Cruise casts shadow on self-driving tech at CES 2024
Cruise-related headwinds dampened the outlook in some quarters, but autonomous trucks may keep on rolling.
Buick-GMC makes top 10 list in NADA Dealer Attitude Survey for first time
Lexus and Toyota took the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, followed by Porsche, Subaru and BMW.
Why Choice Hotels was a surprise winner for Best Hotel in 2024
By Meghan Coyle | NerdWallet
This time last year, Choice Hotels wasn’t even a contender in NerdWallet’s annual analysis of hotel brands and their loyalty programs.
In past years, we didn’t collect data on Choice because its award search didn’t show enough availability. (As part of our analysis, we collect data on bookings eight months from the time of search.)
But technology updates addressed booking issues, and Choice’s recent acquisition of Radisson brought new interest to the program. In 2022, the $675 million deal brought nine Radisson brands into the Choice portfolio, adding some higher-end brands to a company that was more known for budget brands like Quality Inn and Sleep Inn.
The merger went into full effect when the Choice Privileges rewards program absorbed the Radisson Rewards Americas program in July 2023. According to the press release after the merger, the Choice Privileges program had grown to 60 million members. That’s about half of the members enrolled in the Marriott Bonvoy or the Hilton Honors programs, and about double the number in World of Hyatt.
Dealership lawsuit over tampered Lamborghini odometer tossed by U.S. judge in Fla.
A U.S. district judge in Florida dismissed a Mercedes-Benz dealership’s odometer misrepresentation suit against the North Carolina store that sold it a used 2019 Lamborghini Aventador.
Column: 5 cool things from 2024 CES
These are some of the technologies that impressed at 2024 CES.