The Ford Focus Titanium approaches being a realistic—if underpowered—competitor to small Audis and BMWs, says Dan Neil.
To shorten ever-growing commutes, will drivers pay money to take faster lanes and avoid traffic?
Despite rising concern over roadside pollution levels and tax-break incentives to buy zero-emissions vehicles, electric cars aren't yet creating much spark.
No one needs 556 horsepower to haul groceries and pick up the kids, making the CTS-V Sport Wagon a mere marketing exercise, says Dan Neil—but he loves it for never being boring.
In Eyes on the Road, Joe White talks with NHTSA Chief David Strickland on the auto-safety issues the agency will be focusing on in the future.
With Volvo offering an automated pedestrian-avoidance system in its new S60 sedan, Dan Neil ponders the strangely tangled ethics of deciding whether to pay extra to protect people outside your car.
Maybe it's the recession or the fact that frugal is the new black, but the personal chauffeured car is getting a downgrade. Here's how to unpimp your ride without having to cab it.
The recent restructuring of the U.S. auto industry was painful, politically controversial and costly, but the crisis has pushed Detroit to make better vehicles.
Dan Neil shares the lessons of the North American International Auto Show, from the challenges facing Volkswagen to the rightness of the U.S. auto bailouts.
The Dakar off-road rally stirred its fair share of controversy in West Africa, but with the security threats in Mauritania, it switched to Chile and Argentina a few years ago. Now the race is kicking up a new cloud of dust and passions in South America.
Does America need a party wagon with clamshell doors? Joe White looks at the concept cars to be unveiled at the Detroit auto show.
Mercedes-Benz unveiled its next C-Class sport sedan in a Detroit hotel but doesn't plan to show it during the North American International Auto Show that begins in Detroit this week.
Chrysler pulled the wraps off its new Chrysler 300 at the Detroit auto show, the last of 16 models CEO Sergio Marchionne promised to revamp. Fiat also boosted its stake in Chrysler to 25% from 20%.
China's BYD is scrambling to make a design change to its all-electric car and aims to make it available to buyers in California and possibly other "key U.S. states" by 2012, its chairman said.
Ford is recalling 1,658 2011 Explorers to fix their second-row seats.
Electric-car fever is rising again. But to appreciate the obstacles standing in the way, you don't need to talk to skeptics. Instead, you can listen to the people who believe in electric vehicles, and are investing in those beliefs.
A lengthy U.S. probe found that engine electronics played no role in incidents of sudden, unintended acceleration of Toyota cars, saying drivers stepped on the gas instead of the brake in many instances. It is examining the pedals' design and placement.
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General Motors is planning to pay its hourly workers in the U.S. at least $3,000 each under a profit-sharing provision in its UAW contract.
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Jonathan Welsh answers readers' questions on check-engine lights, replacing timing belts and a car's first oil change.
Jonathan Welsh answers readers' questions on finding a hatchback, finding parts for a 10-year-old car, wearing out a clutch and saving the battery of a little-used car.
Jonathan Welsh answers readers' questions on nitrogen in tires, buying a used Phaeton and looking for a new SUV.
Jonathan Welsh answers readers' questions on the cold's effect on electric car batteries, giving an engine more horsepower, and more.
Jonathan Welsh answers readers' questions on convertibles, oil changes, and the truth behind tire pressure recommendations.
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