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Nov 11, 2024 | jdpower.com | Jessica Shea Choksey

For years, government tax incentives have played a crucial role in promoting the adoption of electric vehicles. While these invaluable rebates and credits remain available to consumers, some new rule changes in 2024 affect how these incentives function and the models eligible to take advantage of them.

Nov 6, 2024 | jdpower.com

TROY, Mich.: 6 Nov. 2024 — For the first time, the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Home Security Satisfaction Study,SM released today, is split into two segments: professionally and self-monitored systems. Overall satisfaction is higher for professionally monitored home security systems with a score of 898 (on a 1,000-point scale) vs. 881 for self-monitored systems. Professionally monitored systems have higher satisfaction across the board despite the difference in price, as customers indicate they are seeing value for the price they are paying. Additionally, brand reputation is the top reason home security shoppers ultimately pick their system.

Nov 4, 2024 | jdpower.com | Jack R. Nerad

The comparison of the 2025 BMW 4 Series and the 2025 Audi A5 is filled with uncanny similarities and wide disparities. While neither car has bowed to the SUV trend that has swept the automotive industry, its influence is evident in how these vehicles have evolved. For the 2025 model year, the BMW 4 Series offers American buyers a broad range of body styles: a two-door coupe, a convertible, and a four-door Sportback.

Nov 3, 2024 | jdpower.com | Jack R. Nerad

Over a decade ago, BMW strategically split its iconic 3 Series—one of the keystones of its "Ultimate Driving Machine" tagline—in two, creating the 4 Series as a separate model. The new 4 Series lineup includes three body styles: a two-door coupe, a convertible, and a four-door hatchback, known as the Gran Coupe. At the same time, the 3 Series soldiers on as a four-door sedan. So, the comparison between the 2025 BMW 3 Series and the 4 Series amounts to sibling rivalry at its most profound level.

Nov 3, 2024 | jdpower.com | Jack R. Nerad

Minivans are not the most exciting vehicles on the planet, but you could make the case that they are the most useful. When it comes to carrying various combinations of people and cargo, minivans offer multiple ways to get the job done. The Chrysler Pacifica and Honda Odyssey are among the cream of the crop, delivering clever ways to make themselves even more valuable. The Chrysler Pacifica comes from the company that invented the minivan.