Helping you become a better informed new- and used-car shopper
Will you go shopping on Black Friday? No, not the day after Thanksgiving, which still is several months away. But its car-shopping equivalent (according to Fortune magazine): Labor Day, which falls on Sept. 5 this year. “Labor Day means the…
Three mainstream vehicle brands – Volkswagen, MINI and Kia – joined a dozen premium brands in the top 15 of a new-owner survey by J.D. Power. Eight other nameplates rated at or above the average for non-premium brands. General Motors…
Help driving. That’s what drivers want most from new vehicle technology. Vehicles with safety features such as blind-spot monitoring and low-speed collision avoidance appeal to owners much more than similar vehicles without the technologies, according to J.D. Power. And higher…
When consumers speak, carmakers listen. That’s the conclusion of J.D. Power from results of its latest Initial Quality Study. “Manufacturers are currently making some of the highest quality products we’ve ever seen,” said JDP’s Renee Stephens, vice president of U.S….
Used-car buyers can be patriotic, too. And it actually should be a little easier than for new-car buyers. Earlier this week we took a look at data from a government report that listed vehicles available in the United States along…
The influence of Latinas is rising. Both as a general economic force and in major family financial decisions such as vehicle purchases. A recent survey commissioned by Kelley Blue Book indicated that Latinas are catching up with or exceeding Hispanic…