Ford Motor Co. last year set a record in the United States for the number of recalls issued in a single year, but some took longer than others to have a fix available, according to a recent report.

Recalls and warranty costs have weighed on the Dearborn automaker's balance sheets, but looking at the length of time it takes for a repair to be ...Read more

WARKINS GLEN, New York — Atop the hills overlooking Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen International Raceway is one of America’s greatest racetracks with a history of hosting everything from Formula One to endurance sportscar to NASCAR races.

But before the dedicated, 3.5-mile track opened in 1956, sportscars raced on an epic, 6.6-mile road course ...Read more

We confuse efficiency with virtue. Today, everything must be optimized, streamlined and squeezed until the pleasure has been wrung out. Give the customer exactly what’s promised. Not a farthing more. Not a calorie more. Not even a molecule of joy.

Accountants love this. They’ve become the high priests of mediocrity, preaching margin ...Read more

While rivals force buzzing turbocharged four-cylinders onto families, Nissan keeps what works: a tried-and-true, naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V-6 engine.

Pushing 284 horsepower and 259 pound-feet of torque, the Pathfinder delivers smooth, honest power. And to top it all off, CVT is dead. The crisp nine-speed automatic transmission provides ...Read more

Stellantis NV has paused white-collar hiring in Auburn Hills, a reversal from earlier this year when hiring for new engineers and other roles surged.

The automaker noted the cost-saving move — which began several weeks ago — had followed a "first half marked by unprecedented hiring" as it prepares to launch a wave of new vehicles in the ...Read more

Waymo customers in San Francisco will soon be able to earn credit toward future rides when they use one of the robotaxis to connect to public transit.

Alphabet-owned Waymo introduced its transit rewards program Tuesday. It will start in Northern California and expand to other cities. Waymo employees will be the first to access the program.

To ...Read more

Chinese automakers could take 11% of the U.S. market share by the end of the next decade if guardrails designed to keep the manufacturing giant out are undone, an industry expert said Wednesday, Sept. 23.

Mobility Global forecasted sales of 1.7 million Chinese vehicles per year by 2038 if that country's makers were allowed into the U.S. market....Read more

DEARBORN, Michigan — "Speed" is the first thing the director of Ford Motor Co.'s Research and Advanced Engineering team says his group needs to deliver in the future — or risk falling behind foreign rivals.

The group this year marked its 75th anniversary, highlighting its work to reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, help design ...Read more

DETROIT — The GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck is back for its fifth generation with more tech, power and swagger.

Like sibling Chevrolet Silverado’s fifth-generation unveiling in June, the Sierra offers up to 60 inches of screens, pushrod V8-engine displacement upgrades, and a new front fascia with mid-mounted headlights. As General Motors Co....Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. automotive industry's top trade groups are urging President Donald Trump to "keep the door firmly shut" on Chinese automakers seeking to sell or build vehicles in the United States.

"Chinese automakers have zero market share in the U.S. Allowing them to open a domestic facility would provide a foothold in the U.S. market...Read more

Whether it's a sleek, low-slung Impala, a candy apple red Monte Carlo or a roaring T-top Trans Am — the classic cars of the late 1970s and the '80s are an iconic part of California's automotive heritage.

But many of these vehicles have been relegated to driveways and garages due to the challenge of passing a smog check. Auto lovers have ...Read more

General Motors Co. is recalling more than 300,000 of its smallest SUVs over issues with the rearview camera screens, federal regulators announced Thursday.

The recall applies to certain 2024-25 Buick Envista, 2024-26 Buick Encore GX and Chevrolet Trailblazer, and 2025 Chevrolet Trax models. The rearview camera screen might be distorted or blank...Read more

FLINT, Michigan — General Motors Co. is "very confident" in newly designed V-8 engines for its reimagined light-duty pickup truck lineup after being dogged by engine recalls last year.

GM's new L76 5.7-liter and L78 6.6-liter V-8 engines will outfit the light-duty versions of the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500, high-selling...Read more

The newly refreshed 2026 Lexus ES 350h Hybrid proves that a family vehicle with a lasting history can be luxurious.

While its fresh hybrid powertrain provides the modern tech upgrades that vehicles in 2026 deserve, it’s the traditional low-key Lexus accouterments that ensure the ES will be here for years to come. The 2026 ES increases ...Read more

CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — Boeing sells a 747 jumbo jet and a little 717. Cheesecake Factory’s menu offers a Double Smash Cheeseburger and Cheeseburger Bites. Austin Powers has Mini Me.

Kia Telluride has the Kia Seltos.

Following the runaway success of the three-row Telluride, the Korean automaker has produced a wee doppelganger for the 2027 ...Read more

MONTEREY, California — There are worse problems for an automaker than having more customers than cars. Most automakers would regard this as a champagne problem. Lamborghini regards it as a business problem.

That was evident during Lamborghini’s unveiling of the Revuelto SV, the latest, loudest and most gloriously unnecessary version of its ...Read more

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is addressing affordability for off-road enthusiasts with F-150's 2027 model year by lowering the starting price on its Tremor and Raptor trims.

On track for its 50th consecutive year of U.S. truck sales leadership, the Dearborn, Michigan automaker is looking to expand accessibility to its off-road trims and ...Read more

DETROIT — The style and workwear durability of Carhartt, another iconic Motor City brand, is coming to Ford Motor Co.'s flagship F-150 for the 2027 model year.

Building off their shared heritage as family-influenced brands with century-plus roots in the Motor City, the Dearborn-based companies unveiled the pickup on Tuesday. Similar to the ...Read more

LANSING, Michigan — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain blasted the idea of the federal government allowing a Chinese company to manufacture cars in the United States, something President Donald Trump recently suggested might be possible.

At a UAW conference on Sept. 15 in downtown Lansing, Fain said Trump's comments represented "a slap ...Read more

Stellantis NV said it has a tentative deal to sell its shuttered Brampton Assembly Plant in Canada to defense manufacturer Roshel — a development that quickly drew criticism from the Unifor autoworkers union that has urged the company to reopen and invest in the facility.

Unifor said in a Sept. 11 statement that it was at an impasse in ...Read more