If you’re looking for a good used car in the $8,000-$10,000 range, you may have a tougher time than normal, reports The Detroit News. So few new cars were sold during the recession of 2009 and 2010 that the used car market simply wasn’t replenished with as much fresh sheet metal from those years as usual.

HybridCars Asks: Is The Hybrid Car Recession Proof?

Matt Hardigree

2/13/08 2:15pm

Clearly, our impending/new/ongoing recession is having an impact on the automotive industry (just ask GM and their $38 billion disappearing act). Consumers are having to ask questions they didn't have to ask in the carefree 1990's. And while small manufacturers like Maserati can aim for the extremely affluent…

Cheap Used Cars Are Hard To Find Because So Few New Cars Sold During The Recession

HybridCars Asks: Is The Hybrid Car Recession Proof?

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