Average cost to own, operate a new vehicle nearly $10K

The American Automobile Association (AAA) auto club measures the increasing cost of a car, truck and SUV every year, and this year the national average cost to own and operate a new vehicle adds up to US$9,666. “2021’s annual average cost of $9,666 is up from $9,561 in 2020 and $9,282 in 2019, but AAA says that it changed its methodology for this year’s calculations, so the overall cost through the years can’t be directly compared,” said Car and Driver. (Source: Car and Driver) Read the original article…

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Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.

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