Financing

Explaining what a loan and lease are, as well as which might be better for you.

Are they a bad idea, and who qualifies for them?

Also known as "total due at signing" or "out the door."

Large vehicles are rather pricey.

Shanghai factory, South Korea entry, and China financing program are all part of Tesla's Asian expansion plans.

Ride-sharing options may be proliferating and the percentage of Americans obtaining drivers licenses may be declining. But for now, reports on the end of the car-ownership model are greatly exaggerated.

The Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25 percent, but the hike shouldn't affect car buyers' bottom lines – or slow booming auto sales.

The latest financial research shows that auto leasing is on the rise, and buyers continue to take out longer, more expensive loans.

These are the 5 best new car financing deals for the month of August, 2015. Click here to find a great deal!

An Ohio auto lender's aggressive tactics towards active-duty and retired military borrowers has run it afoul of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Auto loans just keep reaching new records for their length and the amount financed, and there's no sign of this slowing down.

Almost exactly a year ago, Tesla Motors announced what it called a "revolutionary" lease deal for the Model S. Since the electric automaker used some unusual assumptions in its calculations to get to a headline-worthy $500-a-month "true cost of ownership," the company had to quickly Sebastian Blanco

Anyone not satisfied with merely having a mortgage and a car payment, now you can have a payment plan on your plug-in vehicle charging station, too. Granted, this is more for business owners looking to provide publicly available charging stations, but ChargePoint (née Coulomb Technologies) is setting up a financing program for anyone looking to take the plunge.

Good news, everyone. If we can manage set aside about $37,000 over the next couple of years, a Tesla Model S, a used one, will be ours. That's one of the findings in a Bloomberg Industries study on Tesla's financing, vehicle buyback and resale programs. Wit