Honda Civic

Honda has confirmed that the production version of the latest Civic Type R hot hatch will break cover at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

Automakers are constantly improving new cars. While we usually like progress, sometimes we get features that are so problematic, they'd stop us from buying an otherwise-good car. If you are car shopping, steer clear of these things.

With the top seven automakers reporting, new-car sales dipped 3.5 percent in January. One segment drove the decline: mid-size family cars.