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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

Ford and Lyft have announced a partnership that Ford says will put self-
 driving Fords into Lyft's ride-hailing network.
As the compact SUV becomes America's family car, automakers are 
 building in more family features. Here are nine of our favorites.
The 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid's electric-only range leads the class 
 of plug-in hybrid mid-size sedans.
 
The company with the most vehicles involved in the Takata recall settles 
 Honda and Acura owner and lessee claims for economic losses.
 
The National Safety Council estimates that 421 people could be killed in car 
 crashes over the long holiday weekend and 48,400 will be injured.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has named the 2018 Hyundai 
 Sonata a Top Safety Pick Plus, an improvement over 2017.
 
Bentley's 2019 Continental GT brings a more muscular design and new 
 tech, along with more options for pampering and personalizatio
Thanks to a couple of new social media videos, we've gotten a closer look 
 at the Tesla Model 3's dashboard controls.
Luxury automakers seem to love to come up with new naming conventions 
 for their models just to keep us on our toes. Audi is the latest.
 
Volkswagen will offer the last-generation Tiguan SUV alongside the 
 redesigned 2018 Tiguan as the Tiguan Limited starting $22,845.