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President Obama’s transportation bill, which went to Congress this week, would bolster the traffic safety watchdog’s power.

The McLaren 570S’s main competitor is the Porsche 911 Turbo S, which has a base price around $180,000. Expect the McLaren to be near that price.

U.S. automakers are hoping China’s rapidly growing appetite for luxury wheels can take the two iconic car brands over the top.

Hyundai Motor Co. said it aims to commercialize autonomous driving capabilities in some of its cars in 2020, as the the automaker plays catch-up in the increasingly competitive technology.

Ford tries to knock the rust off a once-iconic nameplate and feed global demand for luxo-barges.

Tesla’s stock price gained 3 percent after the company’s renowned CEO tweeted a "major" announcement about an upcoming product line.

BYD's share price soars Monday after the maker of the best-selling electric car in China says its profit motored ahead in the first quarter.

Smaller cars are key to Ford's efforts to compete in Asia and particularly in India.

The deal provides low-cost public financing for a $275 million high-strength aluminum sheet plant south of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dealers will start selling the car in the spring of 2016. Still secret is just how many RS models Ford will export to the U.S.

U.S. automobile-factory workers have been making different wages for the same work since 2009. That won't change.

The company also says some of its popular Explorer SUVs have doors that could fly open on side collisions.

The move may reflect a desire among China’s technology firms to bring their skills into new areas of life.

In the patent filing, Google explained a system for protecting a pedestrian during impact with a vehicle.

German researchers say U.S. incentives played a large role in the rapid growth of a still-tiny vehicle market.

The new factory puts the Michigan automaker on track to manufacture 15 new vehicles in China by the end of 2015.

As major contract talks approach, some workers want an end to two-tiered wages.

The latest investigation covers nearly 990,000 vehicles in the U.S. that were recalled by the company in 2013 and 2014.

Land Rover is among automakers being probed in China for possible anti-competitive behavior.

Tesla Motors’ share price took a hit after Thursday’s announcement that the Model S electric car was getting new software features.

The Japanese automaker recently discovered that tens of thousands of its vehicles contained potentially defective air bag systems.

European car sales jumped in February, thanks in part to ‘tactical sales’ and Spain’s version of ‘cash for clunkers.’

Buckle up: drivers using a smartwatch are purportedly even more dangerous than those on a smartphone.

New Jersey shut down Tesla showrooms a year ago. Now, a bill allowing them to reopen hits the governor’s desk.

Chinese media reports claim nearly half of the cars the electric-car maker sent to China haven’t been sold.

China has detained two prominent officials suspected of corruption, as part of its deepening anti-graft campaign.

BYD, the Chinese maker of electric buses that’s backed by Warren Buffett, says it’s more than tripling its battery output.

The electric car is part of Uber's program to help its drivers buy or lease new or used cars.

Daimler is investing $500 million to build future Sprinter vans on U.S. soil. The current ones are imported.