Helping you become a better informed new- and used-car shopper
It’s not enough for a vehicle to be assembled in the United States to be American made, according to a survey of shoppers by AutoTrader.com. Nearly seven in 10 Americans also think it must be produced by a U.S.-based company….
Consumer brand perception is everything. Without getting into an existential debate about it, perception is at least someone’s version of reality. That can be a good thing – or a bad thing – depending on whether your brand comes out…
With all the challenges General Motors has faced in 2014, perhaps the last place you might expect to find the carmaker is atop the heap of model/segment winners in the annual J.D. Power Initial Quality Awards. But that’s exactly where…
Millions of cars on American roads have been recalled but not repaired, a problem amplified by the large number of vehicle recalls so far this year. That’s not the fault of the automakers, who, by definition, intend to fix the…
Honda is no longer the king of green. Hyundai-Kia took the top spot in the Union of Concerned Scientists’ annual environmental performance rankings. The rankings, which measure the pollution emissions of each automaker’s fleet, also showed that the eight best-selling…
Sure, it’s great to have a nice shiny car – new or used. Some may imagine making heads turn admiringly as they drive down an expressway or on a city street. We all know that the outward appearance of our…