Small SUVs have become some of the most popular family vehicles in America, making crash-test performance an increasingly important part of the buying decision. For 2026, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety raised the bar…
5 Models Drawing the Most Owner Complaints This Year, By NHTSA Filings
Thousands of American vehicle owners have filed complaints with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2026, creating a useful snapshot of which models are generating the most reports. A GarageCalc analysis of NHTSA’s public…
10 Cars Owners Say They Would Buy Again, By Satisfaction Score
Buying a car is not simply about how well it performs during a test drive. Consumer Reports’ 2026 owner satisfaction survey asks a more revealing question. After living with the vehicle, would owners choose the…
4 Full-Size Pickups That Rated Poor in the Front Crash Test
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has made its moderate-overlap front crash test tougher by putting greater emphasis on rear-seat occupant protection. The updated test still sends a vehicle into a barrier at 40 mph…
10 Least Reliable Cars of 2026, By Consumer Reports Score
Reliability can matter more than horsepower, technology, or styling when a vehicle is expected to serve for years. Consumer Reports’ 2026 predicted reliability rankings highlight a group of vehicles that fall far below the strongest…
2027 Hyundai Tucson Revealed With Major Redesign and New Technology
Hyundai has introduced the all-new fifth-generation Tucson in New York, giving one of its most important global SUVs a comprehensive redesign aimed at keeping the model competitive in one of the industry’s most crowded segments.…
5 Three-Row SUVs Worth Buying Used and 5 That Are Not
Family road trips, school carpools, weekend errands with more passengers than seatbelts should reasonably allow. A three-row SUV promises to handle all of it, but not every model earns that trust once the warranty runs…
10 Most Reliable Cars of 2026, By Consumer Reports Score
Consumer Reports’ 2026 reliability rankings put several familiar nameplates at the top, but the results are more nuanced than simply choosing the brand with the best reputation. The rankings are based on owner feedback covering…
10 Vehicles Costing the Most to Keep on the Road for a Decade
Keeping a vehicle for ten years can reveal expenses that are easy to overlook when comparing purchase prices. Routine service, replacement parts, and major repairs can become increasingly expensive as a vehicle ages. CarEdge’s latest…
9 SUVs That Rated Poor in the New Front Crash Test, By IIHS Rating
A poor rating in a crash test does not automatically mean an SUV is unsafe in every type of collision. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s updated moderate overlap front test is designed to examine…
Tesla Q3 Deliveries Beat Expectations as European Sales Fuel Recovery
Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, beating Wall Street expectations and giving the electric vehicle maker an important boost after two consecutive years of declining annual sales. The result was still…
Rivian Sets New Delivery Record as R2 Drives U.S. EV Growth
Rivian Automotive has delivered its strongest quarterly result yet, reporting 19,248 vehicles in the third quarter of 2026 as the company begins scaling its more affordable R2 SUV. The result beat Wall Street expectations and…
U.S. Auto Sales Rise 4.4% as Hybrid Demand Strengthens in September 2026
The U.S. new-vehicle market delivered a stronger September, with preliminary industry data showing sales rose 4.4% year over year as hybrid demand helped Japanese and South Korean automakers gain momentum. The result offers an early…
Stellantis Confirms Smaller Pickups and Extended-Range EVs for North America
Stellantis is preparing to broaden its North American product strategy with smaller pickup trucks and extended-range electric vehicles as CEO Antonio Filosa looks for ways to rebuild the automaker’s position in one of its most…
7 Chinese Car Brands That Could Come to the US
Chinese automakers have become major players in global vehicle markets, but the U.S. remains a major exception. As of September 2026, no Chinese-brand passenger-car manufacturer sells new vehicles directly through a normal U.S. retail network.…
6 Cars That Arrived Too Early for Their Time
Some cars fail because they are poorly engineered. Others fail because buyers simply are not ready for what they offer. Automotive history is filled with vehicles that introduced ideas years before those technologies became desirable,…
7 Cars That Were Cancelled Just Before Production
The automotive industry regularly kills projects that appear almost ready for showrooms. Sometimes the reason is financial pressure, sometimes changing customer demand, and sometimes an automaker decides that a nearly finished vehicle no longer fits…
7 Cars With Hidden Headlights – Ranked
Pop-up headlights gave some of the most memorable cars in automotive history a distinctive disappearing act. When switched off, the lamps folded into the bodywork, allowing designers to create smoother noses and, in some cases,…
Traffic Costs Chicago Drivers $2,063 a Year Against $755 in Portland
Traffic congestion is not simply an inconvenience that adds a few minutes to a commute. For drivers in some American cities, recurring delays represent a measurable annual financial loss, with the 2025 INRIX Global Traffic…
How To Unlock Your Car When Fob Battery Expires
A dead key fob battery can make a simple trip suddenly feel like a major problem. The buttons stop responding, the locks do not react, and it may appear that the car has become completely…
5 Vehicles With Low Theft Losses and 5 With High
Have you ever wondered which cars thieves actually want? The Highway Loss Data Institute just answered that question with hard numbers from 2022 through 2024 model years, and the results might surprise you. Some vehicles…
5 SUVs With Cheap Parts and 5 With Expensive Ones
Shopping for an SUV involves way more than the sticker price, and repair bills down the road can quietly wreck a budget nobody saw coming. RepairPal’s latest data breaks down average annual repair and maintenance…
10 Cars You Can’t Legally Drive in Certain Countries and Why
A car can be perfectly legal in one country and completely unacceptable in another. The reasons range from legitimate crash and emissions requirements to unusual licensing rules that can leave even highly capable cars on…
6 Cars That Were Named by a Public Contest
Car companies normally spend months testing potential names, checking trademarks, and studying how a word sounds in different markets. But some automakers have taken a different approach and handed the decision to the public. The…
8 Cars Designed During War That Became Civilian Classics
World War II forced automakers to think about vehicles in completely different ways. Factories shifted toward military production, engineers worked with scarce materials, and some civilian projects continued quietly despite the enormous industrial demands of…
GM and LG Upgrade Tennessee Plant to Build Lower-Cost EV Batteries
General Motors and LG Energy Solution are upgrading their battery manufacturing operation in Tennessee as the automaker looks for ways to lower electric-vehicle costs and make future EVs more competitive in a U.S. market where…
8 Car Features Invented by Accident
Some of the most familiar features in American cars did not begin with a carefully planned automotive program. In several cases, an accident, injury, failed experiment, or unexpected discovery gave an inventor the idea that…
UK Car Production Rebounds as New EU Trade Rules Threaten British Automakers
Britain’s automotive industry received a welcome boost in August, with vehicle production rising 5.7% year over year to 40,872 units. The improvement offered some relief after a difficult first half of 2026, but the recovery…
OPmobility Agrees to Buy Hyundai Mobis Lighting Business for $443 Million
French automotive supplier OPmobility has agreed to acquire Hyundai Mobis’ global lighting business for an enterprise value of 600 billion Korean won, approximately $443 million. The deal marks a major expansion of OPmobility’s lighting operations…
GM Battery Supplier Vianode Seeks New Partner as EV Supply Chain Faces Pressure
Norwegian synthetic-graphite producer Vianode is searching for a new strategic partner to provide capital and industrial expertise as it works to expand battery-material production for the electric-vehicle industry. The company is also considering a potential…