Credit Challenged Car Buyers Find Help Online (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Eighty percent of all Americans have at least one blemish on their credit reports. And a third of all consumers have credit scores so bad that they may have difficulty securing a car loan.

Halifax police probe used-car firm (The Halifax Daily News)
Police are investigating a Lady Hammond Road used-car dealership that has gone under, though they won't confirm it's Manufacturers Auto Exchange.

Interest rates on car loan won’t come down: ICICI (IBN via Yahoo! India News)
The impact of the Reserve Bank of India’s credit policy 2007-08 is being felt across the board. As speculated by market analysts, the deposit rates are set to come down, while in all likelihood the interest rates on loans would not come down from the present level. “The Bank doesn t see auto loan rates softening in the next 3 months,” said ICICI Bank s CMD KV Kamath.

Think You're Paying Too Much on Your Car Loan? (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - You have probably heard of auto refinance before. Or simply refinance. The term actually refers to a financial situation wherein a borrower finds financing to pay off a current loan.

Rip-off deal leaves buyer upside down (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Doing your homework before you buy a new or used car will prevent you from getting ripped off, says Bankrate car expert Terry Jackson.

Woman Tans, Leaves Baby in Car (R News)
In Monroe County, sheriff's deputies said charges are pending against a woman who left a toddler locked in a car Friday afternoon. Deputies said the 20-year-old, who was babysitting the toddler, went into a tanning salon on Moseley Road in Perinton to go tanning and left the child in the car.

Car loans won't get any cheaper, says ICICI (IBN live)
ICICI Bank says auto loan rates won't soften atleast for the next 3 months.

Putting brokers out of commission (Orange County Register)
Entrepreneurs of new online home loan sites say their systems are better aligned with consumer interests.

Crash Leads To DWI Charge (R News)
A Dansville man is facing a charge of DWI after a one-car crash in Livington County early Saturday morning. It happened on West Lake Road in Geneseo, just before 2:30 a.m. Livingston County deputies say a vehicle driven by Robert Green left the road and struck a tree.

Chrysler is American again (CNN Money)
Chrysler Group returned to U.S. ownership Friday, just as the troubled automaker and its U.S. rivals are facing make-or-break labor negotiations and American car buyers are increasingly turning away from domestic makers.