Tesla Model 3 wins Consumer Reports blessing after brake fixAuto News

Tesla's Model 3 won a coveted recommendation from Consumer Reports after an over-the-air software update improved braking by almost 20 feet.

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More signals emerge on Ford's possible purchase of Detroit train stationAuto News

One of the Moroun family's companies transferred ownership of the Michigan Central Station to a mystery company last week as all signs point to Ford purchasing Detroit's long-vacant train station.

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Rivian Automotive plans to start EV production at ex-Mitsu plant by 2020Auto News

Rivian Automotive, backed by a new $200 million loan, said it will begin producing electric vehicles at the former Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Ill., by 2020.

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Tesla discloses payment to a board member's firmAuto News

A private equity firm linked to a Tesla Inc. director spent more than 100 days at the carmaker's battery factory late last year to help increase Model 3 sedan production.

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Marchionne's grand finale entails expanding Jeep, shrinking Fiat, reports sayAuto News

Sergio Marchionne's last hurrah as CEO of Fiat Chrysler entails betting the automaker's future on Jeeps and Maseratis while downsizing its namesake brands, Bloomberg reported.

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Marchionne's grand finale entails expanding Jeep, shrinking Fiat, reports sayAuto News

Sergio Marchionne's last hurrah as CEO of Fiat Chrysler entails betting the carmaker's future on Jeeps and Maserati luxury cars while downsizing its namesake brands, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

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Is Sergio plotting to have a starved Chrysler whacked? Looks like it to meAuto News

The Chrysler brand isn't weak because consumers abandoned it. It's weak because FCA did.

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Honda shows off Amaze sedanAuto News

In the latest new video to top our viral video charts, Honda shows off the Amaze sedan for the Indian market.

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U.S., EU can still talk trade after tariffs, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross saysAuto News

The United States and European Union could still negotiate a trade deal even if Washington imposes import tariffs on EU steel and aluminum, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said.

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U.S., EU can still talk trade after tariffs, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross saysAuto News

The United States and European Union could still negotiate a trade deal even if Washington imposes import tariffs on EU steel and aluminum, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said.

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India delays plan to roll out 10,000 electric cars to 2019Auto News

India has pushed back a deadline to put thousands of battery-driven cars on the road by nearly a year, in a setback to its ambitions of having electric vehicles comprise about a third of its fleet by 2030.

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Panasonic plans to develop cobalt-free car batteriesAuto News

Panasonic is aiming to develop automotive batteries without using cobalt in the near future amid soaring prices of the key battery ingredient.

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May U.S. sales expected to rise behind extra selling day, holiday dealsAuto News

Forecasts from Cox Automotive, Edmunds and LMC Automotive/J.D. Power call for U.S. light-vehicle sales to rise about 3 percent to around 1.56 million vehicles in May. It would be the industry's third increase in the first five months of 2018.

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Tesla CEO says challenging India regulations preventing entry into countryAuto News

India has been wooing Tesla to set up a factory on its soil, but CEO Elon Musk isn't falling for it. At least not yet.

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Panasonic plans to develop cobalt-free car batteriesAuto News

Panasonic is aiming to develop automotive batteries without using cobalt in the near future amid soaring prices of the key battery ingredient.

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U.S. EV maker Green4U to build plant in HondurasAuto News

Green4U Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding to build an assembly plant in Honduras, the first of its kind in the Central American country.

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EU braces for U.S. metal tariffs as hopes for relief from Trump fadeAuto News

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom gave her clearest signal yet that the bloc will come up short in its bid for a permanent, unconditional waiver from U.S. metal tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on national security grounds.

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Global EV fleet expected to triple in 2 yearsAuto News

EVs are likely to become a much more common sight on the world's roads in the next two years as the global fleet of electric vehicles is likely to more than triple to 13 million by the end of the decade from 3.

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