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DETROIT — General Motors Co.'s move Tuesday to halt funding for its Cruise LLC robotaxi program makes way for Silicon Valley rivals to take a firmer hold of the potentially multi-billion-dollar business. But experts say bowing out is the right choice for the embattled Cruise.

The decision to instead focus on providing autonomous technology in...Read more

The United Auto Workers' aggressive $40 million effort to organize nonunion car factories has cooled in recent months and is expected to face new challenges under a Trump administration that is less friendly with organized labor.

After winning big wage and benefit gains from Detroit's major automakers a year ago, the UAW announced plans to ...Read more

"Sharing platforms" -- car industry jargon for making (and selling) two iterations of basically the same thing -- is generally considered an unflattering thing.

Or at least a duplicative thing.

Why sell basically the same thing twice?

Well, because sometimes it works. General Motors, for instance, sells the Chevy Tahoe and the GMC Yukon, and ...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump's vow to levy a 25% tariff on "all" goods from Mexico and Canada could prove disastrous for the U.S. auto industry, analysts say — and that's why industry executives are highlighting whatever comparative advantage they can muster to manage the threat.

Ford Motor Co. highlights its top production volumes in the ...Read more

Q: I recently took my Jeep in for routine service including the replacement of the driver's side headlamp. I know that it's a pain to replace, but $650 to replace the bulb seems to me to be outrageous! The dealership said the HID ballast alone was about $450. I asked if I could switch to LED technology instead and was told no. Is it true that ...Read more

MIAMI BEACH — Art Basel opened on Friday, the penultimate event of Miami Art Week, when South Florida plays host to 20 international art fairs and more than 1,200 galleries, according to the show’s organizers.

But it’s the unveiling of Jaguar’s new design direction Monday night that continues to stir controversy, much like the ...Read more

With Ford Motor Co. doing a great job in recent years reusing historic nameplates, the 4-door 2024 Ford Bronco Big Bend shows up to Grasso’s Garage, and what a beauty it is. Boasting a $40K base price tag, this SUV is a huge play to lure Jeep Wrangler buyers to Ford.

The company's primary focus for the Bronco was to steal consumers from the ...Read more

More hybrid vehicles are set to come to market in the coming years because many customers lack an appetite for all-electric vehicles — and automakers are seeking to catch up to what they are willing to drive.

Hybrids are meant to be more fuel-efficient than gas- and diesel-powered vehicles and produce fewer carbon emissions, helping to fill ...Read more

YPSILANTI, Michigan — The Rivian R1S at first appears another trendy, boxy luxury SUV in the mold of the Land Rover Range Rover with smoked windows and black wheels.

Then you bury the throttle pedal. Good lord.

My Adventure Dual Max Performance model exploded onto I-275, its dual electric motors screaming like lit firecrackers. SCREEEEEEEEE!...Read more

The Detroit Three automakers were once again bested by the Asian competition in the Annual Auto Reliability study from Consumer Reports.

Not one Detroit Three brand made the top 10 in the latest study, which was released Thursday during an online press conference with the Automotive Press Association. The top five brands in this year's study ...Read more

When electric school bus manufacturer Lion Electric opened its sprawling 900,000 square-foot factory in Joliet last year, Gov. JB Pritzker and both Illinois senators attended the ceremony.

The facility — the first new vehicle assembly plant to open in metropolitan Chicago since 1965 — was hailed as a source of good jobs and a step forward ...Read more

A senior Stellantis NV executive said Wednesday that CEO Carlos Tavares' recent departure from the automaker could be attributed to his disagreements with the company's board about short-term business tactics, as well as conflict over how to interact with outside stakeholders such as dealers, suppliers, unions and governments.

The business ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it had its best November for U.S. sales since before the COVID-19 pandemic, achieving a 14% increase year-over-year and an all-time monthly electric vehicle sales record.

The Dearborn automaker sold 166,373 vehicles last month. That included 10,821 all-electric vehicles, representing 6.5% of sales that were up 21% ...Read more

General Motors Co. will incur two noncash charges of more than $5 billion for recognizing the change in value of its joint-venture business in China and restructuring costs there, according to a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

GM expects a $2.6 billion to $2.9 billion write-down, or reduction in value on its ...Read more

For Tesla drivers in and around Seattle, the mood these days can feel a little charged.

In a metro area famous for its Democratic majorities, driving an electric vehicle whose maker, Elon Musk, just helped reelect Republican Donald Trump can earn its own special version of the Seattle freeze.

Parked Teslas have been spray-painted and smashed. ...Read more

After struggling to build momentum for factory walkouts this fall, the United Auto Workers is telling its Stellantis NV members that it now plans to organize strike authorization votes in early 2025.

The union wants to force Stellantis to follow through with investment pledges made in its 2023 contract. But those organizing efforts have been ...Read more

The Jaguar Type 00 is a different kind of cat.

The big, battery-powered coupe concept introduced Monday in Miami marks a break for the Brit brand from a storied internal combustion-engine past that included a marriage with Ford Motor Co. from 1990-2008. Complete with all-new logos, the Type 00 showcases a sleek, two-door grand tourer in the ...Read more

Q: I am curious about whether the noise from roads will be quieter when there are more electric vehicles. That is, does the noise come from tire/road contact (so no change) or from the engines (great change)? Does the vehicle speed matter, as in highway noise vs. local connector road noise? Does size of vehicle factor into this discussion?

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Can 3.0 liters -- and six cylinders -- take the place of 5.7 liters and eight cylinders? That's the question asked by the just-updated 2025 Ram 1500 pickup, which is no longer available with the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 -- but is available with a new twin-turbocharged in-line six in two different configurations.

What It Is

The Ram 1500 is a half-ton ...Read more

Stellantis NV on Monday announced the formation of an "interim executive committee" that will be responsible for running the company while a new chief executive is found by the first half of 2025.

The Stellantis board moved quickly to form the interim committee for "direction and oversight of the company" after CEO Carlos Tavares resigned over ...Read more