Flashback to June 2015. Volkswagen was the unrivaled leader in sales mainstream diesel-powered cars in America. The only other brands selling any notable number of diesel cars were the three German premium brands. VW’s only competitor was General…

Two of the most common bits of conventional wisdom in business are “location, location, location” and “timing is everything. With Mazda finally launching the CX-5 diesel into the American market, it is facing severe challenges on both of these…

As the fourth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe heads into just its third model year, it’s already getting a significant update that includes both visual and mechanical changes including an all-new powertrain lineup. Most notably, for the first time it…

In the coming weeks, Cadillac will start shipping 2017 CTS sedans with a mid-year update that brings an all-new version of the brand’s CUE infotainment system. In the near term, Cadillac customers will hopefully get a much improved experience…

In my formative years as a car enthusiast, having any kind of affection for British cars was fraught with peril. While many of them were attractive and enormously fun to drive, they also had a well-deserved reputation for unreliability. As often as…

Ford isn’t going to be the first big company to launch commercial automated vehicle (AV) services. But when it does, it wants to be ready to be ready with a viable business built around the technology from day one. To that end, Ford Autonomous…

Since its launch nearly three decades ago, Toyota’s premium brand, Lexus has never exactly had what could be described as a young vibe. It was seemingly born as a brand with an old soul. But in the past few years, some excitement has begun creeping…

In May 2015, Google launched a new service that let users upload and store an unlimited number of photos and videos for free. I immediately uploaded my entire 15-year archive of digital images to make sure I had another off-site backup of our family…

If you’ve bought a new car in the last several years, there’s an increasing likelihood that when you take a look in the trunk, you’ll no longer find a spare tire. At best in many cases you’ll get an emergency tire inflator kit that can be used to…

A year ago, when Fiat Chrysler held its annual What’s New event at its Chelsea, Michigan proving ground, passenger car chief, Tim Kuniskis discussed the role of the Dodge brand as the home of muscle cars. He also joked about two of the brand’s best…