Car Seat Reviews, Guidance Offered
Consumer Reports teams with parenting brand to help parents make the best choices for their families.
Offerings include reviews of car seats and other products and services, videos on proper car seat use, a car seat quiz, and lab-test ratings.
Pexels/Muhammad Taha Ibrahim
A new partnership is aimed at giving parents guidance on choosing car seats based on safety reviews and other considerations.
Consumer Reports is teaming with multiplatform pregnancy and parenting brand The Bump to provide reviews and ratings of car seat products.
The partners said free ratings and other tools are designed to help make the process of choosing and using car seats easier for parents. Consumer Reports said vehicle crashes are a leading cause of child deaths.
Offerings include reviews of car seats and other products and services, videos on proper car seat use, a car seat quiz, and lab-test ratings to be integrated with The Bump’s digital content. Platform readers will get a discounted Consumer Reports membership.
The free interactive quiz, based on Consumer Reports’ ratings of more than 100 car seats it’s tested, gives parents customized recommendations based on each family’s situation.
“By combining our research and testing with The Bump’s expert and real-life parenting perspective, we’re helping parents navigate important purchase decisions with confidence,” said Consumer Reports Director of Baby Content Development Siobhan Adcock.
More Industry
Future-Proof Your Business
A new industry outlook details several ways that automotive companies can use the rise in artificial intelligence and advanced technologies to their advantage.
Read More →
Dealership Buy-Sells Keep Going Up
First-half transactions reflect continued high appetite for acquisitions despite falling profits, the most sought-after franchises bringing record prices.
Read More →
California Makes Electric Moves
New laws in the Golden State aim to advance consumer access to public electric-vehicle chargers and reduce costs and barriers to its infrastructure.
Read More →
Rare Earths Independence
Automakers seek alternatives to sourcing battery raw materials in volatile markets roiled by trade wars and disrupted supply chains.
Read More →
Volvo Appoints President and CEO
Klaus Zellmer will replace Håkan Samuelsson as president and CEO of Volvo Cars in 2027 as the company makes strategic shifts toward profitability and cash generation.
Read More →
Fix Up Your Fixed Ops
The department may hold untapped potential for your dealership. This issue of the magazine shares ways to unearth it and turn it around for more profits.
Read More →
Easier EV Charging Touted
Wireless charging pad provides automatic powering by just parking, says its maker, which sees a cable-free charger future as global EV demand grows.
Read More →
Vehicle Ownership Costs Rising
Fuel prices, car prices and depreciation are all factors for new vehicles, and this year’s average annual numbers are up with the inclusion of electrics and hybrids.
Read More →
Toyota Tops Longevity List
Toyota, Lexus, Honda and Acura came out on top in iSeeCars’ latest longest-lasting car brand study, all eclipsing the overall average chance of reaching 250,000 miles.
Read More →
From Military Service to Service Bay
Shifting Gears aims to alleviate the strain caused by the auto industry’s technician shortage while easing the sometimes jarring transition that veterans face after leaving the Army.
Read More →