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The 2021 GV80 is the first utility vehicle (UV) from Genesis, the luxury vehicle brand from Hyundai Motor Group.

2021 Kia Sorento Review By Larry Nutson 2021 Kia Sorento Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel The first quarter of 2021 is behind us as we all continue to move slowly through the pandemic tunnel with us now seeing some light at its end. Auto industry sales have been slowed a bunch over the last year but things are now opening up. Kia Motors America (KMA) had its best-ever month and an all-time high for first quarter sales. Through March 2021, Kia sales are up 9-percent over the previous first quar...

really wanted the Envision to be completely au courante, the gauge cluster should have been some form of configurable digital screen. But otherwise, the Envision’s cabin, at least in its top-of-the-line Avenir form — Buick is hoping to create the same cachet for Avenir as GMC has for Denali — is pretty impressive. Top marks definitely go to the infotainment system. Unlike pretty much every other auto marque, Buick has no flowery, marketing-department-vetted, fully-acronymed name for its ...

Porsche, meanwhile, topped all brands in customer satisfaction with MINI coming in beat all mass-market brands.

February global sales at 210,177 units, up 7% y/y Korea sales jumped 31% to 37,583 units Sales outside of Korea climbed 2.9% to 172,594 units Kia to focus on renewed Plan S strategy and expand new model line-up, including its first dedicated BEV model and the K8 sedan (SEOUL) March 2, 2021 – Kia Corporation recorded total global sales of 210,177 units in February 2021, a 7 percent increase compared to the same month last year. Kia’s SUV range led the company’s global sales with...

The 2021 Kia Seltos. (Kia/TNS) The 2021 Lexus IS. (Courtesy of Lexus) The Porsche 911. (Courtesy of Porsche) Published March 01. 2021 12:06AM  By Henry Payne, The Detroit News Automobiles are more complex than ever, and more dependable than ever. Thats the encouraging news from data analytics firm JD Power which released its 2021 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study last week. The widely watched study found vehicle durability at an all-time high, improving 10% over 2020 — and 25% over 2016 when ...

Buy one while you still can. The midsize truck segment has returned in full force. Some automakers - were talking specifically to you, Ford - believed midsize trucks were no longer necessary but were soon proven wrong. Today, theres a new Ford Ranger and longtime players like the Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon twins and Toyota Tacoma remain popular choices. And theres the Nissan Frontier. The Japanese automaker unveiled the completely redesigned 2022 Frontier earlier this month but the outgoing gene...

The results of the 2021 JD Power US Vehicle Dependability Study are out, with Lexus, as usual, coming out on top. Porsche, Kia and Toyota also scored highly, with the usual suspects at the bottom of the rankings.

J.D. Power recently released the findings of its 32nd annual U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) and, unsurprisingly, the premium Japanese brand Lexus got crowned once more as the most reliable marque overall. Still, the study also brought news of improving reliability across the entire spectrum, so we decided to have a look at the popular pickup truck segment.

Two major rankings of the best car brands came out on Thursday.  In Consumer Reports 2021 ranking, Tesla slid five spots to No. 16 due to reliability issues.  JD Powers 2021 Vehicle Dependability Study put Tesla near the bottom of the pack.  Tesla received poor rankings in Consumer Reports Brand Report Card and JD Powers US Vehicle Dependability Study, two major annual reports on the best car brands that were released on Thursday.  In Consumer Reports 2021 study, Tesla dropped five spots to...