Reasons to buy: SUV-type looks; room, safety and driver assistance features

The ability to walk and chew gum will go a long way toward determining which automakers survive this decade. Engineering talent and investment capital are being pulled in two different directions like never before.

The brash $35,000 Hyundai Veloster N hot hatch thinks it's a premium performance car. Slip inside and it hands you your seat belt like a Mercedes S560 Coupe. The seats are bolstered for hard cornering, yet easy on the backside like an Audi RS. The steering wheel bristles with twin drive-mode…

Performance brand Mazda wants to put its own unique stamp on the electric vehicle market.

Early models of the all-electric 2021 Mustang Mach-E have a battery issue that may leave owners struggling to start their vehicles despite its being fully charged, according to a technical service bulletin that Ford sent to federal regulators.

Japanese luxury brands are going back to the future to find their mojo.

DETROIT — Tesla says it delivered nearly 185,000 electric vehicles in the first quarter despite a shortage of computer chips that has hit the global auto industry.

DETROIT – General Motors reported Thursday its first-quarter new car sales inched up 4% in the United States on demand for full-size and mid-sized pickups and SUVs.

Trying to characterize the 2021 Lamborghini Huracán Evo Spyder is difficult, but let me try.

GMC is leading General Motor Co.'s charge into electrification with the battery-powered Hummer pickup/SUV twins. But for now the brand's meat and potatoes are gas-fired trucks and SUVs, and its compact Terrain SUV is one big potato.

DETROIT — In a story March 29, 2021, about Volkswagen of America, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the company would change its brand name to Voltswagen, based on assurances from the company the change was correct. On Tuesday the company issued a fake news release, but later sa…

Leaders of several major Black-owned media companies, including Byron Allen and Ice Cube, accused General Motors CEO Mary Barra of being racist for what they described as her refusal to meet with them.

The newest member of the global auto club, Stellantis NV, is racing to catch the industry's zero-emission transition and avoid becoming a transatlantic dinosaur.

DETROIT — Volkswagen plans to change its brand name in the United States to “Voltswagen” as its shifts its production increasingly toward electric vehicles and tries to distance itself from an emissions cheating scandal.

The global chip shortage slamming the auto industry will shut down five Stellantis plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico for several weeks beginning Monday.

WASHINGTON — Women get in fewer car accidents than men. But when they do, they're up to 73% more likely to be injured and 28% more likely to die, according to new data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

LANSING, Mich. — Ralph Shaheen is ready to sell General Motors' electric vehicles at his dealerships in Lansing. But he knows it is going to change everything.

Is an electric vehicle right for you?

DETROIT — It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be allowed to work remotely — at least some days — once the pandemic has faded?

With new electric vehicle prices hitting more than $30,000 for cars like the Chevrolet Bolt, Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Ioniq, some buyers are turning to the used channel to find a gas-free car at a more affordable price.

Jeep is jumping into the super-sized SUV space with a pair of old friends: the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer.

It arrived late to the luxury-compact party two years ago so it still has plenty of ground to make up. In fact, some competitors are well into their second or third generations.

In all of us, there is always some reluctance to face the truth, particularly when it comes to age. Its why people dye their hair, or wear youthful clothing that merely reinforces their lack of youth. Of course, as the saying goes, there’s no fool like old fool. After all, no one ever got po…

Auto consumers have been fixated on their transition to SUVs, but I encourage them to pay attention to a parallel trend: the democratization of the automobile. Thanks to the electronics revolution, the gap between luxury and mainstream autos has been shrinking rapidly.

WASHINGTON — A coalition of automakers has told the Biden administration it would agree to raise mileage standards to reduce tailpipe emissions but with tradeoffs and at rates lower than those brokered by California with five other car manufacturers.

DETROIT — Kia is telling owners of nearly 380,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors due to the risk of an engine compartment fire.

It’s time to stop talking about electric cars like they’re odd and radically different, a new kind of transportation. They’re cars, each developed to meet price and performance goals, each with inevitable trade-offs dictated by those factors.

2021 Audi A6 Allroad Quattro Prestige: Love at first drive?

Life has changed in so many ways. We no longer think it’s strange when someone wears a face mask, once common only among bank robbers and surgeons. We’ve become accustomed to it, just like we’ve gotten in the habit of buying more things online, even groceries. It’s not merely a matter of avo…

FENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The viral pandemic has triggered a cascade of price hikes throughout America's auto industry — a surge that has made both new and used vehicles unaffordable for many.

LONDON — Struggling luxury car brand Jaguar will be fully electric by 2025, the British company said Monday as it outlined a plan to phase out internal combustion engines.

2021 VW Golf GTI 2.0T Autobahn: Is this still the best inexpensive playdate?

I’m sure that the cost of your car or truck is probably bothering you right now, if for no other reason than you’re undoubtedly not using it much. You’re probably working from home. Most likely your spouse is as well. Your children are attending classes virtually. You’re having everything de…

The Toyota RAV4 has taken over sister Prius’ spot as the best-selling hybrid in the brand’s lineup. But not because it's greener than the iconic sedan: it’s more practical.