Reports
Apparently for 2016, it's Audi, according to Consumer Reports, which annually ranks cars according to “overall score, road-test score, and predicted reliability results for each tested model of a brand.” That meant Audi came in higher overall than even …
In automotive brand rankings, Audi topped the list followed by Subaru (see bottom for the Consumer Reports' full brand ranking). Lexus, a frequent winner in the past, was third with Porsche fourth, BMW fifth and Mazda sixth. Buick ranked seventh — the …
){kind=link}
){kind=link}
The other four models—Audi A6, A8/A8L, and Q5 and Porsche Cayenne—were not tested by Consumer Reports in diesel form. We do not place recommended ratings on cars we haven't tested so there's no change in the status of those models. (Of those, the …
){kind=link}
Lexus is the most reliable brand; Buick is the only Detroit brand in the top 10 and the Tesla Model S did so poorly it cannot even be recommended according to Consumer Reports' influential report on vehicle reliability released Tuesday in Detroit.
){kind=link}
Chevy says its technology, called Teen Driver, is a first for the industry: a built-in system that tracks car data, allowing parents to view how their teen drove. The system records distance traveled, maximum speed, when the car had to engage stability …
){kind=link}
General Motors is recalling about 121,000 of its smallest Cadillac, the ATS, because fires can break out in the rear-window defroster control if it overheats. The recall covers 2013 to 2016 ATS small sports sedans, the Associated Press reports, and …
){kind=link}
Newer models from Audi, BMW and Subaru are burning a lot of oil between routine oil changes, according to a consumer survey from Consumer Reports. The magazine's 2014 Annual Auto Survey found that a significant number of consumers with vehicles …
){kind=link}
Reports: GM ordered replacement ignition switches before recalls.
){kind=link}
Buick became the first domestic name to break into the top 10 of Consumer Reports' annual Car Brand Report Card, capping a series of successes that has catapulted Buick far beyond its once dowdy image of older folks looking for soft rides. First there …
){kind=link}
The 550 horsepower car, unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, goes on sale in the fall for roughly $150000, putting it in the same price range as the Ford GT. Acura’s parent company Honda is…
){kind=link}
They also improved the group's profitability despite BMW's significant investment in new factories, models and an increase in the size of its workforce as Germany's luxury car makers race to keep up with demand in North America and many emerging markets.
){kind=link}
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG's M235i high-performance car has secured the German automaker its highest-ever score from Consumer Reports, beating the costlier Porsche 911 and Chevrolet Corvette in road-test reviews. The M235i, which earned 98 out of …
){kind=link}
DETROIT — Chrysler, the third-largest American auto manufacturer, reported a loss of $690 million in the first quarter because of costs associated with its acquisition by the Italian carmaker Fiat. Chrysler, which is now part of the new Fiat Chrysler …
Mercedes-Benz Service Repair Horror Stories – ArchieLuxury reports on Benz Rip-Offs.
){kind=link}
Consumer Reports said four new models cracked its 2014 top vehicles list, with Chrysler Group LLC making the list for the first time in 16 years, while luxury and Japanese brands dominated the overall brand ratings. Consumer Reports said the Hyundai …
){kind=link}
Car review of the 2012 Audi A3 2.0 TDI FWD S-Tronic by Paul Fix for The Car Coach Reports. aired: March 13, 2012 MORE INFO AT: www.laurenfix.com Special Than…
){kind=link}