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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

This repeat buyer of a 2017 Subaru Forester found Subaru had addressed 
 some reservations about the previous model.
VW got EPA approval March 30 to fix and begin selling brand-new 2015 
 diesels stranded at dealers. By April 30, a quarter had been bought.
With multiple investigations underway, Mercedes-Benz has put efforts for 
 approval of 2017 diesel models on hold.
Registration data shows 280,000 new light-duty diesel vehicles registered 
 in 2016 with a total of 8 million on the road.
Hyundai unveiled a mid-cycle freshening for its 2018 Sonata, with styling 
 tweaks and a new eight-speed automatic transmission.
Acura's 2017 MDX Sport Hybrid will be the most powerful, most efficient 
 version of the brand's three-row SUV when it goes on sale in April.
Kia's redesigned Cadenza got required scores for crash tests and available 
 front crash prevention system and headlights in IIHS tests.
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon's supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V-
 8 will come with a factory tune for 100-plus octane racing gas.
Reports say Buick will drop the sedan version of the Regal mid-size for 
 hatchback and wagon versions of the model.