Mirror, mirror off the car? Focus turns to camerasAuto News

Many of today's better-appointed vehicles have side mirrors that tuck away automatically. Major suppliers are working on making those mirrors disappear altogether.

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Mercedes' decision on U.S. pickup due next yearAuto News

Mercedes-Benz will decide in the next eight to 10 months whether it will bring a pickup to the U.S. market.

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After GM settlement, an unsettled feelingAuto News

The known financial toll to GM for hiding a deadly safety defect now exceeds $2.3 billion.

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Mitsubishi preparing to close Illinois plant, report says Auto News

Mitsubishi Motors has started preparing for the closure of its assembly plant in Illinois after failing to find a buyer for the high-cost auto factory, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday in Japan.

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UAW president sees FCA workers ratifying contractAuto News

While product and job commitments under the UAW's tentative labor contract with Fiat Chrysler are still being finalized, UAW President Dennis Williams said wage and other economic improvements in the deal should result in ratification by the...

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VW accused of using 'defeat device' software in 482,000 diesels to skirt U.S. clean-air rulesAuto News

Volkswagen and Audi sold about 482,000 diesel vehicles with illegal emissions control software designed to make their cars appear cleaner in testing than they are in the real world, the EPA charged Friday in ordering a recall of the vehicles.

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UAW-FCA workers would get extra holiday, extra pay under proposed contractAuto News

In addition to raises and bonuses, the tentative agreement between Fiat Chrysler and the UAW includes a number of benefit restorations as well as a guard against a threatened tax hit on UAW member's health care plans.

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Gentex transforms rear-view mirror into high-tech vision systemAuto News

Gentex is broadening its role from a traditional Michigan-based auto parts maker to a supplier of high-tech vision systems that eventually could be integrated into self-driving cars.

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EPA: VW 'Defeat Device' Skirts Emissions Rules (9/18/15)

EPA: VW ‘defeat device’ skirts emissions rules; Benz’s $1.3B SUV plan; JCI targets 3,000...
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W.Va. dealership group pays $80,000 civil penalty over adsAuto News

A West Virginia auto dealership group agreed to pay an $80,000 civil penalty to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that charged it with showing misleading advertisements, the FTC said.

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VW accused of using software in 482,000 diesels to skirt U.S. clean-air rulesAuto News

Volkswagen and Audi sold about 482,000 diesel vehicles with illegal emissions control software designed to make their cars appear cleaner in testing than they are in the real world, the EPA said today.

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VW accused of using software in 482,000 diesels to skirt clean-air rulesAuto News

The EPA and California accused Volkswagen of using "defeat device" software to circumvent emissions testing of certain air pollutants in Volkswagen and Audi vehicles with diesel engines from model years 2009-15.

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VW faces EPA, California probes for clean air violations over diesel emissionsAuto News

The EPA and California accused Volkswagen of using "defeat device" software to circumvent emissions testing of certain air pollutants in Volkswagen and Audi vehicles with diesel engines from model years 2009-15.

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Daimler to invest $1.3 billion to expand Mercedes SUV plant in AlabamaAuto News

Daimler AG will invest $1.3 billion at its Alabama plant to boost production of Mercedes-Benz SUVs, creating an additional 300 jobs.

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Tesla struggles in Germany with consumers unswayed by Model S cultAuto News

Tesla has built a cult following in the U.S. for its high-powered electric sports cars. But in Europe's biggest car market, consumers are proving harder to convince.

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JCI targets 3,000 job cuts in salaried ranksAuto News

Johnson Controls will cut as many as 3,000 salaried jobs over the next two years under an ongoing cost savings program and ahead of plans to streamline and divest its auto interiors business.

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JCI targets 3,000 job cuts Auto News

Johnson Controls, while spinning off its automotive-interiors unit, said efforts to streamline the business will lead to as many as 3,000 job cuts.

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Canada's auto industry may need to accept concessions in Pacific trade talks, prime minster saysAuto News

Automakers with assembly plants in Canada might not be happy with some of the conditions in a proposed 12-nation Pacific trade pact, but the nation must be part of the sweeping deal, Prime Minister Harper says.

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What people are saying about Honda's 2016 CivicAuto News

Honda says the 2016 Civic underwent 'the most radical redesign' since the model debuted in 1973. A look at what journalists, analysts and others are saying about the retooled sedan:

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