Edmunds editors put 50,000 miles on more than 300 U.S.-sold vehicles to determine which cars, trucks and SUVs they would tell their friends and family members to buy. +
Unrelated recalls affecting Ford, Honda and Acura SUVS, trucks and sport sedans could bring more than half a million units to dealership shops for new batteries and software updates. +
Penske and Hendrick Automotive rank No. 1 among public and private dealer groups in Reputation’s latest rankings of North American auto retailers, earning the only 800-plus scores in their segments. +
U.S. new light-duty vehicle sales rose to 15.7 million in 2024, a 2.5% year-over-year increase driven by big gains among certain brands, marques and types and capped by a 4.1 million-unit fourth quarter. +
Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi have entered discussions that could lead to a three-way merger that would form the world’s third-largest automaker. A new U.S. president could complicate the deal. +
The latest new-vehicle sales and finance reports from Cox Automotive show strong sales and credit availability as incentives offset higher prices to sustain affordability. +
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Honda will recall more than 200,000 2023-’24 Passport and 2023-’25 Pilot SUVs following the discovery of a potential fire risk. +
Consumer Reports analyzed 32 U.S.-sold marques for its annual car brand report card. Although the top five are unchanged from 2024, Subaru swapped places with BMW to claim the No. 1 ranking. +
EVs boosted overall sales for Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Kia in November, helping push Toyota to a 4.8% year-over-year improvement after consecutive down months. +
Honda’s R&D chief told Reuters that solid-state batteries could double the driving range of its electric vehicles by the late 2020s. +
