Tracing its roots back to the early ‘70s, Money Magazine is a well respected and reputable publication when it comes to personal finance. This year, the publication decided to put together a list of awards for the automotive industry, to help its consumers determine which vehicles might be the right choice for them. As a…
The automotive industry has a ton of outstanding publications that act as great, reputable sources for consumers to gather data before determining which vehicle might be the right fit for them. One such organization is WardsAuto, which has been around since the 1920s as a source of automotive data and statistics geared towards highlighting the…
When it comes to value in the automotive industry, one of the most reputable sources for data and insight is Vincentric. Each year, the organization releases all kinds of awards and lists to recognize the best vehicles in all different kinds of categories and aspects. Recently, the company released its 2023 Best Fleet Value in…
Although it isn’t particularly widespread throughout the industry, there is something relatively new that we’ve seen cropping up from a number of manufacturers, particularly those that produce off-road vehicles. We’re talking about smartphone apps. Whether an automaker has developed an app specifically for their vehicles, leveraged an existing app for their needs, or simply teamed…
The Good Housekeeping publication is very reputable as a source for product reviews and similar information across a number of industries. It does a lot more than just basic product reviews though, for example: each year the publication releases a list of automobiles that it thinks are the Best Family Vehicles of 2023. This year…
Technically speaking, there are only four seasons that make up the year. But if you use the term a little more loosely, there are all kinds of seasons throughout the year. For example, we typically call Thanksgiving to the end of the year the holiday season. Football season, baseball season, beach season, wedding season, the…
You get asked at every oil change: Synthetic or conventional? According to Consumer Reports, there is a 70 percent chance you answered “Conventional”. Then, part of your brain wonders if you should have given the other answer. You may know little more about synthetic motor oil beyond it costs more, and by definition, it is…
Cowboy Kia explain the steps involved. The Smart Power Tailgate feature is found on all EV models and several upper trim levels of Kia crossovers and hatchbacks. Specifically for 2023 models, the feature is found on: Model Trim Telluride All EX and SX trim levels Sorento All EX and SX trim levels Sportage X-Line (opt.)…
Elsewhere in the Cowboy Kia blog, we have mentioned that the Kia EV6 has been awarded North American Car of the Year. It was named the European Car of the Year as well. Upping the ante, models from the EV6 and Niro model lines have been named finalists in three World Car of the Year…
