Mercedes Benz returns to Grasso's Garage with its entry-level coupe, bearing the CLA nameplate. Known as a luxury brand, Mercedes Benz is recognized for delivering exquisite luxury and styling to the end user. The CLA Coupe actually has four doors but has a coupe-like curved shape.

Powered by the potent AMG enhanced 2.0-liter inline 4-turbo ...Read more

DETROIT — My 2024 Volkswagen GTI tester is loaded with state-of-the-art wireless Android Auto, voice recognition and a head-up display so I can bark my destination (“Navigate to Home”) to Google Maps, then keep my eyes on the road using the directions projected onto the windshield (“5.7 miles then left”) while a soothing female voice ...Read more

Have you ever been to Montana? As I found for my first visit recently, it’s a big place — the kind of wide open, horizon-to-horizon, nestling mountains, and wide-open Interstates kind of place where you just want to drive, drive, and drive. Turns out, it was the perfect place to meet the redesigned 2025 Subaru Forester.

Given that backdrop,...Read more

OAKLAND, California — The first commercial truck hydrogen fueling station in the nation, set to open this summer in West Oakland, has the potential over the next six years to stop nearly 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from fouling the air and harming nearby residents, the equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions from nearly 28,000 cars, ...Read more

Shut out of U.S. markets and under fire in Europe, China’s electric carmakers are zeroing in on the countries where they’re welcome. One of the big ones is Brazil.

BYD Co. and Great Wall Motor Co. already dominate EV sales in the world’s sixth-largest auto market. Now the two Chinese giants are are building factories there too — which ...Read more

Tesla Inc. must face a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that it misled consumers about its cars’ self-driving capabilities, a fresh setback for the electric-car maker just as Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has staked the company’s future on autonomy.

Tesla has been accused of overstating in 2016 that all its upcoming cars would ...Read more

In the fifth straight week of layoff announcements, Tesla said it is now concentrating on reducing staff at its Bay Area facilities as part of a larger move to cut jobs globally.

State filings show that Tesla is planning to lay off 378 employees at its Fremont, California, facilities and 233 at its Palo Alto offices.

The layoffs will occur ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Auto industry experts warn that new Biden administration tariffs aren't a silver bullet against Chinese competition.

President Joe Biden announced the tariffs Tuesday, targeting $18 billion worth of Chinese goods including electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and their components, steel, semiconductors and more.

"We're not ...Read more

California officials are still trying to figure out how to pay for road repairs and maintenance in the not-so-distant future, when electric vehicles dominate the roadways and gas tax revenue dries up.

So they're offering drivers up to $400 to test a couple of alternatives for six months, starting in August.

Road improvements are financed ...Read more

Stellantis NV said Tuesday that a new partnership with Chinese electric vehicle maker Leapmotor will allow it to quickly grow sales in Europe, the Middle East, South America and elsewhere starting later this year.

Stellantis, the transatlantic automaker with brands such as Jeep, Chrysler, Ram, Peugeot and Fiat, will take 51% ownership in the ...Read more

Rivian Automotive Inc., at one time considered the darling of the electric vehicle market, has informed state officials that it plans more layoffs in California.

In an April 24 letter to the state's Employment Development Department, the company's vice president of people, Scott Griffin, said Rivian planned to lay off more than 120 employees, ...Read more

Q: I have a 2014 Honda and I am curious as to the key fob. The batteries must be at least 10 years old, and it doesn’t look like they can be replaced. I’m curious as to how long the batteries are gonna last. I hope it does not die sometime when I’m out somewhere else and trying to get started.

D.B., Cheshire, Connecticut

A: There is ...Read more

Elon Musk touted plans to expand Tesla Inc.’s Supercharger network just over a week after firing almost all of the roughly 500 people who ran the business.

Tesla will spend “well over” $500 million on growing its network this year, Musk said on X, the social media network he owns. Ten days ago, the automaker’s chief executive officer ...Read more

SANTA BARBARA, California — I pulled to the brief left passing lane on California Route 154 and — ZOT! — my 2024 Acura ZDX Type S tester exploded past a line of slower traffic down the Santa Ynez Mountains north of Santa Barbara. Merging into heavy Route 101 traffic along the coast, the ZDX’s Hands-Free Cruise system took over and I ...Read more

Cloaked in Radiant Red Tintcoat, the Cadillac XT4 Sport AWD effortlessly pleases drivers, as it stands ready to tackle nearly any task. Whether it's grocery shopping or daily commuting, the XT4 meets a wide array of consumer needs and desires. Its comfort, design and commanding presence continue to stand out, upholding Cadillac's substantial ...Read more

If you’re a parent, I don’t need to tell you that raising children is demanding. It’s a job that constantly surprises, stresses and — occasionally — delights. It also demands a spacious vehicle, as the hectare of baby gear, grade school friends and their piles of sports gear or, for that matter, high-schoolers with their gaggle of ...Read more

DETROIT — In another case of Detroit automakers surrendering car sales to foreign competition, General Motors Co. this fall will retire its last mainstream gas-powered sedan when production of the Chevrolet Malibu ends after nine generations.

The Detroit automaker confirmed Wednesday it will stop producing the mid-size sedan in November at ...Read more

General Motors Co. will halt production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan this fall at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas to prep for production of the new Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle, the automaker confirmed Wednesday.

Production of the Cadillac XT4 small SUV will continue until the plant is shut down next year to retool for production of ...Read more

Consumers that delayed buying a car between 2020 and 2023 are in a much better spot to buy in 2024, experts say, as sticker prices drop due to recovering inventory levels.

High interest rates on auto loans, however, remain a barrier despite car manufacturers' upping incentives for potential buyers.

Still, it's a good time to buy a car, and it'...Read more

Tesla Inc. is facing increased federal scrutiny of Autopilot, with the top U.S. auto-safety regulator seeking data that will help determine whether the company’s biggest-ever recall made its driver-assistance system safer.

In a letter posted on its website Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration presses Tesla on how much ...Read more