products will see major discounts during the two-day sale. Automotive deals are plentiful, but not everything …
Read More »Mercedes goes big for 2021, performance SUV showdown, Bolt EV lease deals: What’s New @ The Car Connection
What’s New for 2021: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz has stayed busy for model year 2021 by rolling out new and redesigned crossover SUVs and sedans, and upgrading standard and available safety technology. 2021 Cadillac CT4 and CT5 add Super Cruise and Diamond Sky editions The 2021 Cadillac CT4 and CT5 add more …
Read More »Best New-Car Lease Deals for September 2020
Labor Day, that languorous final long weekend of summer, is here. Sort of. As if we’ve had a summer. As if the kids are headed back to school. Like there’s anything about the world that’s how it has always been. That said, the Labor Day weekend is normally an opportunity …
Read More »Used Cars Are Costing Dealers More, but This Can Still Be Your Summer of Deals
The wholesale price of used vehicles, the prices generally paid by dealers at auctions, fell steeply when the coronavirus-related shutdowns began, but since then, they have jumped above pre-pandemic forecasts. Nonetheless, the retail price, or the price paid by consumers, of used vehicles has remained fairly flat. The used-vehicle market’s …
Read More »The Best Lease Deals for the Weirdness That Is May 2020
Right now, it’s unlikely you’re heading into a car dealership to buy or lease anything. Even if you desperately need a new vehicle, you’re more likely to be negotiating over the phone (or online) and having the dealership deliver. Such is reality on Planet COVID-19. But remote transactions put power …
Read More »Consumers with negative equity struggle with digital deals, retailer finds
Before COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders necessitated digital sales and remote deliveries, Lithia Motors Inc. recognized the majority of its consumers struggled in digital environments. Consumers in positive equity positions with their trade-in vehicles and perfect credit scores are least likely to require assistance with the process, executives said. The Medford, Ore., …
Read More »Remote car deals could trigger atypical FTC rule, experts say
Stay-at-home orders and social distancing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic are prompting more auto retailers than ever to knock on doors to finish deals. But the practice could expose dealerships to a 45-year-old federal regulation that allows consumers to cancel sales that take place in driveways or third-party locations other …
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