Helping you become a better informed new- and used-car shopper
CarMax moves a lot of used vehicles, with about a half-million in sales per year from its approximately 135 stores nationwide. Even at that, CarMax represented only about 1.2 percent of the nation’s 42 million used sales in 2013. And…
General Motors new-vehicle sales have suffered little from the automaker’s recent recalls of nearly 30 million cars, SUVs and trucks, according to industry analysts. But a study by iSeeCars.com suggests GM used vehicles are taking the hit, especially recalled models….
It’s an unmistakable sound that no driver wants to hear: the squealing of brakes quickly followed by the loud thunk of two bumpers meeting each other at speed. More than 40 percent of the six million car accidents that occur…
Dodge and Porsche are top of the heap in owner satisfaction, each earning three segment awards in the benchmark J.D. Power 2014 APEAL Study. Audi, Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan each received two segment awards in the study. Porsche also scored…
More than three-dozen different vehicle models earned recognition with segment awards in Strategic Vision’s 2014 Total Quality Index survey of 38,361 owners. The survey identifies 28 segments ranging from micro car to heavy-duty pickup and luxury SUV, but 37 separate…
It’s not enough for a vehicle to be assembled in the United States to be American made, according to a survey of shoppers by AutoTrader.com. Nearly seven in 10 Americans also think it must be produced by a U.S.-based company….