From Factory Reset to Title Transfer: How to Offboard a Modern Car
Selling an older car once meant clearing the glovebox, finding the title and removing a few forgotten coins from the cup holder. A modern vehicle requires a different kind of handover. Its infotainment system may contain phone contacts, recent destinations and saved addresses. The car may still appear inside a manufacturer's app that can locate it, check its battery or unlock its doors. Toll accounts, charging services, digital keys and garage-door controls can remain active after the physical keys have changed hands.