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New cars cost too much? Consumer Reports offers used model 'top picks'. Here's the top 10
At a time when average new-vehicle prices near $50,000 are pushing more shoppers to consider the used market, Consumer Reports is releasing brand reliability ratings and "top picks" of pre-owned models for the first time.
The consumer advocacy nonprofit, which is providing used car-specific insights available at ConsumerReports.org/usedcars, on...Read more
Auto review: Bold Chevy Equinox ICE is born again
MINNEAPOLIS — Hell has frozen over. The Chevrolet Equinox is cool.
The brand’s compact-class SUV was a reliable flavor of vanilla its first three generations. For 2025, it’s added Chunky Monkey Peanut Butter Rocky Road Chocolate Crunch to the recipe. I suppose this was predictable. After all, the entry-level Chevy Trax was my 2024 Detroit...Read more
'Built wild': Bronco Sport expands Sasquatch lineup, updates tech for 2025
Ford Motor Co. is leaning into what it sees as an underserved market with a refresh on the Bronco Sport for 2025 with expanded availability of the Sasquatch off-road package, updates to its technology and new features to tackle adventures.
Since it launched for the 2021 model year, Bronco Sport has attracted buyers looking for an SUV capable of...Read more
Auto review: 2024 VW Taos is blah at best
As the Volkswagen Group has a large fleet of vehicles across its array of brands, the need for another SUV in the fleet is shocking, but in 2024 the VW Taos arrived in Grasso’s Garage for a slice of the review pie.
In hopes of competing with the Hyundai Kona and Kia Niro, Volkswagen delivers the Taos, a basic and plain subcompact SUV fit for ...Read more
Auto review: 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe looks better than it drives
You have to applaud the Hyundai executives and designers for the redesigned 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe, the company’s three-row crossover. In a market where bland design uniformity prevails, it stands apart, a brutalist breadbox that proudly proclaims its identity. There’s no mistaking it for anything else — except possibly as a Land Rover ...Read more
GM moves BrightDrop electric vans to Chevrolet brand to expand customer base
General Motors Co. is bringing its BrightDrop electric commercial vans under the Chevrolet brand in an effort to expand sales beyond delivery companies.
Since commercial customers pay close attention to the overall cost of ownership over the life of the vehicle, EV commercial sales have consistently been seen as a growth opportunity by ...Read more
GM, Samsung finalize deal for battery cell plant, delay opening until 2027
General Motors Co. and Samsung SDI this week finalized a battery joint venture agreement that the companies announced in 2023, with the companies' plant in Indiana to open in 2027, a year later than originally planned.
GM and the South Korean battery supplier last year said they would build a multibillion-dollar battery cell manufacturing plant...Read more
Eric's Autos: 2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge
Volvo used to be the go-to brand for safe vehicles that lasted a long time. Then everyone else began making "safe" vehicles, chiefly because the government was mandating that.
Other-brand vehicles also became as or even more reliable than Volvos used to be.
Now Volvo is making electric vehicles like the 2024 XC40 Recharge -- and ...Read more
EV maker Fisker to be liquidated under plan to keep owners on the road
Troubled electric vehicle maker Fisker Inc. has reached a settlement with creditors that will allow it to liquidate its assets while working with owners to keep their pricey SUVs on the road.
The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June after failing to reach a strategic agreement with another automaker that could provide it ...Read more
Motormouth: Ceramic coating
Q: I recently ordered a new 2024 Ford F-150 crew cab. I am considering having a ceramic coat done by a local detail shop. They’re asking $3,200 and state that they’ll provide a lifetime warranty. Your thoughts on this product?
T.M., New Lenox, Illinois
A: It's good stuff. It had better be for that price! Even the best car wax products are ...Read more
Cruise, Uber enter partnership for customers to access AV rides
General Motors Co.'s self-driving unit Cruise LLC and Uber Technologies LLC have entered a multiyear deal for customers to book autonomous Cruise robotaxis through the Uber platform, the companies said Thursday.
Cruise and Uber expect to launch the service in 2025 with Chevrolet Bolt-based autonomous vehicles. Specific details of the ...Read more
Man killed at Toledo Jeep was father, former Belvidere worker who delivered parts to line
Authorities have identified the man killed in a Wednesday afternoon workplace incident at the Toledo, Ohio, Jeep factory as 53-year-old Antonio Gaston.
The Toledo resident was working in Stellantis NV's Toledo Assembly Complex plant that builds Gladiator pickups on Wednesday afternoon when the incident occurred, police said. United Auto Workers...Read more
Auto review: Honda goes electric with the 2024 Prologue – with help from GM
You might think that the battery-electric 2024 Honda Prologue is a first for the brand. But it’s not. Honda has tried selling EVs before. But you can be forgiven if you don’t remember the Honda Clarity and Fit EVs.
But the Prologue is aptly named, as it’s the opening salvo in Honda’s aim to reach 500,000 North American EV sales by 2030,...Read more
Auto review: 2024 Porsche Cayenne is still stout as ever
As Porsche has always appealed to consumers in the under-40 age bracket, in 2002 they expanded their horizons with the release of the Cayenne, their first SUV to the market. Twenty-two years later, the Cayenne is still going strong and is as stout as ever. Our tester in Montego Blue offered a rare base-model powertrain review offering exactly ...Read more
UAW could strike Stellantis plants by mid-October over Belvidere delays, plan says
The United Auto Workers has laid out a timeline that could see workers at some Stellantis NV plants go on strike as soon as mid-October if grievances over the automaker's reopening delays at the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois go unresolved.
The planning timeline provided to UAW locals representing Stellantis plants shows an aggressive ...Read more
Toledo Jeep employee dies in workplace incident
A person died Wednesday in a workplace incident at Stellantis NV's Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio, which builds the Jeep Wrangler SUV and Gladiator pickup, authorities said.
Toledo police were called to the plant at 1:55 p.m. and the incident was under investigation, Lt. Paul Davis said. The Lucas County Coroner's Office said investigators ...Read more
Ford cuts EV spending, updates launch schedule, including next-generation EV truck delay
Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it's cutting capital expenditures in electric vehicles, delaying the launch of its next-generation all-electric pickup truck set to launch in Tennessee and has changed plans for a forthcoming three-row SUV to be hybrid, not all-electric.
EV sales are growing, but it's at a slower rate than what the industry had ...Read more
Stellantis hires Rivian executive to lead its North America manufacturing operations
Stellantis NV has hired an executive from the electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc. to oversee its North American manufacturing operations, the transatlantic automaker said Tuesday.
Tim Fallon served as a vice president over manufacturing for Rivian since early 2022, and before that spent more than 16 years at Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. in ...Read more
Eric's Autos: 2024 Mazda CX-30
Mazda's CX-30 has a couple of things going for it that most of its competitors either charge extra for -- or don't offer at all.
The CX-30 also hasn't got two things that are getting hard to avoid in a new crossover.
What It Is
The CX-30 is Mazda's compact, lowest-priced crossover. It differs from other small crossovers in that it ...Read more
Motormouth: EVs and thunderstorms
Q: During a thunderstorm, my daughter's EV was plugged into the charger in the garage when lightning hit her house. It affected the car’s charger, her electric fence and all her outdoor lights by the pool. Her EV car (Ford Mustang) seems to be fine with another charger. Do EVs have surge protectors built in?
G.R., Virginia Beach, Virginia
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