CHICAGO, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Cars.com (NYSE: CARS), a leading digital
automotive marketplace and solutions provider, releases its
annual Car Seat Check Honor Roll to arm parents and caregivers with
vital information on which family vehicles best fit car seats and
have the easiest-to-use Latch systems for car seat installation.
This year, Cars.com tested more than 87 vehicles and 14 made the
Honor Roll, which is the highest number of vehicles ever featured
on the list. And as the demand for used cars increases due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, Cars.com created a list of the best used cars
for car seats, which highlights cars from the 2014-19 model years
that earned all A's in our Car Seat Checks.
"Since COVID-19 began, families are relying on their cars more
than ever. Cars have become our mobile bubbles and a critical piece
of navigating our way through the pandemic," said Jenni Newman, Cars.com editor-in-chief and
certified child-passenger safety technician. "As a certified
child-passenger safety technician, it feels like I've seen it all
when it comes to car seat mistakes. Car seats can be confusing, but
getting them right is so important, especially now as families
spend more time on the road."
When used correctly, child-safety seats decrease the risk of
death by up to 71% for infants and 54% for
1-to-4-year-olds1. Car seats are critical to keeping
kids safe, but they can be complicated — there's a seemingly
endless array of sizes and types, and a child will need a few
different kinds to make it through childhood safely. Cars.com's
annual honor roll recognizes the vehicles that make it easy to
correctly install a car seat, each evaluated by Cars.com's
certified car seat technicians.
The following
vehicles made Cars.com's 2020 Car Seat Check Honor
Roll:
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● BMW
X7
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● Lexus ES
350
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● Toyota
4Runner, Avalon
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● Chevrolet
Equinox
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● Nissan
Maxima and
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and
RAV4
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● Hyundai Santa
Fe
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Murano
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● Volkswagen
Atlas
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● Jaguar
I-Pace
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● Subaru
Forester
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● Volvo
V60
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● Jeep
Cherokee
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|
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"Cars.com research recently revealed that 64% of car shoppers
have moved up their purchasing timeline due to
COVID-192," added Newman. "With the increased number of
shoppers, new and used cars are in demand. The average new-car list
price on Cars.com was $37,651 in late
August, but the average used-car price (2000 model year or newer)
was $23,650. That price savings
allows a new family to find a car that will grow with them as their
babies grow from rear-facing infant seats to convertible car seats
and eventually booster seats in the years to come."
Here are Cars.com's best used cars for car seats:
- BMW: 2019 X7
- Chevrolet: 2018 Equinox
- Ford: 2017 Escape, 2014 Taurus
- Genesis: 2018 G90, 2017 G90
- GMC: 2018 Acadia, 2017 Acadia
- Honda: 2017 Accord Hybrid
- Hyundai: 2019 Santa Fe, 2018 Sonata, 2016 Sonata Hybrid,
2015 Sonata
- Jaguar: 2019 I-Pace, 2017 XF, 2016 XF
- Jeep: 2019 Cherokee
- Lexus: 2019 ES 350, 2015 ES 350
- Lincoln: 2018
Continental, 2017 Continental
- Mercedes-Benz: 2017 C300, 2014 S-Class
- Mini: 2016 Clubman
- Nissan: 2019 Maxima, 2019 Murano, 2014 Pathfinder and
Pathfinder Hybrid
- Subaru: 2019 Forester, 2018 Impreza, 2017 Impreza, 2015
Forester
- Toyota: 2019 4Runner, 2019 Avalon, 2019 Camry, 2019
RAV4, 2018 Camry, 2018 4Runner, 2017 RAV4, 2016 RAV4
- Volkswagen: 2019 Atlas, 2019 Tiguan, 2018 Atlas, 2018
Tiguan, 2015 Jetta
- Volvo: 2019 V60, 2017 S90
For more information, visit Cars.com.
1National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
2Cars.com survey Aug. 20-21; 966 responses.
About CARS
CARS is a leading digital marketplace and
solutions provider for the automotive industry that connects car
shoppers with sellers. Launched in 1998 with the flagship
marketplace Cars.com and headquartered in Chicago, the Company empowers shoppers with
the data, resources and digital tools needed to make informed
buying decisions and seamlessly connect with automotive retailers.
In a rapidly changing market, CARS enables dealerships and OEMs
with innovative technical solutions and data-driven intelligence to
better reach and influence ready-to-buy shoppers, increase
inventory turn and gain market share.
In addition to Cars.com, CARS companies include Dealer Inspire,
a technology provider building solutions that future-proof
dealerships with more efficient operations and connected digital
experiences, FUEL, which gives dealers and OEMs the opportunity to
harness the untapped power of digital video by leveraging
Cars.com's pure audience of in-market car shoppers, and
DealerRater, a leading car dealer review and reputation management
platform.
The full suite of CARS properties
include Cars.com™, Dealer
Inspire®, DealerRater®, FUEL™, Auto.com™, PickupTrucks.com™
and NewCars.com®. For more information,
visit www.Cars.com.
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