(July 13, 2013) IRVINE, Calif. — Shoppers in the market for an affordable new sedan can see which models the experts recommend most in the list of 10 Best Sedans Under $25,000 for 2013 from Kelley Blue Book kbb.com. While the marketplace of new sedans in the sub-$25,000 price point has never been stronger, that also leaves car shoppers with more questions about which model really is right for them. 

By Russ Heaps
Clanging Bell

(July 11, 2013) I was in San Diego in mid June with Nissan. Nissan flew members of the motoring press — I love that term; sounds impressive, yes? — there to introduce us to the 2014 Versa Note. It's the updated hatchback version of Versa.

I tell you this because the Note is a fine little entry-level hatchback that gets 36 mpg on the highway out of its little 109-horsepower 1.6-liter four; and also because attending the event thrust me among Nissan PR types.

(July 10, 2013) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The future has arrived early for car buyers, now that vehicles with such features as automated parking and Wi-Fi hotspots are already a reality. And according to Edmunds.com these new car technologies are available — and affordable — to most mainstream drivers a lot sooner than they might have expected.

(July 9, 2013) ARLINGTON, Va. — The Ford F-250 has replaced the Cadillac Escalade as the favorite target of thieves, the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) reports. New antitheft technology on the Escalade, as well as its waning popularity, are two likely reasons the luxury SUV has fallen from first to sixth place in the ranking of vehicles with the highest rates of insurance claims for theft.