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Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales declined 5.5% in February from fewer deliveries of electrified vehicles.

The Dearborn automaker sold 149,962 vehicles last month, down from 158,675. Following the end of the federal plug-in vehicle tax credit in September, sales of all-electric vehicles declined by 71%, while hybrids fell almost 22% following the end...Read more

WASHINGTON — Conventional wisdom in the auto industry has suggested that futuristic self-driving cars and trucks would also feature electric powertrains. Or at least, that was the wisdom.

"AVs will be EVs," former General Motors Co. top economist Elaine Buckberg said during a panel discussion at January's World Economic Forum in Davos, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Detroit Three automakers dominate a new list tracking the highest non-negotiable vehicle destination fees imposed on buyers across the U.S. auto market.

The list, compiled by the watchdog and advocacy group Consumer Reports, shares the most and least expensive automaker charges for transportation of their vehicles to dealer ...Read more

Some of the least well-known new cars are among the ones most looking into. The catch: If you don't know it exists, it's not likely you'll be looking into it.

One of these is Volvo's V90 wagon.

In the first place because it's a wagon -- rather than another crossover. In the second, because it's priced thousands less than the better-...Read more

Few travelers discover West Point, Georgia, by leafing through a glossy brochure waiting in a hotel lobby. It sits quietly along the slow-moving Chattahoochee River, some 80 miles southwest of Atlanta, a town that has been minding its own business since 1831.

Nevertheless, history brushed past here with some force. The Battle of West Point, one...Read more

When it comes to big SUVs, the market is flooded with options, from the Chevrolet Tahoe to Ford Expedition and even the Toyota Sequoia.

Plus, who could forget the Lexus LX, GMC Yukon, Cadillac Escalade and Jeep Wagoneer?

Within this flooded category, manufacturers offer a lot, including size, space, storage and comfort.

In Grasso’s Garage ...Read more

Unburdened of its mission as the standard-bearer of an electric Alfa Romeo brand, the subcompact Tonale SUV can finally live la dolce vita.

For 2026, Alfa’s tasty, turbocharged, gas-fired appetizer is lighter, cheaper, more fun. Less is more.

Gone is Alfa’s dream to be an Italian Tesla. Gone, too, is Tonale’s plug-in hybrid drivetrain ...Read more

U.S. auto dealers are increasingly wary of a possible industry shakeup ahead: Chinese vehicles entering the American market.

They have seen the signs. Chinese automakers showed off their electric vehicles at a January tech gathering in Las Vegas, with one company saying it planned to announce a U.S. production expansion within a couple of years...Read more

Stellantis NV is considering tapping electric-vehicle technology from its Chinese partner Leapmotor to help lower costs across its mass-market European brands such as Fiat, Opel and Peugeot, according to people familiar with the plans.

The manufacturer is weighing an expansion of the scope of its joint venture with Leapmotor to access the ...Read more

Stellantis NV on Thursday reported a 2025 net loss of $26.3 billion (22.3 billion euro), the first time the automaker has reported an annual loss since its 2021 formation and just two years after posting a record $20 billion in profits.

The Jeep and Ram maker warned the disappointing results were coming earlier this month when it reported about...Read more

Stellantis NV’s United Auto Workers employees will not receive a profit-sharing payout this year, a sharp turnaround from just two years ago when each worker took home nearly $14,000. The reason is simple: the company failed to generate enough profit in its North American operations to meet the target required under its labor agreement.

The ...Read more

Tesla is pushing back against California bureaucrats, suing the state's Department of Motor Vehicles for accusing it of false advertising.

California regulators say Tesla has misled consumers about the capabilities of its "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving" modes, which cannot be used without an alert human driver. Late last year, an ...Read more

NEWARK, California — Lucid Group will slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs, a downsizing ushered in by billions of dollars in red ink that has stained the electric vehicle maker’s balance sheet.

Slated to occur on April 21, the company will eliminate 319 positions at its headquarters in Newark, Lucid reported to the state Employment Development ...Read more

Waymos are coming to Chicago — but they’re not driving themselves yet.

The self-driving taxi company is deploying about 10 vehicles in Chicago to start mapping the city’s streets — thus “laying the early groundwork” for future operations here — Waymo said Wednesday.

But for now, the cars will be driven by people. State ...Read more

Detroit under Donald Trump has rediscovered its love of the big, roaring engine.

By gutting climate regulations, the president has freed U.S. automakers to sell as many gas-burning trucks and SUVs as they can. Muscle cars powered by rumbling V-8s and Hemi engines are back, with beasts like the Dodge Charger and Ford’s Mustang Dark Horse ...Read more

Uber announced a new set of services to support ride-hailing for autonomous vehicles ahead of its planned launch of robotaxis in Los Angeles in the coming months.

Uber's new program, called Uber Autonomous Solutions, aims to give robotaxi ventures easy access to Uber's customers, software and infrastructure.

Participating companies would get ...Read more

It's gotten so that you almost can't find a standard (or even optional) V6 engine in a new midsize pickup anymore.

The Honda Ridgeline is one of just two that still comes standard with one. The rest no longer even offer one. And the Ridgeline's not really a pickup. At least not by the usual standards.

But that's not necessarily a...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's decision to strike down a pillar of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policies could have broad impacts on Michigan's trade-reliant economy, though little will change for the state's signature auto industry.

"The decision released this morning from the Supreme Court, striking down the use of the ...Read more

NAPLES, Florida — And then there were none.

My subcompact 2025 Nissan Versa sedan tester was the last of its breed: a new car that starts under $20,000. The $18,350 Versa ceased production for sale in the United States at the end of 2025. The subcompact Kia Soul SUV takes over as the most affordable new 2026 vehicle on the market at $21,935. ...Read more