A European Sport Sedan—From Ford

Why Electric Cars Aren't Selling

Despite rising concern over roadside pollution levels and tax-break incentives to buy zero-emissions vehicles, electric cars aren't yet creating much spark.

Cadillac's Unnecessary, Awesome Wagon

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.

• Photos: The 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon

Technology Key to Safer-Driving Push

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.

Pedestrian Detection

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.

• Photos: Volvo's Pedestrian Detection

Quickly, Jeeves, to the Ford Flex!

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.

Detroit's Woes Make for Better, Smaller Cars

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.

• Video: A Theme Song for Detroit: 'Back in Black'

Lessons from the Auto Show

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.

• Photos: At the Detroit Auto Show
• Video: Motorama Drama

Dakar Rally Fuels Cheers, Jeers

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.

• Photos: The 2011 Dakar Rally

Detroit's Dream Cars

Does America need a party wagon with clamshell doors? Joe White looks at the concept cars to be unveiled at the Detroit auto show.

• Video: A Theme Song for Detroit: 'Back in Black'
• Video: Signs of Auto-Industry Comeback
• Vote for your favorite concept cars

Mercedes-Benz Rolls Out Reworked C-Class (Video)

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 Rides Higher at Detroit Show

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%.

• Photos: The New Chrysler 300
• News Hub: Green Cars Rev Up at Auto Show

BYD Scrambles to Redesign Electric Car

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.