Auto industry

Published
May 11, 2018

Plan put in motion to set fuel standard

The president wants staff to consult with California to establish a single goal for U.S. automakers.
Published
May 10, 2018

Auto parts factory fire hampers vehicle production

So far, Ford has been hit hardest by parts shortages.
Published
April 22, 2018

Decade after recall, tens of thousands of cars with most deadly air bags still on road

The Takata air bags have killed at least 22 people worldwide, and were the subject of the biggest safety recall in U.S. history.
Published
April 16, 2018

Toyota aims to get cars ‘talking’ with one another

The automaker will start putting short-range communications chips in U.S. models by 2021.
Published
April 13, 2018

Legally blind worry: Will self-driving cars accommodate them?

University researchers are studying accessibility issues for the 'obvious beneficiaries of the technology.'
Published
March 30, 2018

Trump’s EPA expected to roll back gas mileage standards

Any change is likely to set up a lengthy legal showdown with California, which currently has the power to set its own pollution and gas mileage standards and doesn't want them to change.
Published
March 29, 2018

Trump goes after Amazon again in morning Twitter attack

His latest critique follows the publication of a report in Axios that Trump was 'obsessed' with the retail giant.
Published
March 29, 2018

Trump officials prepare to undo fuel-efficiency targets, some automakers object

But California, with almost 35% of the auto market, has much stricter standards so some auto makers want to maintain Obama-era guidelines.