Lincolnannounced yesterday that it is extending free maintenance service to all new 2011 customers and beyond on a permanent basis. The company first tried this out last summer as a promotion for select model year 2010 Lincoln lease and retail customers....

Consumer Reports released the findings from its latest annual car reliability survey last week, showing how car brands and models compare based on new car predicted reliability. The results reveal that some Asian brands again top the list, American...

Consumer Reports’ 2010 annual car reliability survey underlines a little-appreciated fact: Quality and reliability are not the same thing. As the graph shows, small cars are the most reliable car type as a group, and luxury cars, especially luxury...

When it comes to vehicle reliability, there are brands that are at the top of the list and those at the bottom, but each manufacturer have vehicles that are winners and losers in our annual reliability survey. In our...

General Motors has improved considerably, though Honda and Toyota still dominate in the latest predicted-reliability Ratings of new cars, according to Consumer Reports 2010 Annual Auto Survey. Eighty-three percent of Chevrolets, General Motor's major brand, now have average or...

It would seem reasonable to assume that a vehicle with a history of good marks for reliability in the United States would get similar owner feedback from owners overseas. But hey, you never know. Thanks to our friends at...

The approaching July 4th holiday, and ongoing FIFA World Cup, have made this is a time for national pride and competition. Inspired, our Consumer Reports Auto Price Services studied the latest incentives and produced a list of the best...

GM’s premium division has announced a new free-maintenance program for owners of 2011 Cadillacs. The program provides maintenance at no charge for four years, 50,000 miles, and it covers oil changes, tire rotations, air filters replacements, and inspections. The...

It seems like car nuts can’t win. Some of the most reliable cars out there feel like appliances. Competent appliances, for sure, but lacking any excitement for the driver or any real delight for the owner. And there have...

Ever want even more insight into the problems reported through our Annual Auto Survey? A new feature online gives ConsumerReports.org Cars Best Deals Plus subscribers access to the most frequent problems behind the familiar trouble spots featured online and...