The market is flooded with gas/electric hybrid vehicles–the Ford Escape, Nissan Altima, Chevrolet Silverado–but the good ol’ Toyota Prius still takes the top spot, according to the Consumer ReportsAnnual Auto Issue. This is the sixth straight win for the Prius in the magazine’s Best Green...
This article presents information on the top car picks for 2016 included in the annual Auto Issue released by nonprofit consumer organization Consumer Reports on February 23, 2016. It discusses the evaluation of cars by the organization and the criteria for judging the automobiles. Automobiles ...
Consumer Reports bases its annual list on scores compiled in a variety of categories, including road-test performance, reliability, owner satisfaction and safety.And this year, hybrids dominated the consumer group's best cars list. "The good news is cars are lasting longer, but this is a purch...
Their first issue, back in 1936, featured a cover story about milk. "If you recall there's grade A and grade B," said Marta Tellado, the president and CEO of Consumer Reports. "And at the time Consumer Reports asked, 'Well, what's the difference?' And there is no difference. You ...
Prop 65 Annual Conference September 23, 2024 Lynn R. Fiorentino Consumer Products Industry Group co-leader, Lynn R. Fiorentino, panelist for the “PFAS: What You Need to Know When Testing or Defending a Product” session during the Prop 65 Annual Conference in San Francisco, California. Alert...
While it still maintains that the Model S is the “best-performing car” it’s ever tested,Consumer Reportssays its reliability is another matter. In the recently-released Annual Auto Reliability Survey, the Model S slipped from an “average” predicted reliability rating to “worse than average...
As per reports, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) Board announced the appointment of independent director Mark G. Parker as Chairman of the Board, following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Parker, a seven-year member of the Disney Board and Executive Chairman of NIKE, Inc., will succeed...
Rising home prices are continuing both to benefit established homeowners and to challenge buyers trying to purchase their first home, according to the National Association of Realtors’ annual report surveying buyers and sellers. “The U.S. housing market is split into two groups: first-time buyer...
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Long-Term Reliability This chart below shows a graph of problems vs. age of vehicle for 8 major automakers. The data is from their 2008 Annual Auto Survey, which had more than 1.4 million responses. A typical eight-year-old Volkswagen has almost three times the number of problems as a typ...