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Bucks County woman loses $45K in dealership cloning scheme on CARFAX | Investigation: https://6abc.com/post/doylestown-bucks-county-woman-loses-45k-dealership-cloning-scheme-carfax-investigation/16287160/

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Articles mentioned in this episode:

Trump requiring that truckers speak and read English: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trump-requiring-that-truckers-speak-and-read-english

Biden Handed Out CDLs Like Candy... Now US Highways Are A Public Safety & National Security Nightmare: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-handed-out-cdls-candy-now-us-highways-are-public-national-security-nightmare

Driver connected to deadly I-35 crash out of jail after bond reduced: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/bond-reduced-for-driver-arrested-following-deadly-i-35-crash-in-north-austin/

J.D. Power Study Finds Vehicles Built During Pandemic Continue to Frustrate Owners: https://www.cars.com/articles/j-d-power-study-finds-vehicles-built-during-pandemic-continue-to-frustrate-owners-505218/

Nearly 30,000 GM V8s Had Already Failed Before They Were Recalled: Internal Docs: https://www.thedrive.com/news/gm-admits-28000-v8s-had-already-failed-ahead-of-massive-recall

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Car culture is going off the rails; what's happening with it? We'll dive into this, talk about different auction platforms, and talk about the potential end of emissions testing in Ohio.

'It has serious teeth': City of Cleveland goes after property owners' wallets in amended nuisance ordinance: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/we-follow-through/it-has-serious-teeth-city-of-cleveland-goes-after-property-owners-wallets-in-amended-nuisance-ordinance

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Lots to cover this week. Florida has a controversial new bill that would require drivers to have front and rear plates, a car dealership owner is facing serious fraud charges after allegedly selling dozens of defective or nonexistent vehicles, and a New Jersey fire chief was caught on camera keying a car in broad daylight.

Lawmakers consider requiring 2 license plates in Florida: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/florida-2-license-plate-bill-hit-and-run/67-a73d61df-3ef8-4b10-948c-5697406027be

Owner of Swansea used-car dealership arraigned on dozens of fraud charges: https://turnto10.com/news/local/edward-cicciu-owner-swansea-massachusetts-used-car-dealership-bristol-county-auto-exchange-arraignment-fraud-charges-fall-river-superior-court-april-10-2025

Fire Chief in Piscataway, NJ, Caught on Video Vandalizing Car: https://www.firehouse.com/leadership/video/55038520/piscataway-nj-fire-chief-caught-on-video-vandalizing-car

Fire chief sued for $500,000 for dumping rocks on rare Nissan: https://driving.ca/auto-news/crashes/1995-nissan-nismo-270r-fire-chief-dumped-rocks-lawsuit

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This week, we'll take a look at how both the stock market and manufacturers are responding to the tariffs, some updates with online auctions, and how Tesla owners are pivoting to an interesting strategy to...protect their vehicles?

Ford Motor Company will offer employee pricing to all US shoppers: 'Handshake deal with every American': https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/ford-motor-company-offer-employee-pricing-all-u-s-shoppers-handshake-deal-every-american

How Are Automakers Responding to Trump's Tariffs? What We Know So Far: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64375899/automakers-trump-tariff-response/

A Few Thoughts: US Auto Tariffs: https://ssoreport.com/auto-tariffs

2003 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale Tribute: https://sbxcars.com/listing/270/2003-ferrari-challenge-stradale-style-360

Tesla booted from Vancouver International Auto Show over 'safety of attendees': https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/tesla-booted-from-vancouver-international-auto-show-over-safety-attendees

Texas menace accused of ramming mini 4-wheeler into parked Teslas in chaotic spree: https://nypost.com/2025/03/27/us-news/texas-man-demarqeyun-marquize-cox-arrested-for-ramming-atv-into-parked-teslas-in-texarkana/

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Well, we had to talk about it, right? Tariffs are on every car guy's mind right now and it's time we jumped into talking about them ourselves. Caveat here, though: we recorded this episode before the news about the 25-year-old vehicles was released so...we're aware some of what we're talking about isn't the most relevant in the first segment.

ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF AUTOMOBILES AND AUTOMOBILE PARTS INTO THE UNITED STATES: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/adjusting-imports-of-automobiles-and-autombile-parts-into-the-united-states/

A Few Thoughts: US Auto Tariffs: https://ssoreport.com/auto-tariffs

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Man oh man, have we uncovered a sketchy automotive-based "fund" and it's hard to put into words just how sketchy it actually is. Let's uncover the Geadhead Grotto Fund and the questionable nature of it. Also, folks are losing their minds over their neighbor's nice garages and California is changing some emissions regulations.

‘Garage Mahals’ Are Driving Neighbors Nuts: https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/garage-mahals-are-driving-neighbors-nuts/

“Leno’s Law:” New Bill Would Exempt California Classics from Smog Checks: https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/lenos-law-new-bill-would-exempt-california-classics-from-smog-checks/

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