By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is taking a close look at 400,000 Ford F-150 pickups with 3.5-liter EcoBoost gasoline engines because of a lack of power in some circumstances.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
The Detroit Three automakers are scaling back their annual summer production shutdowns to keep up with demand for top-selling models.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
U.S. automakers win "Total Quality" awards
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Never heard of Coda Automotive? Don't feel too bad.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released voluntary guidelines to discourage automakers from installing electronic devices that could create distractions for drivers.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
There's a new sheriff in town and it wears a blue oval -- or does it?
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Hyundai and Kia, which admitted inflating gas mileage claims, now have a huge recall on their hands.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
It's hard to get excited about a minivan. Even the best of them are utilitarian people-haulers that their owners buy for all the proper reasons: safety, seating room and convenience.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Owners of Honda cars got some bad news and some good news.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
As a new car owner I can tell you about the hassle of carrying a smart key as big as a tube of lip balm around to open, close and start the vehicle.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Nearly a year ago I asked the question: "Who is buying all these cars?" The answer not surprisingly was baby boomers, parents and grandparents of today's students who had the money to afford a new car.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
CHICAGO, March 3 (UPI) -- Volkswagen unveils its latest engineering triumph at the Geneva Auto Show in Switzerland this week -- a production version of a sleek two-seater concept plug-in hybrid that averages the equivalent of 261 mpg.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
As expected, Japan's Toyota Motor Co. last week officially regained the No. 1 ranking among global automakers after selling 9.75 million vehicles last year.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
Of all the new cars and concepts unveiled at the North American Auto Show in Detroit only a handful are all-electric or hybrids.
By AL SWANSON, UPI Auto Writer
When Toyota Chief Executive Officer Akio Toyoda predicted a comeback for the Japanese automaker last spring no one really doubted him.
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