Shocking new-car financing trends

Happy Friday morning. This is Car Alerts with your weekly recap of the latest car news and market happenings.

In today’s edition:

• New-car financing trends

• Feds investigate Ram trucks

• Q2 results from Audi and BMW

• Recent recalls

• and more

MARKETS 📈

HEADLINES 📰

A record 1 in 5 new-car shoppers committed to a $1,000+ monthly payment in Q2 2025

NHTSA opens recall query into about 1.2 million Stellantis trucks

Mazda reveals new CX-5, scheduled to hit showrooms in Europe in late 2025

Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles ‘next week,’ says Elon Musk

Ford replaces employee pricing incentive with $0 down, 0% financing

Nebraska sues GM, OnStar over alleged sale of driver data recorded by vehicle tech

BMW shares rise 4% after positive pre-close earnings call

Tesla is already trying to expand its robotaxi service to Arizona

BMW of North America reports Q2 2025 US sales results

Audi of America reports 2025 second quarter deliveries

RECALLS

General Motors recalls more than 40,000 Chevrolet Blazer electric vehicles for wiring problems

That’s all we have for you this week. We’ll see you next Friday with more car content.

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