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There's no denying it, the car is a slowly dying breed in the American automotive market. Everyone it seems wants utility vehicles, especially those of the subcompact and compact varieties. The latest automaker to enter this burgeoning market is…

Few individual nameplates have mirrored their brands more closely than the MKZ has for Lincoln over the past dozen years. For most if not all of the model’s existence, the MKZ had been the best selling Lincoln. Despite generally being well regarded,…

Recently at an event in Germany, officials from Mercedes-Benz announced plans to introduce the GLC F-Cell in 2017. This is a version of the compact GLC SUV with a fuel-cell, plug-in hybrid drivetrain. As so often happens, this got my mind working…

It’s been 25 years since Dodge upended the staid world for full-size pickup truck design with the 1994 model Ram 1500. In those days, Dodge was a distant also-ran to the Ford and GM trucks that dominated the market, and Chrysler felt it had nothing…

Unlike the Detroit automakers that have all but abandoned the traditional passenger car in favor of crossovers, SUVs and pickups, Asian brands like Hyundai are sticking with the sedan form factor and even bringing us new variations. Hyundai launched…

Through the 1990s and early 2000s General Motors became both a grudging hero and avowed enemy of electric vehicle advocates. However, with its response to the Trump Administration’s proposal to freeze fuel economy standards and prevent California’s…

Timing, as they say, is everything. If the right product comes to market at the wrong time, no matter how good or appropriate it might be, it’s likely to be doomed to failure.
About a decade ago, Toyota was riding high on the popularity of the Prius,…

Ever since Fiat Chrysler reintroduced Alfa Romeo to America a few years back, each successive model has become more practical and usable. The tiny 4C is a brilliant little carbon-fiber roadster, but best considered a toy. The Giulia is a gorgeous…

The era of the car that talks to its surroundings is now upon us. Audi has announced that several of its 2017 model vehicles including the Q7 and A4 will be the first in the U.S. to be equipped with vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications.…

Unlike a certain other automaker, General Motors GM doesn’t seem to be interested in getting into making or selling solar power generating equipment. But that doesn’t mean the Detroit-based automaker isn’t interested in renewable energy. Like and…