Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast, Episode 92: Ranking the Most American-Made Vehicles, Used Car Prices

Used Car Prices

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast

Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.

Episode: 92

Broadcast date: August 1, 2021

Guest: Kelsey Mays

Ranking the Most American-Made Vehicles, Used Car Prices

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start off the show by discussing GM’s lawsuit against Ford over the BlueCruise name for Ford’s hands-free highway-driving feature. We also talk about the significant spike in year-over-year used-car transaction prices. Kelsey Mays, Assistant Managing Editor at Cars.com, joins us to talk about Cars.com’s 2021 American-Made Index, a ranking of the most American-made vehicles sold in the U.S. Tom has “where is it made?” quiz for Damon and Jill, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog, including a test-drive review of the 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost.

The Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast is broadcast every Sunday on Chicago’s WCPT AM 820 at 1:00 PM CST.

Discussed this week:

Blue Cruise Lawsuit

Crazy Used-Car Prices

Cars.com American-Made Index

A Brief History of Car Radio

Test Drive: 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost

Test Drive: 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Limited

Quick Spin: 2021 Volkswagen Arteon SEL R-Line

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast, Episode 72; New-Car Infotainment Trends; 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer

Infotainment Trends

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast

Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.

Episode: 72

Broadcast date: March 14, 2021

Guest: Robby DeGraff

New-Car Infotainment Trends; 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell kick off the show by discussing the recently unveiled 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer large SUVs. Robby DeGraff, Industry Analyst with AutoPacific, joins us to talk about the rapidly evolving world of new-vehicle connectivity and infotainment systems.  Tom has a quiz on the home countries of foreign automotive brands for Damon and Jill, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog–including a Test Drive review of the 2021 Chevrolet Suburban High Country.

The Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast is broadcast every Sunday on Chicago’s WCPT AM 820 at 1:00 PM CST.

Discussed this week:

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast, Episode 58; Carfax Vehicle History Reports; Hyundai Future EVs

Carfax Vehicle History Reports

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast

Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.

Episode: 58

Broadcast date: December 6, 2020

Guest: Patrick Olsen

Carfax Vehicle History Reports; Hyundai Future EVs

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start off the show by discussing  Hyundai’s new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) for battery electric vehicles. Patrick Olsen, Executive Editor at Carfax, joins us to talk about the ins and outs of Carfax Vehicle History Reports. Tom has a quiz for Damon and Jill on the entry-level engines in current vehicles, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog, including test-drive reviews of the 2020 Kia Forte GT and 2021 Toyota Corolla SE Apex Edition.

The Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast is broadcast every Sunday on Chicago’s WCPT AM 820 at 1:00 PM CST.

Discussed this week:

Carfax

Test Drive: 2020 Kia Forte GT

Test Drive: 2021 Toyota Corolla SE Apex Edition

Test Drive: 2020 Nissan 370Z NISMO

Follow the crew:

Patrick Olsen on Twitter

The CG Daily Drive Blog

Car Stuff Facebook Page

Consumer Guide on Twitter

Tom on Twitter

Damon on Twitter

Jill on Twitter

Drive, She Said (Jill’s blog)

Tom on the radio:

Tom on WGN Radio

Tom on Green Sense Radio

Tom on the Stan Milam Show

The Crew

Carfax Vehicle History Reports

Meet the 2021 Consumer Guide Best Buys