New Cars

Amazon Starts Car Research and Review Site

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

Amazon is starting a site offering research, reviews and other information on new and used cars. The latest venture by the e-commerce powerhouse will compete with established players in the field including CarSoup.com, Edmunds.com, truecar.com and cars.com. Amazon Vehicles won’t sell cars. But in addition to car specifications, images, videos and customer reviews, the new site will let customers ask…

Car Quality Improves Even as New Technology is Introduced

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

A national survey of new-car buyers found that reliability is improving for most automakers. The annual initial quality survey by the J.D. Power consulting firm found that the improvement came even as automakers roll out more new technology such as touch screens and automatic braking. The survey found that quality improved for 21 of 33 auto brands. This year’s scores…