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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

In Tesla news this week, CEO Elon Musk touted to analysts Tesla’s self-driving tech, a Model S catches fire on social media and Subaru’s not the only dog-friendly brand.
Under the 2020's blink-and-you-miss-it new styling is a much-refined Subaru Outback that significantly improves on the 2019. Here are 12 things not to overlook.
With the 2020 Yaris hatchback Toyota adds to the Mazda-derived Yaris sedan a smart hatchback companion that manages to be both sportier and more practical.
The 2020 Subaru Outback redesign is both subtle and substantial, and it 
 adds mainstream appeal to a Subaru cult favorite.
Toyota's all-new 2020 Highlander gets a conservative redesign with significant but not revolutionary improvements.
For model-year 2020, the redesigned Subaru Outback exhibits subtle style 
 changes; the big changes are underneath and inside.
The New York auto show is known for high-end vehicle debuts, but one of 
 the stars for 2019 is a redesigned and very mainstream 2020 Toyota 
 Highlander. Here's what you should know.
Nissan unveiled a redone 2020 Versa subcompact sedan with cuter styling 
 and more safety tech to chase more sales in a market segment that has 
 shrunk. 
 
Hyundai has released sketches of the exterior and interior for its new 
 Venue baby SUV on its way to an unveiling at the 2019 New York auto 
 show.
Acura will unveil the limited-edition 2020 TLX PMC Edition at the 2019 New 
 York auto show along with a prototype MDX PMC Edition. Both will be 
 specially built at Acura's Performance Manufacturing Center.