Regulators slam Toyota over 'no defect' claim

Federal safety regulators have sharply rebuked Toyota Motor Corp. for issuing "inaccurate and misleading" statements asserting that no...

Eight cars that will disappear in 2010

These eight cars will disappear with the new model year, but they merit more than a footnote for what they say about the auto industry and...

Bumper Quality Dumpy?

Q. I own foreign and domestic cars and am very disappointed in quality of bumpers on new cars. I live on a cul-de-sac and was playing...

Audi A5 Cabriolet Turns Up the Heat

It will warm back or butt like many others, but what sets the Audi A5 cabriolet apart is that it will warm your melon as well.

Cars fall out of favor with the newest generation of drivers

Is the love affair between cars and young people starting to cool? Find out why teens and young adults aren't so enthusiastic about auto...

2010 Honda Element goes to the dogs

Forget about making cars just to make drivers happy -- American Honda is rolling out the red carpet for their dogs too.

Ford adds 4.5 million vehicles to defective switch recall

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. said today it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the long list of those recalled because a defective...

Toyota's runaway-car worries may not stop at floor mats

The 2009 Lexus ES 350 shot through suburban San Diego like a runaway missile, weaving at 120 miles an hour through rush hour freeway traffic...

GM signs Chinese Hummer deal

General Motors Co. said it signed a definitive agreement to sell its Hummer sport utility brand to a Chinese heavy-equipment maker,...

GM plows ahead with restructuring as sales chief Mark LaNeve exits

General Motors Co., amid weak auto sales, is making progress in restructuring its operations three months after emerging from bankruptcy,...

Tesla Motors co-founders settle lawsuit

Good news, alternative vehicle fans. The Hatfields and McCoys of the electric propulsion world have settled their feud over who can be...

Dan Neil: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO: Finessing a muscle car makeover

At the moment, my brain aches. Actually, I think I might have strained something, pulled a mental muscle as I attempted to heft the idea...

General Motors to offer buyers a 60-day money-back guarantee

Concerned that too few Americans are willing to buy a car from a bankrupt automaker with a legacy of poor quality, General Motors Co. has...

Bob Weber: Throttle body can be needed car upkeep

Boy, do we get questions about the need for a throttle-body cleaning. Most come from people wondering whether the work is needed or the...

Dan Neil: Audi, BMW sell the sizzle of diesel, not the soot

Imagine trying to market a product that most Americans regard as old and obsolete, that is remembered -- if at all -- as low-class and low-...