There are only two real ways to get out of a car lease. These, at least, are the easiest ways, and they each have their own requirements.

The first and easiest way to get out of a car lease is if you pay the remaining balance that you owe the dealership. This may be easy, but [...]

Yesterday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Ford Fusion Hybrid and the Ford Transit Connect were named as the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year respectively. Funded and juried by 50 automotive journalists from the US and Canada, the North American [...]

As thousands of auto dealership across the country close, thousands of consumers are ending up on the hook for used car loans that the dealers were supposed to have taken care of.

When a car buyer owes money on a used car that they are trading in, the dealer agrees to pay off the outstanding loan. [...]

There are lots of reasons why you may end driving with your canine friend in the car. A trip to the vet, a day at the park or even a family road trip. Here are some tips on how to keep your dog and yourself safe:

It may be tempting to just [...]

Auto dealers are urging frantically to leak from the jurisdiction of the new consumer finance protection agency in the financial reform legislation. Dealers argue they already are regulated by state agencies and that the new regulation would stiffen credit for shoppers. The entire debate made the guys at MoneyWatch rise a question: Are they [...]

Last Thursday Reuters announced that General Motors announced they have planned to upturn manufacture by 56,000 cars. To do this they will be keeping most of their plants within the U.S. open through its traditional summer closure period.

GM said nine of its 11 U.S. plants will not close for the usual two-week summer shutdowns [...]

Summer’s here and hitting the road could surely be way cooler in a convertible, right? Take a look at these models compiled by Jerry Edgerton for MoneyWatch.com.

Volvo C70: Edmund’s reviewers seem to like the retractable hardtop on this model; which also gives an advantage compared to other convertibles when winter comes. Like all Volvos, [...]

You are ready to buy your new car and you know what you want, now you need to find the best possible quote. It’s best to get several quotes from different sources. Where should you get your quotes from? There are many sources for new car quotes, websites, magazines, newspapers and of course, the dealerships. [...]

When purchasing a new car, it’s important to know the current new car invoice price and MSRP for that vehicle, to help you negotiate. The invoice price of a new car is supposed to be the price that the manufacturer charged the dealer for that vehicle. However, some dealerships advertise that they sell their cars [...]

In most cases, a Car dealership’s “dealer invoice” is a value, very close to true dealer cost.

To calculate a true wholesale car price dealer invoice is what the dealership paid the manufacturer minus marketing considerations, such as holdback and incentives.

In many cases, you can negotiate a price below car invoice, if you are less particular [...]