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Michael SimariCar and Driver Online automotive apparel retailer Blipshift is forging ahead with its annual Apex Everything Sale despite the global coronavirus pandemic. Instead of one large sale, the iconic automotive T-shirt brand is splitting up its products into several weekly sales as its production has slowed while the pandemic …

EFG Cos., the finance-and-insurance product provider that backed the Hyundai Assurance Program during the Great Recession, is relaunching its program that covers the negative equity of a vehicle returned because of an unexpected job loss. The move is among many strategies auto finance companies are employing to generate dealership traffic …

Mid-April was when automakers wanted to restart production in the U.S., but that’s been pushed back until at least early May now. Furloughs are the current new normal for factory workers, which means employees can’t come in to work and will not be paid. This page will be updated as …

Coronavirus has changed how we live and work. But the most important thing we can do is “step up to the challenge” of the pandemic and its effects as individuals, organizations and companies, including RoadLoans and parent company Santander Consumer USA (SC). “Being in the front lines, I have a …

MediaNews Group/Reading EagleGetty Images Allstate ($ 600 million) and American Family Insurance ($ 200 million) have both announced they will send some customer money back because of coronavirus, and they’re also being more flexible about payment due dates. Geico and Progressive have not yet made any announcement about their plans, …

The spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has restricted mobility for most of us, yet many people still need a car to perform the essentials. If you’re in the market for a vehicle, the good news is that there are dealerships still open for business and, for our part, RoadLoans remains ready …

Rosalee Craig’s small, 92-year-old frame sidles comfortably into her wheelchair.  The back of it says “Drive,” advice she’s taken to heart. In her garage is a red 1966 Mustang that she bought new for a little more than $ 3,000, just down the street. Her grandson and caregiver James watches …

Americans are taking advantage of historic new car deals thanks to automakers slashing interest rates and letting owners defer payments, among other incentives. “I got a deal with 0% interest, plus 120 days until my first payment, which is crazy,” said Scott Carpenter, 60, from Nashville, Tennessee. The contractor brought …

As the coronavirus pandemic reaches its peak and more states are imposing shelter-in-place restrictions, most vehicles are hibernating in garages or on the street. How long can a car sit before it is negatively affected? What sort of exercise should it get? Does it matter? Most newer vehicles won’t need …