Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief
Fred Meier
Former D.C. Bureau Chief Fred Meier, who lives every day with Washington gridlock, has an un-American love of small wagons and hatchbacks.
Articles by Fred Meier
The all-new, city-friendly 2020 Mazda CX-30 subcompact SUV offers the classy styling and good driving manners expected from Mazda. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
By Fred Meier
February 6, 2020
Kia has released teasers of its redesigned 2021 Sorento and says the new three-row SUV will be unveiled March 3 at the 2020 Geneva International Motor Show.
By Fred Meier
February 4, 2020
The 2021 Kia Seltos subcompact SUV will start at $23,110 including destination and standard all-wheel drive for the base LX.
By Fred Meier
February 3, 2020
Dodge is rolling into the 2020 Chicago Auto Show with two new factory appearance packages to dress up theDurango SRT with stripes or a blacked-out look.
By Fred Meier
January 31, 2020
At a Miami reveal, Genesis provided more U.S. details of the 2021 GV80 and showed its Super Bowl ad featuring power couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen.
By Fred Meier
January 29, 2020
Cadillac’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous system can now change lanes by itself, and it arrives in new vehicles for 2021: the CT4 and CT5 sedans and the redesigned Escalade SUV.
By Fred Meier
January 29, 2020
Toyota has teased its plans for the 2020 Chicago Auto Show with a photo of a Tacoma pickup truck wheel kicking up dirt and a promise to show new variants that are “sporty and outdoorsy.”
By Fred Meier
January 28, 2020
Hyundai is using its Super Bowl ad time and celebrities with Boston connections to demonstrate the 2020 Sonata’s Remote Smart Parking Assist feature on Beantown’s tight streets.
By Fred Meier
January 27, 2020
Buick has priced its new Encore GX small SUV, which fits in size and price between the Encore subcompact and Envision compact SUVs, to start at $25,095 including destination.
By Fred Meier
January 27, 2020
Cadillac released a teaser of the redone 2021 Escalade that will be revealed Feb. 4 with a short film by Spike Lee in the week leading up to the Oscars.
By Fred Meier
January 24, 2020