Federal Agency Begins Inquiry Into Auto Lenders’ Use of GPS Tracking
By MICHAEL CORKERY and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG
Regulators are investigating whether the devices unfairly violate a borrower’s’ privacy.
In 2005, Honda dropped the body style that defined the original Civic in the United States in the ’70s. What is old is new again.
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Last year, traffic deaths increased 6 percent, to 40,200, according to estimates released on Wednesday by the National Safety Council. The two-year increase — 14 percent — is the largest in more than a half a century.
U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise for a Second Straight Year
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE
For the first time since 2007, more than 40,000 were killed in crashes last year, a safety group estimated, pointing to lax law enforcement as a factor.
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A deer, literally in the headlights in downtown Eastport, Me., last October.
Shifting safety warnings and evaluations focus on how vehicles light up the roadways. At the same time, manufacturers are poised to roll out new headlamp technology.
General Motors, Considering Exiting Europe, Talks About Selling Opel
By JACK EWING, CHAD BRAY and BILL VLASIC
A potential deal, with PSA Group of France, would create a European rival to Volkswagen and free G.M. to concentrate on new technologies.
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Accident Not Your Fault? Your Insurance May Still Go Up, Report Says
By ANN CARRNS
Motorists in New York and Baltimore tended to pay the most after being involved in accidents they did not cause, a consumer group found.
Profitable Pickups May Be in Cross Hairs of Trump Border Tax
By BILL VLASIC
Trucks from General Motors and Chrysler rely heavily on Mexican labor and parts. If a tariff wall goes up, Ford could benefit at their expense.
Trump Wants More American Cars in Japan. Japan’s Drivers Don’t.
By JONATHAN SOBLE
Even Japanese fans of cars from the United States point to company missteps that make American vehicles unappealing there.
German Automakers Step Up to Silicon Valley Challenge
By JACK EWING and MARK SCOTT
BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen are striving with increasing urgency to ride the digital wave sweeping the industry, before it rolls over them.
Wheels
With a Saw and a Big Budget, Owners Transform Cars Into Convertibles
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE
Automakers have pulled many convertible models, leaving lovers of top-down driving to find their own solutions.
Supplier’s Role Shows Breadth of VW’s Deceit
By JACK EWING
The German company Bosch will pay $327.5 million to vehicle owners in the United States over claims that it helped devise software to cheat on tests.
What Volkswagen Settlements Mean for Vehicle Owners
By JACK EWING
The company’s various deals include an offer to buy back or fix faulty diesels — and either way, additional cash compensation of up to $17,500.
U.S. Car, Truck Sales Downshift in January; Toyota Falls 11 Percent
By REUTERS
U.S. car and light truck sales slipped 1.8 percent in January as automakers pulled back on bulk sales to rental, government and business fleets and concentrated on more profitable retail sales to individual consumers.
Tesla S Falls Short of Luxury Rivals on Tougher Safety Test
By CHERYL JENSEN
The Model S electric sedan did not receive either of the two safety awards given by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Uber Partners With Daimler in a Step Toward a Driverless Future
By MIKE ISAAC
The move marks the first time a major automaker will provide its own self-driving vehicles specifically to operate on the ride-hailing company’s network.
Tesla Gives the California Power Grid a Battery Boost
By DIANE CARDWELL
A whirlwind three-month project is helping the luxury carmaker transform itself into a multifaceted clean energy company.
Ex-Volkswagen Chief Investigated by Germany in Emissions Cheating Scandal
By JACK EWING
The fraud inquiry against Martin Winterkorn comes after the automaker pleaded guilty in the United States to violating the Clean Air Act.
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Video Review: Porsche Panamera Now Has Looks to Match Its Speed and Luxury
By TOM VOELK
Although the car is dressed in luxury livery, even inexperienced drivers will sense the sports car in its bones.
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China’s Answer to Tesla Is Hopeful Entrant to Global Car Market
By MICHAEL SCHUMAN
Electric vehicles offer a new chance to Chinese car-making efforts that have floundered in the past. But lavish state aid could be as much bane as boon.
Your Money
How to Buy a Used Car in an Age of Widespread Recalls
By RON LIEBER
Dealers are scrambling every which way amid a recall of over 60 million Takata airbags, and consumers need to ask some very pointed questions.
Common Sense
Elon Musk Has Trump’s Ear, and Wall Street Takes Note
By JAMES B. STEWART
The political tide might seem unfavorable for electric cars and solar panels, but the new president may see them as part of a job-producing future.
Wheels
A Whiff of a New-Car Smell, Just a Page Flip Away
By JAMES G. COBB
For Steve Hayes, a childhood hobby turned into a collection of 13,500 automotive marketing brochures. Most of them will soon be up for sale.
By Announcing New Jobs, Corporations Help Themselves Too
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and BILL VLASIC
In promoting plans to add jobs, some of which have long been in the works, companies help position themselves favorably with the Trump administration.
Wheels
Coming From Automakers: Voice Control That Understands You Better
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE and NICK WINGFIELD
Ford Motor is announcing it will incorporate Amazon’s Alexa into its vehicles, one of many efforts by automakers to improve voice-recognition systems.
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Rodeo Offers a 90-M.P.H. Glimpse of Texans’ Truck Mania
By MANNY FERNANDEZ
Because no other state has a bigger influence on the American truck world, the title of Truck of Texas can bring an automaker to tears.
Wheels
Would-Be Carmakers Tap the Wisdom, and Dollars, of Crowds
By ERIC A. TAUB
Start-up vehicle companies, often using quirky designs, are turning to crowdfunding to finance their challenges to the established automakers.
Wheels
Driving Down Memory Lane in the Original Minivan
By NICK KURCZEWSKI
An appreciative turn behind the wheel of a 1984 Dodge Caravan, the car that made the station wagon obsolete and paved the way for the S.U.V.
Wheels
Out of Africa, an All-Road Honda Motorcycle
By NORMAN MAYERSOHN
The arrival of a new Africa Twin is well timed to a surge of interest in bikes suited to long-distance treks, pavement optional.
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