Midsize Sedan Deathwatch #14: July 2017 Sales Plunge by a Fifth, Everybody Falls Except the Dodge Avenger

Every midsize car on sale in the United States reported declining year-over-year volume in July 2017. Every car except the Dodge Avenger, which came back from the dead with 10 reported sales after a nine-month hiatus. 2014 was the Avenger's last model year. But forget that sales stat quirk — Pentastar Avenger Blacktop Edition, be still […] The post Midsize Sedan Deathwatch #14: July 2017 Sales Plunge by a Fifth, Everybody Falls Except the Dodge Avenger appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA

QOTD: Lincoln Continental vs. Cadillac CT6 – Pick Your Poison

Today's Question of the Day isn't our typical lighthearted, open-ended Choose Your Own Adventure inquiry. It's serious business, pitting two serious flagship sedans against one another. At the end of this post, you'll have to choose: Lincoln Continental, or Cadillac CT6? Though several large sedans remain on offer from luxury brands today, the vast majority […] The post QOTD: Lincoln Continental vs. Cadillac CT6 – Pick Your Poison appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA

Ace of Base: 2018 Ford F-150 XL

It's been two model years since this series put America's best-selling vehicle under the harsh Ace of Base lights in a solo environment. Since then, the Blue Oval had given the truck a nose job and stuffed a new base engine under the hood. Last time, I professed to not being offended by the F-150's […] The post Ace of Base: 2018 Ford F-150 XL appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA

2018 Nissan Leaf Spotted in Spain, Minus the Camo

The 2018 Nissan Leaf was ready for its close-up, but didn't count on a Norwegian tourist peering through a hotel window. Photos have emerged of a completely uncamouflaged next-generation Leaf spotted in Barcelona, Spain, apparently while in the midst of filming a commercial. The photos, sent to Norway's TV2 television channel (Norway does love its […] The post 2018 Nissan Leaf Spotted in Spain, Minus the Camo appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA

Asia Picks Up North American Slack as Honda Posts Profit Increase

Exchange rates seriously hurt Japanese manufacturers over the past year as the yen bobbed and weaved following 2015's surge. However, Honda was not among them. The final quarter of 2016 saw the automaker posting a 27 percent earnings increase, despite being hammered by the same foreign exchange losses as the rest of its Pacific brethren. The […] The post Asia Picks Up North American Slack as Honda Posts Profit Increase appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA

U.S. Auto Sales Brand-By-Brand Results: July 2017 YTD

July 2017 auto sales were expected to decline for a seventh consecutive month, sliding further and faster than at any point this year. In the end, with incentive spending up 5 percent, U.S. auto sales dropped 7 percent in July 2017, a year-over-year decrease worth roughly 105,000 sales. Detroit was to blame for much of […] The post U.S. Auto Sales Brand-By-Brand Results: July 2017 YTD appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA

Light Entertainment: Answers To the Matching Taillight Challenge

Last week, we showed you four different vehicles, each with strikingly similar taillamps. So began the Taillamp Identification Challenge. (Un)fortunately, Flybrian was around, and came up with the correct answers just 10 minutes after the post went live. So, the challenge was short lived, and all props go to Flybrian's keen taillamp eye. It's almost like he knows […] The post Light Entertainment: Answers To the Matching Taillight Challenge appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA