General Motors is exiting Australia, New Zealand and Thailand to save costs in the underperforming markets and better hone its focus on growth markets as well as on its electric vehicle and self-driving car strategies.

As a result, GM said it expects to incur net cash charges of $300 million and to record total cash and noncash charges of $1.1 ...Read more

Q: Regarding my 2000 Acura model TL, I've been told my front light shields need cleaning. I am wondering what you would recommend for improving nighttime safety. I could clean them myself, but I was told that is hard work and I'm in my 80s. The car-wash does cleaning at $89. I am hoping there is an easier/lower cost solution. Do you know if ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Days after reviving the debate over how to regulate the driverless vehicle industry, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is circulating draft legislation for that oversight.

The discussion draft, obtained by CQ Roll Call, is bipartisan and bicameral and aimed at ironing out legislative differences up front in order to avoid ...Read more

2020 Cadillac XT6 Premium Luxury: A smaller three-row Cadillac crossover.

Price: $71,585 as tested. Comfort and Air Quality Package, $750; Driver Assist Package, $1,300; Polished 20-inch wheels, $2,095; Enhanced Visibility and Technology Package, $2,350; much more listed throughout.

Conventional wisdom: Consumer Reports likes the "ride, ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- The House appears close to reviving a debate over whether to regulate the driverless vehicle industry, but all of the concerns that torpedoed past efforts remain: Namely, how best to balance safety of new technology and the freedom to innovate.

Though a GOP-led House in 2017 passed by voice vote a bill aimed at creating a ...Read more

General Motors will restart production at its plants across China beginning Saturday as it continues to take precautions to ensure worker health amid the coronavirus outbreak.

But economists warn all the precautions in the world will not leave automakers unscathed.

GM is especially in danger. Its wide-scale operations in China put its 2020 ...Read more

The auto industry is betting hundreds of billions of dollars that this is the decade you're going to buy an electric vehicle.

From a sporty Ford Mustang crossover to the rebirth of a brawny GMC Hummer truck, legacy and startup automakers alike have hundreds of electric vehicles in the development pipeline, with industry projections that EV ...Read more

General Motors said pickup sales make up half of its North American revenue. That's why it has big plans for the upcoming new GMC Hummer all-electric pickup.

GM will reveal the Hummer on May 20 and it will be the best on the market, the company promises.

"We're here to win, not only compete," said GM President Mark Reuss during GM's annual ...Read more

The 2021 Cadillac Escalade SUV doesn't go on sale till late this year, but here are three features customers may love:

-- Augmented reality navigation

Imagine a big red pin dropping from the sky onto the building you were looking for in an unfamiliar city. That's one of the benefits the Escalade's augmented reality navigation system promises. ...Read more

The Nissan Rogue for 2020 has lots to offer to buyers looking for a small crossover: smart styling, spacious and comfortable cabin, plenty of standard and available amenities, and competitive pricing.

Rogue is exceptionally versatile, with nearly 40cubic feet of cargo space with the rear 40/20/40 folding seat upright or 70 cubic feet with the ...Read more

Investors put the brakes on Tesla's recent wild stock surge, and drove the company's shares down more than 17% on Wednesday in the wake of the electric carmaker saying the coronavirus outbreak in China will cause it to delay deliveries of Model 3 cars made at its production plant in Shanghai.

Tesla shares fell by $152.36, to close Wednesday at ...Read more

DETROIT -- Ford said Tuesday that its U.S. factory workers will receive $6,600 in profit-sharing checks, down $1,000 from the year before -- reflecting the company's lower profits in 2019.

A year ago, profit sharing for Ford workers averaged $7,600, which was up from $7,500 in 2017. This year's checks reflect a 13% decline.

Not all 56,000 ...Read more

The Ford F-150 is the top-selling vehicle in America, and has been for four decades. For folks who don't want a Ford, there's the Chevy Silverado, which for years has been the country's No. 2 pickup.

But there's also that other truck, the one that doesn't get mentioned in the same breath as the two top contenders. It's the Ram 1500 -- the ...Read more

It seems like nothing can stop Tesla right now.

Not even the Chinese government, which has ordered Tesla to temporarily shut down its Shanghai Gigafactory due to fears about the spread of the coronavirus.

Tesla's shares surged by more than 11% Thursday, to $645.09, as investors shrugged off the company saying it would briefly stop production ...Read more

ATLANTA -- UPS has ordered 10,000 electric delivery trucks from electric vehicle maker Arrival, in what it calls a move to accelerate fleet electrification.

It's the Sandy Springs-based shipping giant's largest-ever single order of electric vehicles.

The two companies are working together to develop electric vehicles with advanced driver-...Read more