2019 Nissan Maxima sedan sports new look, more safety tech

The 2019 Nissan Maxima that arrived Wednesday at the 2018 LA Auto Show has a subtly new look with standard LED headlights. A new range-topping Platinum Reserve option package dresses the automaker’s full-size sedan up with pleated semi-aniline leather upholstery cribbed from the company’s GT-R sports car. MORE: 2019 Nissan Altima bows with…

2019 Honda Passport crossover SUV bows at 2018 LA auto show

The 2019 Honda Passport unveiled Tuesday in Los Angeles shares only its outdoorsy attitude with the last Honda to bare the Passport nameplate. The 2019 Passport’s Pilot-sourced underpinnings will be familiar when it goes on sale in early 2019. However, the Passport is six inches shorter than the Pilot and has seating for five in …

Italian plant will reportedly build sub-Renegade sized Jeep model

Jeep has plans for another model smaller than the current Renegade, and it appears an Italian plant will produce the vehicle. Automotive News (subscription required) reported Monday that the Pomigliano factory near Naples will be home to the unnamed Jeep model. The facility currently builds the Fiat Panda, and we surmised earlier this year the …