Ownership

Think you know how much a car costs? The total cost of ownership for a car today is so much more than just what you pay at the dealership. Unless you're paying cash for that new car, you're also going to pay interest on the price that you and the dealer agreed upon. There are some great car financing options in today's market. While there may be some great low or no finance deals out there, interest costs are going to drive the cost of ownership up.

Total cost of ownership today also includes licensing and vehicle registration, fuel, maintenance, insurance and depreciation. It's a lot to consider when you think about becoming a car owner, but we're here to help you figure it all out. Check out the car owner resources and content below.

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Ownership Posts

2 days ago Official

Tesla opens 'Full Self-Driving' beta testing to anyone in North America

Adding a lot more testers to a situation the NTSB calls 'the Wild West on our roads'

Bloomberg

2 days ago Report

Tesla safety at centre of South Korean trial over fiery, fatal crash

The trial could change the way Korea treats American safety standards

Reuters

3 days ago Featured

Chinese carmakers target European EV sales with five-star safety scores

'Their quality is now better than others'

Reuters

Nov 20, 2022 Recalls

Ford F-150 recall for wiper motors expanded with 450,000 more trucks

This recall expands one from March that included 157,000 trucks

Jonathon Ramsey

Nov 20, 2022 Official

Lyft's app now lets you request a tow truck and schedule maintenance

You can get your car fixed, not just hail a ride

Engadget

Nov 19, 2022 Recalls

Tesla recalls 321,000 Model 3 and Model Y for taillamp problem

An over-the-air firmware update will resolve the issue

Jeremy Korzeniewski

Nov 18, 2022 Recalls

Tesla recalled almost 30,000 Model Xs for airbag deployment issue

Under certain conditions, the front passenger airbag could deploy incorrectly

Chris Teague

Nov 17, 2022 Recalls

U.S. confirms new Ford death due to faulty Takata airbag inflator

Ford says it sent 100 notices to the Ranger's owner, even sent someone to their home

Reuters

Nov 16, 2022 Official

Acura NSX is officially retired with the final Type S completed

Last one rolls out the door as the PMC team turns to making the TLX Type S PMC Edition

Stephen Williams

Nov 16, 2022 Breaking

Driver hits 25 L.A. County sheriff's recruits, critically injures 5 of them

The most serious injuries included head trauma, broken bones and 'loss of limb'

Associated Press

Nov 15, 2022 Featured

Most reliable cars and trucks of 2022

Top 10 vehicles based on their predicted reliability scores

Chris Teague

Nov 15, 2022 Study

Studies show automatic emergency braking reduces rear-end crashes by half

Related injuries dropped by half, too, but pickup trucks present a problem

Chris Teague

Nov 14, 2022 Featured

How Pirelli is improving its road tires from Formula 1 racing

Pirelli technically always wins on Sunday, but learnings from F1 still help it sell on Monday

Zac Palmer

Nov 12, 2022 Featured

The best winter-ready cars for 2022-2023

First, buy winter tires. Second, read this list.

No matter the car, SUV or truck, having winter tires is the most important thing. But here's a list of great snow-ready cars any way.

Byron Hurd

Nov 11, 2022 Featured

Best snow tires for winter 2022 and 2023

18 choices for cars, trucks, SUVs and performance cars

Autoblog Staff

Nov 10, 2022 Report

The world finally has a representative female crash test dummy

Women are 73% more likely than men to be injured in a car crash

Jonathon Ramsey

Nov 10, 2022 Featured

Cars with the worst resale value in 2022

Here are 10 cars that lost more than 50% of their value over 5 years

Chris Teague