Car buyers are running into a hard truth: new vehicles cost far more than they did just a few years ago, and increased monthly payments have followed. To keep those payments down, some borrowers are stretching auto loans to unprecedented lengths, including 100-month terms, or more than eight years. At first glance, the appeal is … Read more
If you financed a vehicle recently, you may be eligible for a new tax break when you file your return for tax year 2025. Some car loan interest is now tax-deductible in certain situations under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), a major piece of tax legislation that President Trump signed on July 4, … Read more
The average monthly payment on a new vehicle in 2015 was $491. The average amount financed: $28,769. Now, some 10 years later, the average monthly payment in the fourth quarter of 2025 hit an all-time high of $772, with the typical amount financed also hitting a record $43,759, according to Edmunds. Longer loan terms, buyers … Read more
The family of a woman, who died in a hit-and-run incident in Vadodara, has expressed deep anguish after the Gujarat High Court granted bail to Rakshit Chaurasia, the law student accused of mowing down pedestrians while allegedly driving under the influence during Holi celebrations earlier this year. The incident occurred on the night of March … Read more
Representative image. | Photo Credit: File photo The Hindu Testing. Testing. The auto mechanics are hard at work making sure the air-filled balloon-looking pillow-like bags work and deploy properly in this sleek and brand new car. Look at the dashboard and see how firmly the system is incorporated. But wait a minute, how does it … Read more
29,000 kg of explosives recovered, eight arrested, four doctors found involved and a massive blast — while sources say that no link has been found between the explosion near Red Fort and the arrests in Faridabad, the Kashmiri doctors were questioned after the blast. Notably, the car that was involved in the explosion was sold … Read more
R. Arul. File | Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan Pattali Makkal Katchi’s (PMK) Salem West MLA R. Arul and his supporters, who belong to the camp of party founder S. Ramadoss, were allegedly attacked by supporters of the party leader Anbumani Ramadoss in Salem on Tuesday (November 4, 2025). Mr. Arul, along with party functionaries, … Read more
Emer MoreauBusiness reporter BBC Websites like Shein and Wish sell children’s car seats which are potentially lethal, Which? says Lethal children’s car seats are still appearing for sale on online marketplaces a decade after concerns were first raised by trading standards officers and a well-known consumer group. Which? warned in 2014 the fabric seats were … Read more
A road accident left two people injured after a speeding car hit their bike in Pune. CCTV footage of the accident showed the car suddenly taking a turn and rotating on the road after it rammed a bike. Two people were flung off the two-wheeler and thrown on the road. The incident was caught on the … Read more
Minister Babul Supriyo claimed that the Tamluk MP used foul language against him, while the latter maintained that it was the Mr. Supriyo who had used unparliamentary language against him | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Minister Babul Supriyo and BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay entered into a verbal spat on the Vidyasagar bridge across river Hooghly … Read more