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Buying a Car That Comes from Canada Sounds Fun, Until There’s a Recall

By Jaime E. Love 2 months ago

From Car and Driver

  • Local TV station KEYT in California helped the owner of a Mercedes C63 AMG S, which originated in Canada, get needed recall work done.
  • At first, the owner was told the dealer wouldn’t touch the recall work, since the car has a Canadian VIN, and that he should take it to Canada for service.
  • The Mercedes dealer did update the car’s software in the end, but this dilemma points out that gray-market vehicles can cause their owners some red tape.

Importing a car means bringing roughly equal amounts of excitement and challenge across the border. When the car in question is a Canadian 2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG S, or any other car that originated in Canada and is being brought into the United States, it might come with enough automotive cooties that your local dealer may be hesitant to work on it.

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Buying a car will be even more of a nightmare this summer as inventory dries up. Here’s what you need to know if you’re shopping around.

By Jaime E. Love 3 months ago
used car dealership
used car dealership

Alan Diaz/AP Images

  • The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t tank the used car market like many thought it would.

  • Currently, used car demand is strong because new car inventory is down.

  • It’s still possible to get a good deal; you just have to act fast and be flexible and patient.

  • Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

Just because there’s the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to worry about, it doesn’t also mean you have to hit pause on all aspects of your life. Perhaps you’re thinking about buying a car this summer. 

Business Insider spoke with Tom McParland, who runs a service called Automatch Consulting that helps people buy cars, about some advice. 

As he writes for the automotive site, Jalopnik, McParland warned that this year’s Fourth of July car deals might not be as great as people expect because of low inventory, cheap financing being walked back

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These 15 car models saw the greatest growth in used sales since customers started buying again

By Jaime E. Love 3 months ago
2918 Nissan Rogue Sport.
2918 Nissan Rogue Sport.

Nissan

  • Car search engine and automotive research firm iSeeCars.com created a list of 15 vehicles that saw the greatest used car sale growth from May 2019 to May 2020.

  • The list also included the vehicles’ respective month-over-month growth in 2020 from April to May.

  • iSeeCars.com’s list — which is ranked by highest to lowest year-over-year growth — is topped by the Honda HR-V, which saw a 53.1% increase in used car sales from May 2019 to 2020.

  • However, the Mazda CX-5 saw the largest used car sale growth from April to May with a 108.9% spike.

  • On average, used cars saw a 12.5% decrease in sales from May 2019 to May 2020, but a 105.5% increase from April 2020 to May.

  • Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

Car search engine and automotive research firm iSeeCars.com created a list of 15 used vehicles that saw

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