{"id":92437,"date":"2026-02-17T15:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotive.einnews.com\/article\/893109624"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:17:07","slug":"how-automakers-are-courting-price-shocked-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/how-automakers-are-courting-price-shocked-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"How automakers are courting price-shocked buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/grandhaventribune.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/fc\/3fc813f7-783a-57f1-b029-9fbf10341efd\/6994a80a870dd.image.jpg?crop=1918%2C1007%2C0%2C36&resize=1200%2C630&order=crop%2Cresize&ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>For 27-year-old Kenneth Slowik, an affordable vehicle is the 1998 Chevrolet truck he bought last month for $900, complete with a broken driver-side door that he taped shut to keep out the cold during the frigid Michigan winter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>The truck runs, he said. 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