Fancy Gear Shifts Are Confusing Motorists, Consumer Reports Says an hour ago

Automakers have been replacing traditional gear shifts with buttons, knobs and wheels to spruce up vehicle interiors -- but that is confusing motorists and diminishing safety, Consumer Reports says. The Yonkers, New York-based magazine docked scores of 50 vehicles evaluated as part of its 2017 annual auto brand rankings, which were released Tuesday.

Buick becomes first U.S. brand to crack top three in Consumer Reports’ reliability rankings

... for a domestic brand in more than 35 years of record-keeping. Buick has consistently scored in the top 10 of the Yonkers, N.Y.-based magazine's list, and climbed higher this year in part because of the simplicity of its model line, which is heavy on ...