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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

For the 2020 model year, the Honda CR-V gets styling, interior and feature tweaks while adding significant upgrades for the base LX model — and a hybrid version is coming. Here’s what’s changed for 2020.
: The 2019 and 2020 Honda Civic offer multiple body styles and powertrains. Here’s everything you need to know to shop for yours.
Ford confirms the spring of 2020 for the world debut of revived Bronco off-road-capable SUV to rival Jeep.
IIHS tests of pedestrian crash systems with automatic braking on 16 mid-size cars show a wide variance in abilities to detect and avoid hitting pedestrians.
Cars.com search data show that more people check out muscle cars than any other category of vehicles except pickup trucks, even if they are dreaming rather than buying.
Mini has announced a base price of $30,750 for its coming 2020 Mini Cooper SE battery electric coupe with city-car EV range.
The redesigned 2019 Kia Forte compact sedan has sportier looks, a nicer interior and higher gas mileage ratings. Here is everything you need to know if you’re looking to buy one.
Audi’s redesigned 2019 Q3 — its entry-level SUV — is a little bigger, more comfortable and techier. Here is everything you need to know about the redesigned 2019 Audi Q3.
A pair of vehicles that march to their own drummer — the Subaru Outback wagon and Honda Ridgeline pickup truck — dominated Cars.com most popular articles in the past week.
Model 3 pricing, China productions, Ford’s Model Y rival and a heart-warming video highlight the past week’s Tesla news.