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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

Kia today released a series of not-so-shadowy teaser images of an all-
 electric Niro concept that it will unveil on Jan. 8 at CES.
A new Nissan system lets the driver's brain communicate with the vehicle 
 and gets it to anticipate your needs for driving and comfort.
U.S. CEO says Volkswagen will create two-row versions of its Atlas and 
 Tiguan SUVs as a low-cost way to expand its SUV offerings.
Infiniti released a teaser sketch of concept car to be unveiled in Detroit 
 that is said to be an all-new electric car due in 2019.
A ruptured airbag inflator that killed the Louisiana driver of a recalled 2004 
 Civic apparently was salvaged from 2002 Civic.
Infiniti has kept the big QX80 flagship SUV's power and good driving 
 manners, and improved the styling, interior and technology.
GM engineers tested festive holiday kitsch in a wind tunnel and calculated 
 what it does to their vehicles' carefully crafted aerodynamics.
Lexus says a concept to be unveiled in Detroit points to a new version of a 
 luxury crossover SUV.
The 2019 Volvo XC40 only gives up a little in practicality to its larger Volvo 
 SUV siblings thanks to ingenious use of space.