Geoge Smith

The sales charts prove Americans’ wide and enduring love for pickups and SUVs. Last year’s top 10 sellers were three pickups, three compact SUVs, another pickup, the lone sedan, a compact SUV, and a midsize SUV. Surveys and studies, however, prove Americans’ wide and enduring ambivalence for pickups and SUVs, specifically the large ones that … Read more

Honda is now on the 11th generation of Accord since the first ones hit our shores as 1976 models. Those introductory cars were all hatchbacks, but the first-generation Accord sedan appeared here for the 1978 model year. When the bigger second-generation Accord showed up as a 1982 model, a four-door sedan version remained part of … Read more

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action that officials said will help clean up some of the nation’s largest sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases. The new rules, which take effect for model years 2027 through 2032, will avoid up to … Read more

MOSCOW — Russian company Automotive Technologies announced it had started assembling Citroen C5 Aircross models in batches at a plant south of Moscow formerly owned by Stellantis, with the cars set to be sold in dealerships from May. Reuters exclusively reported in February, citing customs data and two people familiar with the matter, that Automotive … Read more

New technologies have a tendency to blindside. When color TVs were introduced in the 1950s, for example, they seemed like a flop. The devices were expensive, programming was scarce, and after a decade on the market few homes had one. Then suddenly prices dropped, a ratings war ensued, and in just a few years most … Read more

It seems, as we approach the mid-point of 2024, that there can’t be enough surveys, theories, reports and analyses about the state of electric vehicles worldwide. But there’s always room for one more. A comprehensive EV primer, “Electric Vehicle Statistics 2024,” from the folks at MarketWatch, examines EV sales, market share, environmental effects, mileage figures … Read more

Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. There are lots of ways to open a garage. You can either keep it totally manual and just lift it up and pull it down whenever you need it open, get a traditional garage door … Read more

The U.S. Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has opened a preliminary evaluation of a failure of the K1 snap ring in Chrysler-parent Stellantis’ year 2022 Ram 3500, 4500, and 5500 trucks, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday.  The ODI has received 82 complaints alleging loss of motive power due to an … Read more