Are there really “Black Friday car deals?” Each year it seems the Black Friday tradition has started earlier and earlier, with retailers having Black Friday promotions a week before Thanksgiving even happens. What happens this year amidst the global pandemic is...
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Negotiating tips, money-saving tricks, and car buying advice from Your Auto Advocate team of experts.
Nissan “Slapped on the Wrist” with $4M Fine for Illegally Repossessing Vehicles
From 2013 and 2019, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., the financial arm of Nissan, illegally repossessed hundreds of vehicles from consumers. In a document filed by The Consumer Protection Bureau on October 13th, 2020, Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. is said to have...
Do Car Dealers Get along with Automakers?
Buying a car is a convoluted process. If you’ve ever gone through it you know that it entails a lot of online research, a handful of in-person test drives with salespeople in tow, and eventually a day long negotiation process to finally (hopefully) consummate a car...
BMW Finally Got Caught! $18M In Fines & This Is Just the Beginning
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced $18M in fines that BMW and two of their subsidiaries must pay for having provided misleading and inaccurate retail sales information to their investors. The SEC report reads: According to the SEC’s order, from...
Car Dealer Fees: What You Should Never Pay When Buying a Car
Buying a car isn’t easy. Figuring out what vehicle you want: hard. Negotiating a fair price: challenging. Understanding all the car dealer fees that are added to your final buyers order: infuriating. Unlike nearly any other purchase, buying a car is full of gimmicks,...
The Truth About TrueCar: Why Car Dealers (& Buyers) Hate TrueCar
It doesn’t come as too much of a surprise that when you Google search “car buying” one of the first results you see is for TrueCar. You may have heard of TrueCar from a friend, seen one of their many ads online or on TV, or even used the website yourself. “Car buying”...
