BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — “It started with a clip of a car pulling out,” RD Whittington said from the head of a table in a private dining room at Mastro’s Steakhouse. Whittington, a car dealer, was wearing a black T-shirt, chain necklace and sparkly Audemars Piguet watch. He was sitting across… Read More ⇒

My son has 2014 2.0 L Kia Forte. Sometimes it seems to buck/shudder or feel sluggish at certain speeds. On the highway it’s fine. He has had full electronic analysis done on the car and has not found a solution or any codes or errors. I’ve driven it, and it almost feels like it’s in too high… Read More ⇒

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Times change, but great ideas never do. Read More ⇒

Some may find the 2019 GMC Yukon XL as big as a house. At just under 19 feet long, they’re not far off. Read More ⇒

Why would General Motors get rid of the manual stick shift in the much-anticipated overhaul of the iconic Corvette? Drivers need a free hand for the touchscreen, of course. Read More ⇒

My 2006 Buick Allure runs great except for one thing. When I accelerate, particularly going uphill, it will sputter off and on, like a hiccup or trying to clear its throat. No stalls or losing power. My husband says to ignore it, but I’d like a second opinion! Read More ⇒

DETROIT — The 2020 Ford Explorer will offer tires that patch their own holes. Drivers may not even know they ran over a nail, but here’s what they should know: Read More ⇒

In a turnabout, just five years after it shook the auto industry by dramatically switching the 2015 F-series pickup to an all-aluminum body, Ford adopted a “mixed materials” strategy to save weight on the 2020 Explorer SUV going on sale this summer. Read More ⇒

I saw your column and was hoping that you could offer suggestions for my battery issues. Read More ⇒

On July 18, Chevrolet will launch the eighth generation of its iconic sports car — what it calls the “first-ever mid-engine Corvette.” Not true. Read More ⇒

AutoNation, the country’s largest automobile retailer, is putting out a nationwide call to hire more than 500 service technicians for its service and collision centers. Read More ⇒

While much of the automotive world is abandoning cars in favor of SUVs, Honda is increasing its stake in coupes and sedans by introducing a refreshed line of Civics and adding a Sport model to the family. Read More ⇒

Volkswagen is sorry. But it’s not exactly saying so in a new ad campaign. Read More ⇒

I’ve noticed an unusual behavior in my pickup when driving it first thing in the morning. The temperature gauge keeps climbing above the usual place (a little less than 200) to about 220, and then it returns to the normal place for the rest of the day. Should I be concerned? It didn’t do thi… Read More ⇒

Maybe it’s my imagination, but it seems that the government is a little too eager to let large companies to gobble up other large companies to the point where freedom of choice is an illusion. Read More ⇒

Relax, America. Nobody’s going to take your sedans away. In fact, there are some great deals to be had on very good cars, thanks in no small part to the surge in SUV sales. Read More ⇒

In the middle of the New York auto show floor each year sits the exotic car stand featuring the latest from storied makes like Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti and Koenigsegg. It’s hard to notice anything else nearby. Read More ⇒

The 2020 Toyota Supra may never have happened without Hollywood. Read More ⇒

The Chevy Trailblazer is back. And like the sporty, all-new 2019 Chevy Blazer, the compact ute blazes a whole new trail compared to the truck-based, mid-size Trailblazer of old. Read More ⇒

I parked next to what looked like a new Rolls Royce. The sedan had four extra wide doors; the back two were suicide doors. I am 74 and love the easy in/easy out these doors offer. Read More ⇒

Frontal air bags have been standard equipment in all cars since model year 1998 and in all SUVs, pickups and vans since model year 1999. Recent recalls have raised questions among some drivers about the safety and effectiveness of air bags. Read More ⇒

The Toyota Prius, once revered as the greenest car on the road, has fallen on hard times. Sales are on a six-year losing streak, and now the previously preeminent eco-mobile has fallen behind the Ford Fusion hybrid — a model its parent company plans to pull the plug on in a couple of years. Read More ⇒

In some cars that I have used, borrowed or rented, the windshield washer fluid seems slightly sudsy. Do you know of a difference in windshield washer formulation that would cause this? It seems to me that this fluid works a little better. Read More ⇒

2019 Volkswagen Golf R 2.0T: When a GTI owner wants to add some class ... Read More ⇒

Our plane landed in Denver just past midnight. It was April and blizzard season wasn’t done yet. Snow fell thick and heavy. Read More ⇒

I’m having a problem with intermittent reading on the speedometer of my 2000 Nissan Frontier. Sometimes it reads correctly or jumps around to different readings or no reading. There are no code readings stating bad speed sensor. Should I just replace speed sensor or check other things first? Read More ⇒

Maybe it’s me, but things are no longer what they seem. It’s as if everything is, in reality, something else. Read More ⇒

With all that’s happening in the Jeep world the past six months, it would be understandable to overlook mostly subtle improvements to the 2019 Cherokee. Read More ⇒

The Maxima premium sedan is Nissan’s longest running nameplate, a vehicle the automaker calls a “four-door sports car,” and it’s been a consumer favorite for more than four decades. Read More ⇒

Say hello to Jed Shieber, everyone, and get used to him: He’s sure to be here for a very long while. Read More ⇒

NORWOOD — The director of the Norwood Village Green Concert Series has bundled up some entertainment this year featuring acts from “around the world and around the corner.” Read More ⇒