
Chevrolet relaunched its diesel-powered Cruze compact in 2017 with a new Ecotec 1.6-liter inline four cylinder turbo diesel engine sourced from Turin, Italy. The new Cruze also incorporates the redesign of the gasoline model a year earlier. Read our dirving impressions here. Photos by Vince Taroc.
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The Ford Focus has been a popular compact sedan with commercial fleets. In 2013, it was the most registered compact sedan with 11,497 units going into commercial fleets (more than one in four compact sedans). Read our driving impressions here. Photos by Vince Taroc.
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The safety compliance recall covers nearly 700 Ford Focus compact cars in the 2017 model year.
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The compact car, when equipped with an optional front crash prevent system, qualifies for the highest honor from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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The recall, set to begin Aug. 21, covers nearly 228,000 vehicles in the 2014-2016 model years.
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Subaru has moved up the order cutoff date for its 2017 Impreza compact sedan to June 28, as a result of production changes at its assembly plan in Indianapolis, the company has announced.
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Ford is shifting production of its next-generation 2019 Focus compact car to China from Mexico, and will invest $900 million in its Kentucky Truck Plant to expand production for the new Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, Ford has announced.
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Used vehicles increased 0.4% in value in April, as buyers boosted the value of smaller cars, which have begun to shrug off several years of heavier declines, according to Black Book.
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Used vehicle values increased slightly in April as tracked by Black Book's Used Vehicle Retention Index that measures values of 2- to 6-year old vehicles, according to the company.
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Set to begin June 11, the recall covers more than 25,000 vehicles in the 2014 to 2017 model years.
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