Episode notes
Your old car may be carrying more than mileage history. It could still hold your contacts, texts, navigation history, and garage access codes long after you trade it in.
Today’s episode breaks down the $808 average monthly payment, $27,027 used-car listing prices, shrinking 2027 model lineups, Dodge replacing Hemi V8 nostalgia with a twin-turbo Hurricane six-pack strategy, and why vehicle data privacy may become a major dealership liability.
Today's Key Headlines
~Average monthly new-vehicle payments hit $808
~Average used-vehicle listing prices sit around $27,027
~Automakers are cutting 2027 lineups, including Honda Prologue, Chevy BrightDrop, Tesla Model S and Toyota GR Supra
~Dodge’s six-pack strategy swaps Hemi V8 nostalgia for a twin-turbo Hurricane inline-six
~Trade-ins and loaners can retain contacts, texts, navigation history and garage access codes
00:06 Your old car may be spilling your private data
01:25 Affordability pressure rewires buyer behavior
04:23 Automakers cut shrinking 2027 model lineups
06:27 Dodge revives six-pack branding without the Hemi V8
10:13 AI becomes the dealership sales-floor support system
13:33 Vehicle data privacy becomes the hidden liability
16:19 Big takeaway: smarter cars create bigger risks
18:33 Outro: check what your car remembers before trade-in
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