Q: Last week I took my pickup in for a tune-up because it was running rough and needed to be checked out. I told the service fellow they might want to check the timing. He replied with a smirk that they "don't do that stuff anymore" and they'd "put the scanner on it to see what was wrong." It turned out it had two bad ignition coils, and it runs...Read more

DEARBORN, Mich. -- What if Facebook or Nike couldn't do business for more than a week?

"The whole world would shut down," said Joe Hinrichs, president of global operations for Ford.

So, when production of the F-Series pickup line halted -- with annual revenue of $40 billion, exceeding that of Facebook, Nike and most other modern corporate rock...Read more

Well, if Elon Musk's performance on Tesla's most recent earnings call with analysts is any indication, he might not have many nice things to say to David Tamberrino of Goldman Sachs.

Thursday, Tamberrino said that Tesla may have to raise $10.5 billion over the next two years just to, in effect, keep the lights on.

The main issue facing Tesla ...Read more

DEARBORN, Mich. -- After being fully shut down for eight days, workers streamed into the Dearborn Truck Plant for the 6 a.m. shift Friday and rolled the first F-150 off the line before 6:01 a.m.

"We build one F-150 every 52 seconds at this plant," said Ford spokeswoman Kelli Felker, who was on site by 5:30 a.m. "It was beautiful to see, just ...Read more

Wanna start an argument?

The folks at U.K. insurance-shopping website gocompare.com have created a list of the movies' most iconic, popular and frequently seen cars that'll stir things up the next time conversation stalls at anything from a family dinner to a tailgate party.

Whether your crew cares about cars or movies, "Moviemotors" will give...Read more

Long before many people experience a car that can drive itself, they'll benefit from semi-autonomous systems that let them travel farther and safer. But they may never know it.

Stealth driver aids that provide many of autonomy's benefits are moving from luxury vehicles to mass market models today.

The Nissan Rogue compact SUV and Leaf electric...Read more

Kia vehicles have become more stylish and appealing lately, and now, with the all-new Stinger sport sedan, performance is maximized as well.

About the size of the midsize Kia Optima sedan, the new Stinger premium fastback sedan is lower, sleeker, and more powerful, with an aggressive yet graceful design setting it apart from similarly priced ...Read more

DETROIT -- Production of America's best-selling vehicle, the Ford F-150 pickup, will resume Friday.

Truck production, shut down since May 9, will resume at the Dearborn, Mich., Truck Plant on Friday, while production of the Super Duty at the Kentucky Truck Plant and F-150 at the Kansas City Assembly Plant are targeted to restart on Monday, Ford...Read more

DETROIT -- The F-150 pickup is so important to Ford that the automaker devised an international airlift using a rare Russian cargo plane to help restart production on Friday.

"I wouldn't quite call it mission impossible, but it was a race against the clock to get the best-selling vehicle in America up and running," said Hau Thai-Tang, Ford's ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO -- Following another top Tesla executive departure amid production turmoil, Chief Executive Elon Musk said Monday it's time for a "thorough reorganization" at the electric-car maker.

In a memo to employees, Musk said he'll be "flattening the management structure." The goal? "To improve communication, combining functions where ...Read more

Q: I faithfully read your article weekly in the Philadelphia Inquirer, and I have a question that no one can figure out. I have a 2015 Ford Escape SE that does not have the rain sensing option. I had to have my windshield replaced due to a stone hit.

I had OEM Ford glass put back in for the replacement. All is fine with the glass part of the ...Read more

If you've been wondering why Ford will quit building cars like the Taurus, Fusion, Focus and Fiesta in the United States, I've got one word for you: JackHammer.

That's Roush Performance's name for a new sport package that can ratchet a Mustang's power up to 710 horsepower.

Prices start at $50,955, a $15,765 bump over the base price for a ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- In a meeting with automakers at the White House, President Donald Trump said he continues to look for ways to increase U.S auto production in Michigan and elsewhere.

General Motors' Mary Barra, Ford's Jim Hackett and Fiat Chrysler's Sergio Marchionne were part of the group meeting with Trump and administration officials in the ...Read more

First there was Bentayga. Then Urus. Now there is Cullinan. These constellations of Greek-sounding gods are in fact ultra-luxury SUVs starting over $200,000. Rolls-Royce is last to the SUV party with the Cullinan, and the most expensive.

Starting at $325,000, Cullinan is nearly $100,000 more than Bentley Bentayga. Rolls-Royce expects it to plow...Read more

NEW YORK -- For a time, being Lincoln's Motor Company's design director was a bit like being the drummer in Spinal Tap. Yet David Woodhouse has beaten the odds. Having spent time 19 years ago at Ford's Premiere Auto Group, its onetime collection of luxury auto brands, Woodhouse took the reigns of Ford's faded luxury brand five years ago after ...Read more

DETROIT -- Police departments will have a new SUV choice to consider this year.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to offer a police version of the Dodge Durango for a limited time. The 2018 Dodge Durango Pursuit will join the Dodge Charger Pursuit, which FCA said is the top-selling police sedan in the U.S. The company said thousands of agencies, ...Read more

DETROIT -- The cascading impacts of a fire at a Michigan parts factory became clearer Thursday as domestic and foreign automakers shut down production lines and scrambled to figure out how many workers to lay off for how long and what to do to minimize losses.

Most critically, Ford shut down all production of the F-150 pickup, the best-selling ...Read more