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Surprise Used-Car Price Jump Adds to Fed’s Inflation Worries A surprise jump in used-vehicle prices last month is adding to US car buyers’ frustration and has the potential to dent hopes inflation is headed lower even as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates.

Interesting article. Some are reliable cheap buys others are not reliable.

5 Cheap Classic Cars That’ll Last You A Lifetime (5 That Break Down Constantly) There are multiple cheap classic cars in the used market today that gearheads can buy and enjoy.

That's a good one.

The Best Cars That Still Offer a Manual Transmission in 2022, Ranked Saving the manuals, one performance car at a time.

Good article on car values.

New vs. Used Car Value Statistics | Bankrate Bankrate uncovered key stats on the currently tumultuous new and used car market.

Wholesale car prices are up on average more than 11% year over year. This in conjunction with higher interest rates and inflation is projected to put slowdown on used car sales. New car dealerships may get more incentives from manufacturers to move inventory.

Market Insights and Outlook - Cox Automotive Inc. Welcome to Cox Automotive Market Insights & Outlook: Learn about economy and trends, used cars markets trends, commentary and voices, data point and more.

How Carvana went from a Wall Street top pick to trading with meme stocks Carvana has gone from Wall Street's preferred used car retailer to trading like a meme stock amid cost-cutting measures and layoffs.

Carvana rivals rethink ADESA Carvana's pending acquisition of ADESA U.S. has prompted some automakers and dealers to rethink or sever their relationship with the No. 2 U.S. auction house to avoid doing business with the used-vehicle retailer that's become a fast-rising competitor.Carvana CEO Ernie Garcia last week acknowledged....

https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-are-waiting-for-vehicle-prices-to-drop-11651323601

Investors Are Waiting for Vehicle Prices to Drop Manufacturers need to work with dealers to rationalize the retail process and limit discounting.

https://jalopnik.com/carvana-just-bought-an-auction-house-for-billions-to-ex-1848595172

Carvana Just Bought An Auction House For Billions To Expand Its Used Car Capacity The $2.2 billion sale of ADESA to Carvana signals the company is looking to get a lot bigger as the used car market remains hot

The Year All Old Cars Became Classic Cars I miss Car Talk. Anyone else? At the end of the year, as someone who writes on the internet, I’m supposed to have insightful recommendations for things like the latest and greatest podcasts, the hidden gems if you will, but to tell you the truth a big chunk of my listening history this year has [....

Sales of new cars, meanwhile, have been tumbling a mirror image of prices. In August, new vehicle sales in the U.S. fell nearly 18%, mainly because of supply shortages. Not counting the drop in 2020, August's "pace of sales is the lowest since late 2011 during the recovery from the Global Financial Crisis," Oxford Economics' Mahir Rasheed wrote in a research note.

Chip shortage likely to keep car prices sky-high through 2023 Prices for new cars in the U.S. have set records for four months in a row and are now 8% higher than a year ago.