AUTO

Parents of first-time drivers: These new and used cars offer the best balance among price, safety and cost to insure.

U.S. car owners can now look up recall information by unique Vehicle Identification Number.

As used car prices fall, so to do new-car sales. Could this impact the growth in new-auto sales? Some think so.

Freed of Ford components, Volvo's new SUV is a test of the company’s relationship with its privately held Chinese owner.

The auto sector has been under particular scrutiny, with a wave of investigations triggering a drop in the prices of spare parts in recent weeks.

Tesla says the warranty change will pull down earnings as it sets aside more money to cover warranty expenses.

China tells maker of Mercedes-Benz to recall Smart cars. In Europe the problem is being treated like a routine maintenance issue.

The Dearborn, Michigan, car company also said the vehicles can roll away even in “park” position, including police cars.

Though deliveries have been volatile, Tesla sold hundreds of cars a month in EV-friendly Norway in its first year.

The latest debt data from the Fed confirms a trend similar to the subprime mortgage market in 2008 that triggered the financial crisis.

In recent weeks, China has launched investigations into the local business practices of several foreign companies across sectors.

France’s minister of ecology is proposing that diesel drivers get a total of nearly $22,000 to switch to electricity.

The early reviews are in and they're not pretty. Here are the main issues with the Tesla Model S.

Tesla wants to build an electric car for the masses, but can it do that while providing both the range and the features of the Model S?

Good news for good drivers: Six states have lowered their insurance premiums by more than 2 percent.

Social media analysts looked at Twitter and Facebook chatter to see which brands, models and features people are interested in.

Tony Stewart was in a car and Kevin Ward Jr. was on foot at the time of the fatal incident Saturday night.

No accidents or injuries were reported because of the problems prompting the two recalls.

Rare and valuable cars with notable histories go on display in Monterey next week.

GM tried to fix twice a door-switch problem that poses a fire risk, and it says owners should park these cars outdoors.

Some Takata-made airbags could hurt you. They're in tons of models. Quickly see if yours is one of them.

For a mere $25,000, you can soon make a convertible out of the world’s first luxury electric sedan, the Tesla Model S.

The chief of Ford’s new Middle East-Africa unit stopped short of confirming rumors of a Nigerian factory project.

Tesla stock rose Wednesday after an analyst predicted that the upcoming Model X from the company run by Elon Musk will likely be Tesla Motors' biggest success.

A Chinese businessman registered rights to Tesla's name before Tesla entered the Chinese market in April.

Even if half as many Chinese own cars than Americans, the Chinese auto market will more than double soon, says Chinese researcher.

For the year to March 2015, Toyota stuck with its full-year operating profit forecast of 2.3 trillion yen.

Company CEO Elon Musk said Tesla repair teams were “ultra-proactive” in fixing a car Edmunds.com says is “hard to recommend.”

Mercedes-Benz, which reportedly began sales on a mellow note in China in 2001, is now enjoying strong growth in the country.