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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

Jeep will show three plug-in hybrid SUVs — variants of the Wrangler, Compass and Renegade — at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show and says they’ll go on sale in the new year.
The redesigned 2020 Versa is no longer the least expensive new car in America, but it’s a much better car that’s still cheaper than most.
two-row SUV is unchanged for 2020, so it’s worth looking for a deal on a close-out 2019. The Passport is a sportier, slightly shorter version of Honda’s three-row Pilot.
Mazda now has a subcompact SUV in the 2020 CX-30 that offers upscale quality and driving fun as well as better size and practicality to compete for American buyers.
Volkswagen released some sketches and a few details about a freshening for 2021 of its Atlas three-row SUV. It picks up several cues from the new 2020 Atlas Cross Sport two-row SUV.
Structural changes to the 2020 Jeep Renegade improved its crash-test scores to earn an IIHS Top Safety Pick award for Renegades built after September.
NHTSA announced a recall for 1.4 million vehicles from various automakers for Takata airbag inflators made to from 1995 to 2000. The defect is unrelated to the huge ongoing Takata recall.
The Toyota Camry, redesigned for 2018, carries over to 2019 and 2020 with incremental changes, including updated smartphone and new sportier model. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
While some rivals are doubling down on mid-size sedans and others are abandoning the shrinking market, Volkswagen hedged its bet with a cost-conscious freshening of the 2020 Passat.
Heading into Thanksgiving week, here are the top stories Cars.com readers have flocked toward. Among them are a trio of truck and SUV reveals — two of which are all-electric — and our highlights on Black Friday dealership deals.