We found out why Toyota’s twin-turbo V6s have been grenadeing themselves in 2022-2023 Tundras and Lexus LXs earlier this month, but there’s still no real fix for the issue. Now it seems car dealers are staying away from the once bullet-proof trucks. A number of against-their-will Tundra owners...

Toyota Tundra trade-ins are getting rejected by dealers because of the V6 engine recall

Hayward, CA

CDK Global is still down heading into the brisk car-selling Fourth of July holiday next week. Auto dealerships use its software to manage everything from scheduling to records, and the mass outage since last week has paralyzed nearly 15,000 dealerships across North America.

What to know about the massive car dealership outage

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CDK software services an estimated 15,000 dealerships in the U.S.

Some Car Dealerships Are Selling Cars the Old Fashioned Way Following Massive Cyberattack

Fremont, CA

If you aren’t in the market for a new car or your family’s income isn’t tied to a car dealership, you might not be aware of crippling cyber attacks that have left nearly 15,000 dealerships across North America struggling to provide services to customers.

Think the CDK outage is just about cars and dealerships? Think again

Thousands of car dealerships were ground to a halt during a normally busy holiday Wednesday by a cyber incident at CDK Global, a major software provider for dealers across the US. The company “shut all systems down and executed extensive testing and consulted with external third-party experts,” Tony Macrito, a...

Car Dealerships Across US Halt Services After Cyberattack

If you have been looking for a new SUV, sedan, or compact car earlier this year, you have likely found that some models are either difficult to get or come at a price that does not fit your budget. However, as in all things, timing is an important car shopping factor and according to Consumer Reports automotive experts for new car shoppers, now is the time to shop for some special deal models with this year’s 4th of July Holiday specials.

Best New-Car Deals for July 4th Recommended by Consumer Reports

More than 1.16 million newer vehicles from Dodge, Ram, Jeep, and Chrysler have been recalled in North America. An issue with the rearview camera projection has plagued millions of cars since the tech was mandated in 2018. A software update remedies the issue, but it must be completed at the...

Stellantis recalls 1.16M Jeep, Ram, Dodge, and Chrysler cars

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Ongoing repair and maintenance costs are often overlooked during the car-buying process, but for daily drivers on a budget, these expenses are just as important as a vehicle's up-front price tag. These are the least expensive makes according to research from Consumer Reports.

The least expensive car brands to repair & maintain according to Consumer Reports

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Finally, the moment you've been waiting for has arrived. You've just taken the keys of a new or new-to-you car, marking the culmination of a lot of hard work researching and saving. Right as...

4 Useless Products a Reputable Car Dealership Will Never Try To Sell You

USA TODAY

The NHTSA recently announced recalls for 687,808 vehicles. This includes Kia, Honda, Toyota and Ford cars.

Kia, Honda, Toyota, Ford among 687,000 vehicles recalled: Check car recalls here

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Taco Bell is up next in the bundle battle as it moves to launch a $7 meal deal it has dubbed the “Luxe Cravings Box.”. The limited-time bundle box “feels like a luxury, without the luxury price,” the company said in statement on Thursday, adding that “dining out should be an experience everyone can enjoy and afford, every day.”

Taco Bell joins the meal deal wars with $7 Luxe Cravings Box

A Ford harvest program requests that select Mustang owners submit to replacing one of their engine heads. The removed part would then go back to Ford for study and examination. It appears as though some damage could occur in cases where owners don’t submit to the request. Imagine a...

Ford Asks Some Mustang V8 Owners To Swap Engine Head Or Risk Warranty

Buick ranked high in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS), an analysis that provides useful feedback to manufacturers by assigning a numerical score to brands and individual models based on problems per 100 vehicles, or PP100. J.D. Power released the 2024 IQS results on June 27th, 2024,...

Buick Ranks High In J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Initial Quality Study

While Italian automaker Alfa Romeo basks in recent acclaim, Chrysler, a cornerstone of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), faces a different reality. Its once-expansive lineup has shrunk to a single model, the Pacifica minivan, and its hybrid counterpart neither vehicle generating significant sales. This decline mirrors the fading fortunes of Lancia,...

Chrysler and Dodge: Future Models and Rumors on STLA Large Platform

Four-cylinder cars are becoming more and more popular. The days of big block engines have long since left us and even performance cars are now adopting smaller engines in order to keep up with efficiency demands. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, though, with four-cylinder engines usually being notoriously reliable.

10 Most Reliable Four-Cylinder Cars On Sale In 2024

While Ford has pushed back its EV ambitions for a more balanced approach, it recently launched the Ford Explorer EV in Europe and is about the officially debut its closely related sibling next month. Based on an oddly obtuse ad recently published in a car magazine, it seems that the upcoming vehicle will be called the Ford Capri, which would represent the revival of a nameplate familiar to European car shoppers who will probably be able to purchase the new model later this year.

Ford Capri EV All But Confirmed In New Teaser

( ) – To determine the best luxury cars, iSeeCars analyzes data from over 12 million new and used vehicles to evaluate each luxury car’s reliability, value retention, and safety ratings. Reliability is a reflection of a vehicle’s long-term quality and durability. It is often reflected in lower...

Best Luxury Cars for 2024

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The CDK Global cyberattack is expected to cut auto dealerships' vehicle sales in June down by about 100,000, or more than 7%, compared with the same period in 2023. The projected decrease is not reflective of weak demand, but rather the anticipated consequence of some dealerships' reliance on CDK sales software for transactions. Many dealers have been without full access to their systems for more than a week, with no promise from CDK that they'll be back up and running by the end of the month. "An auto dealership is basically run by its dealer management system, or DMS — it's the financial backbone...

CDK cyberattack outage could lead to 100,000 fewer cars sold in June, experts say

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

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A major car dealership cyberattack has AutoNation and others struggling into a second week

Car dealerships around the U.S. are struggling to provide service as major system provider CDK Global’s core products remain down for the fifth day in a...

A major car dealership cyberattack has AutoNation and others struggling into a second week

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