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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

Show your Father's Day love with a limited-edition 2018 Porsche 911 Turbo 
 S Exclusive Series Coupe
Buick's redesigned full-size Enclave SUV is priced about $1,000 more for 
 the 2018 base model.
Nissan will make front collision prevention with automatic emergency braking standard on seven of its best-selling models for 2018.
Smaller Model Y SUV coming in late 2019 also will require a new Tesla 
 assembly plant.
Kia has introduced the Stonic, a subcompact SUV that will go on sale later 
 this year.
A new study commissioned on autonomous cars by Intel predicts $7 
 trillion annual revenue by 2050 and big cultural changes.
A new AAA study finds teen-driver-involved fatal crashes are on the rise as the riskiest driving season of the year begins.
 
A Honda fan spotted window stickers being applied to a lot full of Civic 
 Type Rs at the port.
A new Volkswagen base 2.0-liter engine is coming for 2018 and will be offered in the 2018 Tiguan, Passat and Beetle.
With the current Focus nearing the end of its run, Ford has lightly tricked out a special model of the RS hot hatch for the 2018 model year.