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When he finally found his dream TR8 sports car, he bought it on the spot. It took another two years to prove it was really his
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Chris Schermacher sat in the courtroom with his attorney. It had taken two years of jumping through bureaucratic hoops to get to this point. And now… Read More
New car prices are cooling, but experts say you still might want to wait to buy
WASHINGTON (NPR) — Some welcome news for potential car buyers: dealerships are taking their foot off the gas on new car prices. According to Kelley Blue Book, the average transaction… Read More
What AM radio’s waning reach means for the future of politics and public safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — In recent years, podcasts and streaming internet content have been challenging AM radio for listeners. Now, there’s another threat: electric automakers are installing radios without… Read More
Kia and Hyundai agree to $200M settlement over car thefts
WASHINGTON (NPR) — Kia and Hyundai have agreed to a class-action lawsuit settlement worth about $200 million over claims that many of the Korean automakers’ cars are far too vulnerable… Read More
Why car prices are still so high — and why they are unlikely to fall anytime soon
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It has been nearly three years since auto plants around the world started to shut down because of the pandemic. Yet between the pandemic, an acute… Read More
Gas prices got you wanting an electric or hybrid car? Well, good luck finding one
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — With gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon, many drivers are looking for a car that will go farther on a gallon of gas, or maybe one… Read More
Why buying a car is still such a miserable experience right now
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Thinking of buying a car? Kimberly Walker, a mother of two in Columbia, S.C., can tell you exactly what that’s like these days. She recently found… Read More
Report: 80,000 Distracted Driving Crashes In Ohio In Last Five Years
Those crashes killed at least 268 people and injured more than 3,000. Gov. Mike DeWine is fighting back with a panel to make some policy recommendations based on a new… Read More