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Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast, Episode 76; How COVID-19 Changed Car Buyers; EV Sales Uptick

EV Sales

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: 76

Broadcast date: April 12, 2021

Guest: Jenni Newman

How COVID-19 Changed Car Buyers; EV Sales Uptick

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell kick off the show by discussing the upcoming GMC Hummer SUV and pure-electric Chevrolet Silverado, as well as the uptick in EV sales. Cars.com Editor-in-Chief Jenni Newman joins us to talk about the effect COVID-19 has had on car shoppers, based on Cars.com’s internal data and survey results. Tom has a “sales-per-dealer” 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 Hyundai Elantra SEL and a gallery of currently available new vehicles powered by 3-cylinder engines.

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

Discussed this week:

Cars.com Pandemic Study

Test Drive: 2021 Hyundai Elantra SEL (with photo gallery)

Missing Pistons? A Gallery of 3-Cylinder Vehicles

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast, Episode 67; New-Car Affordability, 2022 Nissan Pathfinder and Frontier

New-Car Affordability

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: 67

Broadcast date: February 7, 2021

Guest: Todd Lassa

New-Car Affordability, 2022 Nissan Pathfinder and Frontier

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start the show by discussing the recent unveiling of the 2022 Nissan Pathfinder midsize SUV and 2022 Nissan Frontier midsize pickup.  Todd Lassa, veteran automotive journalist and founding editor of The Hustings (thehustings.news), joins us to talk about some current auto-industry trends and fill us in on The Hustings–a news website that is designed to deliver straight news and non-partisan political analysis, with liberal and conservative commentary all on one page.  Tom has a “buzzer-style” name-that-vehicle 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 Ram 1500 TRX and 2021 Genesis GV80.

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

Discussed this week:

2022 Frontier by the specs

The Hustings

shinymetalboxes

Test Drive: 2021 Ram 1500 TRX

Test Drive: 2021 Genesis GV80 2.5T Prestige

Cold Snap: Why Your Tire Pressure Warning Light Is On

Review Flashback: Luxury Sedans of 1973 (Comparison Test)

Follow the crew:

The CG Daily Drive Blog

Car Stuff Facebook Page

Consumer Guide on Twitter

Todd Lassa on Twitter

Tom on Twitter

Damon on Twitter

Jill on Twitter

Tom on the radio:

Tom on WGN Radio

Tom on Green Sense Radio

Tom on the Stan Milam Show

The Crew

Infiniti QX55

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast, Episode 57; 2021 Consumer Guide Best Buys

New-Car Affordability

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Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast, Episode 34: Cadillac Super Cruise Enhancements, 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

Cadillac Super Cruise Enhancements

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: 34

Broadcast date: June 21, 2020

Guest: Jeff Miller

Cadillac Super Cruise Enhancements, 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start the show by discussing the just-revealed 2021 Lexus IS and Nissan Rogue. Next, we talk about Volkswagen’s new-for-2020 Atlas Cross Sport SUV. Jeff Miller, Super Cruise Program Engineering Manager at General Motors, calls in to fill us in on Cadillac’s latest enhancements to its Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system. Tom has a “who owns what?” quiz for Damon and Jill, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog–including a look at an all-but-forgotten hot-rodded minivan: the 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette OSV concept vehicle.

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

Discussed this week:

First Look: 2021 Lexus IS

First Look: 2021 Nissan Rogue

Test Drive: 2018 Cadillac CT6 with Super Cruise

Forgotten Concept: Oldsmobile Silhouette OSV

More Consumer Guide Test Drives

Follow the crew:

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 the Nick Digilio Show

Tom on Green Sense Radio

Tom on the Stan Milam Show

Cadillac Super Cruise Enhancements