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Toyota settles sudden acceleration suit as sales rebound
Poised to reclaim the No. 1 car company title from General Motors Co., Toyota has agreed to settle class-action lawsuits related to unintended acceleration claims.
Not grandfather's Lincoln
Ford 's plans for its languishing Lincoln car brand are being met with hopeful bemusement.
Japanese cars best in resale value, teen texting study scary
New Japanese autos are at the top of the heap in resale value five years after they are sold, with the U.S.-built Jeep Wrangler also making the list.
Honda Civic freshened, EPA keeps corn ethanol mandate
Honda has taken the bull by the horns after lukewarm reviews of its Honda Civic last year and went back to the drawing board for a redesign.
1.7 billion motor vehicles
The prediction of a doubling in the number of motor vehicles on Earth by 2035 would seem to warrant a prescription for birth control.
Hyundai, Kia revise mileage
A class-action lawsuit was filed within 48 hours after South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors Corp. apologized for overstating the fuel economy of their vehicles.
Ford takes a dive in CR reliability survey, Toyota rules
Ford's high-tech touch screens and dual-clutch transmissions sank the U.S. automaker in the latest Consumer Reports reliability survey, but hybrid and all-electric vehicles fared well.
Is California the trend-setter: Prius No. 1
CHICAGO, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Auto Data Corp. which keeps track of automotive statistics from sales to promotions, said the Toyota Prius has become the bestselling vehicle in California, the nation's single largest vehicle market.
Auto trends may make 2015 year of the ‘sub-brand’
If there's a certainty in this crazy world economy its predicting massive and quick change in the automotive industry.
Counterfeit auto parts are no joking matter
Everyone's heard stories about the morally challenged used car salesman who will say or do anything to make the sale.
It's not your father's Chevy
In blow to shade tree mechanics everywhere who spent Saturdays adjusting carburetors to set engine idle speed, say goodbye to another automotive relic: bench seats.
Robo-cars could give you a ride in 5 years
When California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to regulate self-driving vehicles almost no one – industry watchers or taxpayers – objected.
Does auto parts trade war loom?
CHICAGO, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- China's success in selling cars and auto parts in foreign markets such as South America prompted the U.S. government to file an anti-subsidy complaint with the World Trade Organization.
GM says losses on Volt 'grossly wrong’
It's not often a passenger car is turned into a political football – but that is what has happened to GM's gas-electric, plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt.
No-interest loans trump gas prices to spur auto sales
For a lot of consumers a zero percent car loan beats out higher gasoline prices when it comes time to buy a new vehicle.
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A festival attendee arrives on the red carpet before the screening of the film "Le Passe (The Past)" during the 66th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 17, 2013. UPI/David Silpa