General Motors Co. will help develop batteries for new manned rovers to be driven by NASA astronauts on the moon.

NASA awarded private space startup Lunar Outpost $220 million on Tuesday to build the Pegasus vehicle with help from GM, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and tech company Leidos.

NASA plans for astronauts to drive the rover on the moon ...Read more

Seventy years after the opening of the General Motors Technical Center in Metro Detroit, company President Mark Reuss says GM's "nerve center" plays an even greater role at the automaker now.

Roughly 25,000 people are currently employed there — the most of any white-collar GM site despite a series of layoffs — as part of an intentional ...Read more

If the 2026 Toyota Crown sedan proves anything, it’s that when it comes to design, Toyota buyers will tolerate absolutely anything as long as it starts every morning and doesn’t frighten their accountant. The old Avalon may have been dull, but at least it looked like a proper flagship sedan. Its replacement, the Crown, looks like a design ...Read more

STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan — With 420 horsepower and a satisfying roar, the 6.2-liter pushrod V-8 engine under the hood of my 2026 Cadillac Escalade Platinum Sport tester would usually be my obsession.

But eight is a trivial number in the Platinum Sport model.

What has my attention in the Platinum Sport are the dozens of buttons that operate...Read more

Wrapped in Wave Maker blue paint, the redesigned 2026 Toyota Tundra is here in Grasso’s Garage.

Our weeklong tester, a 2026 Hybrid TRD Pro 4×4, was terrific. We noticed excellent comfort, great exterior appeal, and tons of utility — just a few reasons the 2026 Tundra satisfies consumers.

Powering our 2026 Tundra TRD-Pro tester was an i-...Read more

Waymo is rolling out a new driverless taxi to help the company expand into more cities and tackle tougher driving conditions, including snowy roads, the company announced Wednesday.

The new vehicle, dubbed the Ojai, will begin serving select customers in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix in the coming weeks. Rides will be free of charge as...Read more

Ferrari’s first-ever fully electric vehicle triggered some fans who said it looks more like an iPhone than an Italian supercar.

The $640,000 Ferrari Luce, which was unveiled on Wednesday, looks like a distant relative of many Apple products. It was built with the help of Jony Ive, the person who designed the look and feel of the Cupertino ...Read more

DETROIT -- For about 25 years, the Dodge Viper stood at the pinnacle of the brand's lineup as a ridiculous V-10-powered muscle car fused with sleek sports car styling.

Now, the brand is planning to bring back something similar with a "hyper muscle car" called the Copperhead SRT. Stellantis NV executives briefly showed a mock-up of the car to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Waymo said it's pausing its robotaxi services on freeways in the U.S. as it updates its software to improve performance around construction zones and flooded roads.

Before the suspension, freeway operations were available in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Miami. The company said that street and other off-highway ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s been a rough start to 2026 for Honda Motor Co. with its first financial loss in 70 years, an electric vehicle strategy in shambles, and its Formula One team mired at the back of the grid with engine issues.

The Indianapolis 500 is a great place to reset.

The brand is retooling its flexible Ohio factory to produce gas-...Read more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan — Stellantis NV's five-year, nearly $70 billion business turnaround plans, which include new products for all four of its North American brands, could be a boon to its under-utilized U.S. plants, according to experts.

Antonio Filosa, CEO of the maker of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram, detailed the plans to investors on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United Auto Workers union on Thursday laid out its "demands" to the Trump administration ahead of trade negotiations between the United States and Mexico on May 25.

The talks will be part of a previously scheduled formal review of the United States-Canada-Mexico agreement, commonly known as USMCA. President Donald Trump ...Read more

There was a time when a man’s vehicle said something about him. A pickup truck meant you could haul lumber, tow a horse trailer, or help a friend move a couch without first checking whether the couch had Bluetooth compatibility. A sedan meant you had surrendered to adulthood, but could complain about fuel economy as though discussing the fall ...Read more

As Lexus continues to delve into its expansive consumer base’s wants and needs, the Lexus TX earned its nameplate with its expansive space and comfort.

The lower-priced three-row SUV doesn’t bring as great off-road capabilities to the table as the LX does, but it still can move people in comfort and style — just the ticket. The Lexus TX ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan — I slipped into the comfortable leather seats of the 2026 Jeep Cherokee and pressed the elegant, bejeweled starter button on the console. Just like a Jeep Wagoneer S. I gripped the rectangular steering wheel to better view the big digital instrument display. Just like a Wagoneer S. Merging onto I-75, I nailed the ...Read more

Philadelphia is poised to launch the nation’s first city-sponsored retirement plan for workers whose employers don’t offer them.

Voters on Tuesday sanctioned the city council’s PhillySaves program by adopting a change to the city charter. The move will require employers without retirement benefits to enroll their workers in the new plan. ...Read more

SAN JOSE — Waymo is rolling its driverless car service deeper into the South Bay.

On Wednesday, the Mountain View-based company, which was already serving central San Jose, started picking up riders in the San Jose neighborhoods of Willow Glen and Vista Park, as well as the West Valley cities of Campbell and Cupertino.

The expansion adds ...Read more

Stellantis NV CEO Antonio Filosa on Thursday morning was unveiling a new five-year, nearly $70 billion business turnaround plan for the struggling transatlantic automaker that will channel a bulk of its brand and product resources to four of the company's 14 nameplates: Jeep, Ram, Peugeot and Fiat.

Filosa and other executives were detailing the...Read more

Completion of a planned $3.5 billion General Motors Co. battery plant in Indiana has been paused as the Detroit automaker and partner Samsung SDI adjust to lower-than-expected demand for electric vehicles.

GM aims to finish construction of the exterior of the New Carlisle, Indiana, plant as soon as possible. After that, it's unclear what will ...Read more

Michigan is set to give as much as $5 million to help Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup Slate Auto expand its Troy headquarters.

A state economic development board on Tuesday approved the taxpayer-funded grant for the Michigan company, which is ramping up toward production of its mid-$20,000 battery powered pickup trucks by the end of ...Read more