AUTO

"Wheelman," inspired by "Grand Theft Auto 5," wins an Irish road-safety public service announcement contest.

Fiat rebuked a weekend report that said a Chrysler IPO would take place next month.

The automaker is requiring that its official communications be in English. Execs not schooled in it need to use interpreters.

The 2013 Guangzhou auto show offers a more scaled-down venue for looking at what’s happening in the domestic car market.

Reacting to Tesla’s “better than 5 stars” claim, the NHTSA is cracking down on the manipulation of its ratings.

Under the current plan, the taxpayer is likely to incur a loss of about $10 billion.

Over the summer, the famed U.K. car designer said someone bought his iStream concept. Now we know who it was.

George Blankenship, head of global retail for the electric car company, updated his LinkedIn profile to announce he’s "done."

The Cayenne SUV, introduced in an effort to go after wealthy soccer moms, is the company’s best-selling vehicle in the U.S.

Toyota unveils a more developed version of its hydrogen fuel cell car that it wants on the road by 2015.

Most U.S. car purchases are financed and outstanding loan balance is at a record high.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says decision to investigate vehicle safety issues is an “independent process.”

Here's video of a Tesla Model S NOT burning.

Fans predictably laud Musk. Critics unsurprisingly get snarky. Auto writers question whether NHTSA really reacted to a request by Tesla.

The gap between Tesla's generally accepted accounting numbers and its "adjusted" figures is growing.

Ford says using Coca Cola's recipe for plastic bottles will reduce PET consumption for components like head rests and seat cushions.

A completely optioned-out 80 kWh Performance Model S costs $126,000 in the U.S. and $176,000 in Europe. Blame the Euro-VAT.

Venture capitalist Stephen Jurvetson, board member of Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX, exercised $11 million in stock options.

Some of the most recent Chevy Malibus will either ignore your request for defrost or catch your seat on fire.

The German auto giant is betting there’s a U.S. market for an 80-mile range electrified Golf. Good luck with that.

Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. makes the Camry for Toyota in Lafayette, Ind., at least for now.

The latest U.S. data on highway fatalities is out showing that drunk driving is in.

The man in charge of Tesla’s powertrain operations recently made $1.6 million exercising 21 percent of his stock options.

The world’s third-largest automaker has some issues -- these are the days that are trying VW executives' souls.

The taxpayer’s cost of rescuing GM is about to top $10 billion, but GM’s TARP era isn’t over yet.

Musk stands behind the safety of his Model S, points out Tesla’s problem right now is meeting supply not creating demand.

How closely will the 2015 Subaru WRX resemble the concept version spotted in New York earlier this year?

There’s at least one member of Hollywood’s progressive elite who isn’t fawning over Tesla Motors.

Future versions of Nissan’s powerhouse coupe will get some electrically assisted torque. Oh, and it will have lower emissions, too.