General Motors Co. is ending production of the gas-powered Cadillac XT4 small SUV in January 2025, the automaker confirmed Thursday.

The XT4 is built at GM's Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas, where production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan is ending this month. GM is still investing $391 million in Fairfax to make a new version of the Chevrolet ...Read more

Electric vehicle maker Rivian missed Wall Street's expectations for revenue on Thursday, with sales coming in lower than anticipated in the third quarter.

The Irvine-based company reported revenue of $874 million in the three months ending Sept. 30., which fell short of the $992 million projected by analysts, according to FactSet. The company ...Read more

Stellantis NV said Wednesday it plans to cut a shift at its Toledo plant that builds Jeep Gladiator pickups, which will result in about 1,100 indefinite layoffs by early next year.

The move from two to one shifts does not come as a surprise, with Gladiator sales slowing this year and the automaker seeking to slash pent-up inventories of the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Owners of vehicles parked in bike and bus lanes downtown can now receive warnings and, soon, tickets in the mail, as a delayed program to test automated ticketing for the parking infractions has begun.

The pilot program, which uses cameras on eight city vehicles to enforce parking violations, began Monday. For the first month ...Read more

DETROIT — General Motors Co. is pushing ahead with its reentry into Europe using a direct-to-consumer electric-vehicle sales model despite a slumping market there — and experts contend the play could pay off for the Detroit automaker.

GM started selling the Cadillac Lyriq EV in Europe last year and has opened what it calls Cadillac City ...Read more

Ford Motor Co.'s commitment to pay for home electric vehicle chargers and their installation didn't prevent the automaker from reporting an 8.3% decrease in U.S. electric vehicles sales in October compared to a year ago, its first year-over-year decline since January.

The Dearborn automaker, starting Oct. 1, said buyers through the rest of the ...Read more

About 70 union production workers have gone out on strike at a Woodbridge Corp. factory in Lithonia, Georgia.

Members of the United Auto Workers Local 472 want raises and better benefits, including sick days, according to union officials and workers.

The plant makes seating and dashboard components for manufacturers of cars and golf carts. Its...Read more

China has lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the European Union’s final tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, escalating a dispute that’s straining an already fraught relationship.

Beijing brought the case to the WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism on Monday to “safeguard the development interests” of the...Read more

Q: ​I drive a 1998 Toyota that has 62,000 miles on it. I have read your column faithfully for years and have learned so much from you. As you can tell from the mileage on my car, I barely put 2,000 miles on it in a year. The most I might drive in a day is 3-5 miles and sometimes I go days without driving at all. Also, I never do expressway ...Read more

HOLLY OAKS, Michigan — Raptor, meet Rhino.

The 2025 Ram 1500 RHO supertruck is here and it’s a worthy competitor to segment pioneer Ford F-150 Raptor. RHO is short for Ram High Output, and the acronym’s similarity to rhinoceros is no accident. This is a full-grown, armor-plated, earth-pawing, terrain-chewing, bone-crunching beast.

Better...Read more

It’s been six years since Japanese authorities arrested Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn over allegations of false accounting. It marked the end of a tenure that had started strong, with Nissan fielding impressively rejuvenated products. But Ghosn’s vision ultimately faltered as he became consumed by increasing market share at the expense of all else...Read more

As Mercedes has been pressed for years to deliver outstanding luxury vehicles, they have also instilled a great amount of sportiness to their fleet. When sports and luxury come together, it’s easy for consumers to demand more and more. With Mercedes historically leading the way in the German market, the GLC43 AMG is here and wow is an ...Read more

United Auto Workers-represented workers at General Motors Co.'s Fort Wayne Assembly truck plant overwhelmingly approved a strike authorization vote over local issues at the plant, according to results Wednesday from Local 2209 representing workers there.

More than 70% of the voting workers approved a strike if it becomes necessary.

The vote ...Read more

Volkswagen Group is using metro Atlanta as the starting line for a new subscription service that’s intended to offer an alternative to car leasing and vehicle ownership.

Volkswagen Financial Services, the German automaker’s finance arm, announced Wednesday it will launch its subscription service called VW Flex at select dealerships in the ...Read more

Stellantis NV continued to slash vehicle production and cut jobs in the United States this week, including at the automaker's Detroit Assembly Complex where the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs are built.

Vehicle production at both the Mack and Jefferson sides of the east-side complex is paused this week, with workers temporarily laid...Read more

WASHINGTON — Michigan voters are deeply divided on whether the federal government should subsidize General Motors Co.’s retooling of a Cadillac sedan plant in Lansing for future production of electric vehicles, according to a new statewide poll commissioned by The Detroit News and WDIV-TV (Channel 4).

The survey of 600 likely voters, ...Read more

Q: I see in a recent column you advocate holding a car steering wheel at the 3- and 9-o’clock position. As an older adult who took a driving safety class for an insurance discount, they advocate the 4- and 8-o’clock position. They said it gives optimal control and if you’re in an accident and your steering wheel airbag goes off, it’s ...Read more

While the minivan is almost extinct, thanks to the dominance of the SUV, the Honda Odyssey still has a favored spot in Grasso’s Garage. The 2024 Odyssey, assembled in Lincoln, Alabama, boasts tremendous room, comfort and style.

Our 2024 Honda Odyssey Elite tester came wrapped in Lunar Silver Metallic and a gray interior. Since Honda delivered...Read more

The economical Ford Maverick of the 1970s was a wildly popular sedan — equaling Mustang sales in its first year — as rising gas prices spurred shoppers to become more fuel conscious. The $1,900 starting price at launch didn’t hurt either.

Ford dusted off the nameplate a couple of years ago and is having similar success with the new ...Read more