Fred Meier

The crystal ball for electric vehicles has gotten cloudy as many major automakers take a sober look at their EV plans and quietly shift priorities, cut production and extend new product timelines. While many headlines about EV sales in recent months were over-the-top gloomy, the market likely was due for this reality check. There’s no shortage of pricey electric SUVs and a dearth of entry-price EVs, even as higher interest rates have raised the cost of borrowing for buyers and makers.

What's new with SUVs for 2024 | Cars.com illustration by Paul Dolan

Here is a ranking by brand of 2024 new-car warranties for retail buyers based on three main types of coverage and grouped from best to industry average.

These cars offer panoramic moonroofs or sunroofs either as standard or optional equipment for 2024.

Continuously variable transmissions allow the engine of a car to continuously operate in its most effective rpm range.

Getting preapproved means that you shop around for the lowest-cost car loan that meets your needs and have that loan in your pocket before you shop for your best deal on the vehicle.

Every major automaker offers at least one vehicle with three rows of seats, and many offer quite a few.

Can you get a car loan with poor credit? Yes, most people still can borrow money for a car, but you should expect to pay additional interest.

If a head-up display is on your must-have list, here’s a list of the vehicles that offer them for the 2024 model year.

Built-in booster seats never caught on broadly, and now just one automaker still offers an integrated booster seat option for some of its vehicles: Volvo.