Trump’s 25 Percent Tariffs Are Throwing The Auto Industry Into Disarray Before They’re Even Here President Donald Trump has a certain knack for throwing people and sectors into disarray and panic, and that remains true for the automotive industry. It’s waiting with bated breath to see if his threats to impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico this weekend will actually go into effect. Car… Read more…

First time attempting to get an auto loan but insane rates. Please help. So I am attempting to buy an older used car (just barely older than 10 years old) that has always caught my eye but wanted to take a financing route for this one. Every other car I owned I bought with cash even if it was kinda pricy. Might be tmi but my credit score is around the 730-750 range so I thought in today’s economy a loan would be at …

Auto loan overestimating my car value? I’m doing a buyout on my car lease. I’m in process of getting approved. When I look online kbb,carmax,Carvana, and other sites it gives me range of $30k to $33k. The loan person I talked to said car is worth $38k. When I look at sales they are about that $30 to $33 also. Any thoughts of why there is so much disparity? I’m second guessing the p…

401k Auto witthdrew after company was acquired Hello, My company was acquired by a larger company in October of 2024. I left my 401k (over 300k) in my Fidelity 401k account. The company who purchased my old company uses T.Row. Today I checked my Fidelity account to see all of my 401k has been withdrawn. I tried calling Fidelity but they are closed, kind of panicking, I don’t want to withdr…

Refinancing Auto Loan: Confused EDIT: question answered – I got the length of loan wrong and it’s actually 84. I’ll leave this post here if someone else needs info in the future. My husband and I bought a 2023 truck in Nov 2023 at 8.89% (!!!!) and we’re looking to refinance. Just stopped by some credit unions today to check our rates and they’ll obviously be much better, but w…

Is Canon R7 Auto Focus Better than 80D? I got into bird photography due to walking. I’d bring my Canon 80D along, just in case I’d see something; especially after missing a hawk that was FREAKING RIGHT THERE. While I liked the 80D, and it was pretty good for sports, I thought the auto focus was kind of insane when birding; it often HATED focusing on the bird RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE…

What is the best approach to refinancing my auto loan? Hi looking for advice on the best approach to refinancing my auto loan. Some background — I took out an auto loan 5/2023 with an original balance of $25,650 and an APR 8.39%, and a monthly payment of $456. The current principal balance is $19,560. My current interest rate is not ideal and I would like to refinance in the next couple of months. …

Teaching myself manual settings – what can I leave on auto and what should I learn to adjust? Hello! I’ve recently purchased my first DSLR (FUJIFILM x100vi). I currently have everything set to auto, and have been adjusting the aperture and the exposure compensation to tinker with my shooting. I’ve played around at home adjusting all the settings but of course I’m slow and get confused and end up with some crappy images. Can I start by …

More People Owe At Least $10,000 On Their Auto Loans Than Ever Before Among the news of all the shiny new models coming for 2025 and beyond is a dark reality looming over the auto industry: Millions of people are upside down on their auto loans, and the amounts owed are at their highest level ever. Read more…

Why doesn’t the Program Auto on my Sony ZV1MK2 work anymore? I just got myself this camera, and I have been playing around with the menu and settings. I‘m not sure what I changed that made the program auto in video mode and in S&Q mode not work anymore. In photo mode it works normally. Some of my settings that may be relevant: ISO and WB are set to auto. 4k30, 60M 4:2:0 8bit Does not work with touch focus…

Trump’s Proposed Tariff Against Canada Would Implode The U.S. Auto Industry Alongside threatening to annex the Panama Canal and buy Greenland, Donald Trump is defending his proposed 25-percent tariff against Canada. The soon-to-be-again president stated last week that we didn’t need cars produced north of the border. However, effectively cutting off Canada’s automotive industry would hurt… Read more…

Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the Detroit Auto Show, saying that tariffs should not be used “to punish our closest trading partners,” like Canada.

Private Auto Purchase Loan I’ve been looking into getting a loan to purchase a car on Facebook marketplace being sold at a cash price, from what I’ve read, DCU and Light Stream seem to be the best options but my main concern is getting approved, my alternative option would be to buy one at a dealership but I’m pretty picky with the car I want and I’m afraid getting denied…

Question about Auto DS Hey everyone. I am thinking of building my own store and use Auto DS to do all the supplying and ordering for me. Has anyone tried that? It sounds a bit too good to be true submitted by /u/Stormyy98x

Do you think AAA auto club is worth the money? I’m a single male with one 12 year old vehicle. I keep it very well maintained and do most of my own auto repair work. I know it’s running very efficiently. My chase credit card offers a pre negotiated tow benefit. submitted by /u/armchairquarterback2

MotorWeek’s Upcoming Retro Marathon Will Let You Relive The Glory Days Of Auto Shows We here at Jalopnik have witnessed and lamented the decline of the traditional auto show over recent years. Auto shows were once the place for automakers to unveil their wildest concept cars, announce new versions of best-selling models, entice the public with test drive opportunities, and more. Television’s original… Read more…

Question about roll over auto loans I just have a question about how these work. From my understanding if I have loan for 18.5k with 13k left and my car is worth 9k that last 4k goes into the new loan of a car I would try to finace. Would I still need a down-payment got the new loan or is the toal of both loan added together minus what my vehicle is worth? If it works as I think m…

Auto insurance – submit a claim or eat the whole cost? Not sure – is this the right place to post this? We hit a boulder with our SUV…. at a Costco gas station (the boulder is part of the landscaping and actually sticks out past the curb by a little bit). Fortunately not having any dealings with auto body repairs in a few years, we figured the cost wouldn’t be too bad / and with our $1K deductible…

Advice? Auto Loan Mess up. Hello, I am a 21-year-old female who made an impulsive decision a few months ago, and I am only now realizing the consequences. I bought a 2021 BMW Series 3, 330i with approximately 24k miles. I just signed the papers and left, and of course got ripped off. I was making poor financial decisions amid some personal failures. I was on a destructive…

Auto Loan Gap Coverage My 21 year old son bought a new car for around $33k in May. He put $5k down when he bought it. To be safe, I had him add loan gap coverage to our insurance policy. As I’m looking at our upcoming renewal, I realized he probably doesn’t need it. He barely uses the vehicle because he drives a company truck, so it’ll have low mileage and maintain it…