Automotive - News Headlines

Members of the United Auto Workers union at Ford Motor Co. have voted to approve a new 4-year contract with company

California is setting new rules for its state vehicle fleet to reduce pollution and reward automakers that are siding with the state against the Trump administration

Nissan is recalling over 450,000 vehicles worldwide because a brake fluid leak could cause them to catch fire; some vehicles should be parked outdoors

US retail sales rose a modest 0.3% in October, rebounding from decline in previous month

German automaker Audi says former BMW executive Markus Duesmann is to become its new chief executive

GM strike pushes industrial production down 0.8% and manufacturing output 0.6% in October

Nissan is recalling over 394,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a brake fluid leak could cause them to catch fire; some vehicles should be parked outdoors

Consumer Reports rankings of auto reliability

Consumer Reports survey finds that new or redesigned vehicles often come with reliability problems

German automaker Daimler says it plans to slash costs by 1.4 billion euros ($1.54 billion) by cutting every tenth managerial position and other austerity measures

Hyundai says it will be a pickup-style sport-utility vehicle at its plant in Alabama, which is being enlarged in a $410 million expansion project

Volkswagen is making Tennessee its North American base for electric vehicle production, breaking ground on an $800 million expansion at its plant in Chattanooga

United Auto Workers union to tighten financial controls, make ethics changes in wake of federal corruption probe

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car pioneer plans to build a new factory near Berlin

It’s frigid outside, so it’s time to check to see if you need new winter tires

Edmunds compares the luxury family haulers from Audi and Lincoln in a head-to-head test

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car pioneer plans to build a new factory near Berlin

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car pioneer plans to build a new factory near Berlin

Stocks on Wall Street closed with modest gains Tuesday after an early rally lost momentum toward the end of the day

Rockwell, Grocery Outlet rise; Advance Auto Parts, UGI fall

Stocks headed broadly higher Tuesday, lifting the major indexes toward more all-time highs

German prosecutors say they have charged four current and former personnel managers at Volkswagen over the payment of allegedly excessive salaries and bonuses to members of the automaker's influential employee council

Scandal-hit Nissan's profits crash amid lower global sales

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is facing criticism for calling the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi 'a mistake' in an interview with Axios on HBO