DETROIT — General Motors Co. is recalling more than 20,000 electric Cadillac Lyriq all-wheel drive SUVs for a software glitch that could cause the anti-lock braking system to falsely activate, increasing the risk of a crash, according to documents filed this month with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Both 2023 and 2024 ...Read more

General Motors Co. has been laying off staff in China and will soon meet with local partner SAIC to plan a larger structural overhaul of its operations there, a recognition the Detroit automaker is unlikely to see its sales return to 2017 peak levels.

GM is cutting staff in Chinese market-related departments, including research and development,...Read more

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. on Tuesday issued a do-not-drive advisory on certain vehicles that haven't been repaired under past Takata air bag inflator safety recalls.

The age of the vehicles makes it increasingly possible a part inside the air bag will explode and release sharp metal fragments during a crash, according to ...Read more

Q: It would not be surprising if you have already addressed this in a past column, but is there a resource to tell me what preventative services need to be done and which are less urgent as well as the timing of those services? We have four cars ranging from 2009 to 2014. I am tired of the list of suggested preventive services at every oil ...Read more

It was a stunning scene. Dozens of people packed into a Senate committee room on Aug. 1 witnessed one party stand with America’s auto workers and the other stand with big corporations.

In years past, one would have assumed the Democrats would always be on the side of the union worker, but not that day. Not anymore. Every single one of my ...Read more

DETROIT -- As many as 2,450 autoworkers at Stellantis NV's Warren, Michigan, Truck Assembly Plant could be laid off indefinitely in early October as the plant's general assembly moves to a one-shift operation from two with the end of production of the Ram 1500 Classic pickup, the automaker said Friday.

Stellantis was filing a worker adjustment ...Read more

CAMDEN, N.J. -- Candice Knight typically takes the Camden Loop to work and back, but sometimes has used it up to four times a day, she says. As someone who doesn’t drive, the ride-share service has been reliable, and she hopes it will continue.

“It’s just really a good program and I enjoy using it all the time, because I utilize it so ...Read more

DETROIT — General Motors Co. on Friday announced a series of leadership changes, including new heads for North America and of the Buick and GMC brands globally.

Effective immediately, Rory Harvey — executive vice president and president of GM Global Markets that includes GM North America, GM International and GM China — takes over the day...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- In South Pasadena, new police cars are patrolling to reduce crime and cutting emissions at the same time.

The South Pasadena Police Department on Monday unveiled what the city says is the first all-electric police fleet in the country, sporting 10 Tesla Model Ys for patrol and 10 Model 3s for detectives and administrators.

The ...Read more

It's as good as it gets in Grasso’s Garage: Here comes the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray. Chevrolet’s recent release of the hybrid pairing, ground-pounding convertible option, that now displays mid-engine power and supercar-like curvatures.

Wrapped in Ceramic Matrix Gray Metallic with full-length electric blue racing stripes, the mid-engine...Read more

BRIGHTON, Mich. — BMW makes a state-of-the-art, all-wheel-drive X5 SUV for $87K with a curved 37-inch dash screen, color head-up display, 21-inch wheels, twin wireless phone chargers, leather seats, Level 2 driving assist, WiFi onboard, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto navigation and panoramic roof.

So does Hyundai. For $51K.

The gap ...Read more

Hammering across the rippled, hard-packed off-road trails of Johnson Valley California, northeast of Big Bear Lake, the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor R pickup truck scurries and scampers for traction. Its Fox live valve shocks and generous suspension travel, off-road driving mode, and 37-inch BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires make the most of it, ...Read more

TANGERANG, Indonesia — Late last year Chinese automaker BYD surpassed Tesla as the world's biggest seller of electric vehicles.

But you won't find its cars in the United States anytime soon. With the Chinese auto industry facing tariffs in the U.S. and the European Union, one of its most important markets is Southeast Asia.

Of the 31 ...Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday touted numbers showing that one in four new cars sold in California in the second quarter were zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs. But questions remain about whether the trendlines are flattening.

“We want to dominate in this space,” Newsom said in a conference call with reporters. “We think this is one of the ...Read more

Waymo’s driverless car service officially launches on the Peninsula Tuesday morning when service expands to include Daly City, Broadmoor and Colma, California, company officials announced.

The limited expansion comes five months after state regulators approved the autonomous vehicle company’s request in March to operate south of San ...Read more

When Ford opened its Chicago plant in February 1924 on the banks of the Calumet River in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the city’s Southeast Side, it was the dawn of the automobile age and the mass production assembly line.

A century later, electric vehicles are poised to push aside the gas-powered horseless carriage, but the Chicago Assembly ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans, led by Michigan U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, have introduced bills to reverse ambitious new vehicle fuel economy regulations issued by the Biden administration.

The administration’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, commonly known as CAFE, were finalized in June and would require automakers' new ...Read more

Q: Good morning. As I approach my eighth decade, I remember being told to place my hands at the 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock position on the steering wheel. With airbags I'm wondering if 4-and-8 position would protect broken arms better in an airbag deployment.

R.M., Windsor, Connecticut

A: Ten-and-2 is a no-no. If the airbag deploys, your ...Read more

Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales were 0.2% lower in July than the same month a year ago, as economic challenges affect consumer pocketbooks, despite freshened product.

Across the industry, inventory levels are up, prompting additional incentives to move vehicles off lots, though interest rates continue to hurt affordability, and credit card debt is ...Read more