This 4,800-mile Acura Integra Type R was sold today on Bring-a-Trailer for $204k.
Congrats to the winner, I guess. But…why? There are so many better options at $200k. Is this nostalgia or money laundering?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-acura-integra-type-r-69/
Japan’s automakers have begun hiking loan rates as a historic central bank pivot to unwind three decades of ultraloose monetary policy trickles down to consumers, raising household credit costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/23/companies/japan-carmakers-loan-rates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #cars
Hey, long shot, but does anybody here, by chance, have access to the repair/workshop manual for a 2008 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso?
Apparently this year is locked behind a registrations as a business with Citroen, requires buying special DVD software, or is provided by a website that doesn't exist anymore, and I really don't want to deal with that...
#cars#car#righttorepair#citroen#c4
THERE IS AN ISETTA FOR SALE ON BRING A TRAILER
Car-payment delinquency rates have been rising at an alarming rate. 5.1% of US auto loan holders are now delinquent. 1% are 60 days late, and another 1% are 90+ days late. That’s really high.
The hardest hit seem to be people in the South, and younger (Gen Z) borrowers. What’s more, delinquency rates have absolutely skyrocketed even in 2024.
I’m always skeptical whenever a regular Forbes “analyst” makes a dire prediction, but this sentence rings true: “When consumers start missing car payments, they’re already making hard trade-offs.” I think that’s right: when people in the US stop making car payments, it means they’re already in economic trouble in multiple other ways.
“They’re Skipping Car Payments; That’s The Final Warning Sign”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimosman/2025/07/15/theyre-skipping-car-payments-thats-the-final-warning-sign/ - Unpaywalled: https://archive.ph/ekOj3
Chart source: https://www.axios.com/2025/03/07/car-loan-payment-delinquencies-record-high - Unpaywalled: https://archive.ph/5LwdF
Map source: https://www.lendingtree.com/auto/delinquency-rates-study/
Japan’s exports have fallen for a second month as the U.S.' tariff campaign continued to weigh on trade, further raising the risk of a technical recession. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/companies/japan-exports-down-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #trade #economicindicators #currentaccount #tariffs #donaldtrump #cars #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s National Police Agency on Thursday revealed a draft of new, tougher traffic rules for foreign nationals who wish to convert their drivers license into Japanese ones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/crime-legal/npa-drivers-license-conversion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #expats #tourism #cars #driving
Japanese automakers slashed prices at a record pace for exports to the U.S., in a sign that companies are sacrificing profits to remain competitive amid tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/companies/japan-carmakers-export-price-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #cars #tariffs #donaldtrump #boj #economicindicators
“A study by the Transport Research Laboratory found that using in-car touchscreens can impair driver reaction times more than being over the legal alcohol limit or under the influence of cannabis.”
Asian automakers are leading the charge to bring back physical buttons in cars, and new EU rules will accelerate it.
https://www.ft.com/content/b46311ba-a5a1-4754-8d40-eaae475f01eb
“Lucky for the driver he only sustained minor injuries and was able to walk away.”
Source: CHP Los Baños.
“This morning a Tesla model y was traveling in the #1 northbound lane of I-5 north of Panoche Rd. For unknown reasons driver allowed V-1 to veer off the roadway, travel through a dirt center divide, and crashed into the fixed metal guardrail. Lucky for the driver he only sustained minor injuries and was able to walk away. Driving a vehicle requires 100% attention to the road. Avoid distractions and focus on driving.”
Elon: Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat.
BYD: Hold my baijiu
PS: This is clearly a stunt. No car company, BYD included, would make boat-like behavior a product requirement for a conventional road car. This is likely a specially-prepared car traveling on a submerged roadway.
China's automakers are outpacing foreign rivals in their push for assisted-driving technology. Yet, Beijing has a nuanced message for its rising stars: move fast — but be careful. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/05/tech/china-self-driving-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #cars #selfdriving #electricvehicles
Make no mistake. This is a USA automaker and oil company hit job on the independence and sovereignty of the Canadian economy.
They are trying to reverse the inevitable so they can continue their own businesses as usual for as long as possible.
It can't be allowed to happen. Canada is already lagging far behind other nations. Our Economy and our Society and our burning forests, will suffer if our government gives in to this pressure.
#CanPoli#CdnPoli#EV#Cars
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/zev-mandate-climate-1.7576456
Make no mistake. This is a USA automaker and oil company hit job on the independence and sovereignty of the Canadian economy.
They are trying to reverse the inevitable so they can continue their own businesses as usual for as long as possible.
It can't be allowed to happen. Canada is already lagging far behind other nations. Our Economy and our Society and our burning forests, will suffer if our government gives in to this pressure.
#CanPoli#CdnPoli#EV#Cars
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/zev-mandate-climate-1.7576456
Japanese carmakers have largely absorbed the cost of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on auto imports, a move that may undermine the Asian nation’s negotiating power ahead of a July 9 deadline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/03/companies/japan-carmakers-absorb-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #carmakers #cars #toyota #donaldtrump #tariffs
Following reporting by ProPublica and The Connecticut Mirror, Connecticut lawmakers passed reforms on a century-old towing law. But they don’t solve all the problems that vehicle owners have raised.
Here’s what they told us.
https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-drivers-towing-law-reform?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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