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  TORONTO -- Pickup trucks have always been popular in Canada and thats been especially true during the pandemic, with some people buying them to haul boats, trailers and other recreational vehicles. Whether you own a pickup truck or you’ve driven by them on the highway, youve probably noticed theyve gotten much larger. The increase in size is causing safety concerns for some. That’s because pickup trucks have steadily gotten taller, longer and heavier over the past two decades and res...

And chose a select few as the topics. >> rick paul is here. the auto editor at consumer reports. and we are happy you joined us and thanks for bringing the beautiful mustang which we will talk about in a minute. how do you pick? so many cars to choose from. >> the top cars in ten categories and that meet three criteria. have to do well in your testing. average or better reliability and have to do well in independent crash tests. makes them well rounded cars. dont excel in one area and foul dawn ...

Addition to hybrid lexus cars. so if you own one, or you know somebody who does, thats pretty much everybody out there, hear what the late info and what you need to know is auto editor with "consumer reports." john, great to see you again. thanks for helping us. >> my pleasure. >> we have 150,000 priuses being recalled. lexuses being recalled. apparently theres a problem with the brakes. whats going on here? whats the fix? are these things safe to drive? >> overall, theyre safe to drive. because...

Potentially driving up the cost for every knnew car. a ford f series up to $5700. toyota rav4 built overseas up to $9300 more. >> tariffs are not taxes on foreign company. taxes on u.s. companies that either consume or manufacture goods. >> importantly, most int international auto makers build cars here in the u.s. moving parts across the borders which puts the auto makers, employees and customers at risk. tom costello, nbc news. >> with me now, my old friend and colleague, jamie butters. auto e...