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  • Car-Buying Preparation

    Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” What he couldn’t have known, however, was how perfectly the world of car buying supports his theory.  After surveying over 1,000 people who had purchased a car in the last two years, we know how important preparatory research is to the car-buying…

  • Confronting Distracted Drivers

    Back-seat driving doesn’t exactly have the greatest reputation. By definition, a passenger gives “unwanted” driving advice. But what if the driver is doing something so preposterous, so dangerous, and so inconsiderate that you simply have to say something? We’d have to say it’s OK to back-seat drive at times, especially after talking to 1,021 passengers…

  • Truck Tech 101: What You Need to Know When Choosing a Truck

    With so many different types of trucks available today from numerous brands, your “truck of choice” can become quite the personal quest. That’s why we’ve written this blog (including the Truck Tech 101 video series below) to help you decide which type of truck is the right choice for you. It all has to do…

  • Today’s Cars, Reimagined as Car-Trucks

    The return of the “car-truck” otherwise known as a light-duty car-based pickup truck that resembles a car upfront and a truck outback, looks to become a reality soon, thanks to Ford. Here’s an excerpt from a recent LeithCars.com Zero To 60 blog on the subject of “party up front, business in the back” car-trucks making…

  • VIR and LeithCars.com Announce Strategic Partnership

    NEWS PROVIDED BY LeithCars.com  Jun 02, 2020, 11:57 ET DANVILLE, Va., June 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — VIRginia International Raceway, one of America’s premier road courses located on the North Carolina/Virginia border, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Triangle-based auto dealership group, LeithCars.com. As the new official automotive group for the 2020 season, LeithCars.com will work with VIR to help…

  • It’s Back. Yesteryear’s Small, Car-Based Pickup Truck

    Depending on when you were born, visions of strange car-truck hybrids that once roamed American suburbs, small towns, and country roads, may or may not be part of your personal memory bank. Yes, the small, car-based pickup truck of yesteryear, is coming back thanks to Ford. So if you were lucky enough to have lived…

  • Buying Cars Online? Exploring a Possible New Trend in Car Sales and COVID-19’s Impact on the Industry

    At this moment in time, we need our cars a little less than we used to due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. But we’re not going to be away from the open road forever, and we’re starting to wonder how the average person will buy cars in a post-pandemic world. A guess? Online.…

  • Your Next Car, In a Click – LeithCars.com Adds Online Buying

    NEWS PROVIDED BY LeithCars.com  Apr 27, 2020, 09:12 ET   RALEIGH, N.C., April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Leith, the name North Carolinians have trusted for over 50 years, has introduced “Leith Direct,” the safe, easy way to buy a car online. Leith Direct provides customers with flexible options to purchase a vehicle, from home or anywhere most…

  • AMC Eagle Wagon is Your SUV’s Father

      This year’s “Winter Classic”, a.k.a. The Raleigh Classic Car Auctions at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, will feature a bit of an automotive oddity in the form of the car that actually “fathered” the modern-day Sport Utility Vehicle. This forgotten progenitor of the SUV craze, a pristine 1987 AMC Eagle Wagon, is going on the auction…

  • New Charger and Challenger Coming in 2023?

    It’s been a long road for two of America’s favorite muscle cars currently in production, the Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger. Both are headed toward the end of their respective life cycles. Will there be a replacement for these two rear-wheel-drive monsters? Or, to be more specific, will there be a new Charger and Challenger…