car dealer

    By Josh Smith

    | 1:00PM 10/13/2010
    Anyone who has purchased a new car knows that the actual purchase process is tedious, painful and tipped in the favor of the dealer. Even if you try to get a step up by asking dealers for prices via e-mail, phone and fax, you still end up spending far too much time and getting offers that, thanks...

    By Gina Roberts-Grey

    | 5:00PM 10/26/2009
    It's no secret insurance companies and banks have the ears of politicians. But who knew car dealers, and their lobbyists, were so powerful? On Oct/ 22, the House Financial Services Committee approved an amendment (the vote was 47 to 21) to keep automobile dealers under federal and state laws...

    By Aaron Crowe

    | 8:30AM 12/09/2008
    After writing about a car dealer in Chicago who was offering a PT Cruiser for $1 for customers buying a $40,000 luxury SUV, I now find a two-for-one deal happening in Brussels. Reuters reports that through Dec. 15, a Belgian car dealer is giving customers one car after they buy a more expensive...