Wheels
Sleepy Behind the Wheel? Some Cars Can Tell
By ERIC A. TAUB
Some automakers already offer drowsiness detection systems, and more are likely to follow with ever more sophisticated technology.
China’s Taxes on Imported Cars Feed Trade Tensions With U.S.
By KEITH BRADSHER
Aly Song/Reuters
The Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai. Taxes on imported cars have become a growing area of friction between the United States and China.
Autos are emerging as a potential point of contention ahead of President Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, but the industry sees no easy answers.
Martin Campbell
2017 Toyota Corolla
Toyota is adding lifesaving technology to the 2017 sedan and many of its other passenger cars.
Doug Chayka
State of the Art
Trump Says Regulations Impede. Perhaps Not in the Electric Car Business.
By FARHAD MANJOO
Sometimes the only way to push technology advances is through rules. Loosening the ones on fuel economy could leave the car industry out of step with the future.
Offices of Volkswagen and Audi Chiefs Searched in Raid, Warrant Says
By JACK EWING
A judge in Munich authorized investigators to seize documents from Matthias Müller, Volkswagen’s chief executive; Rupert Stadler, Audi’s chief; and dozens of others.
German Authorities Raid U.S. Law Firm Leading Volkswagen’s Emissions Inquiry
By JACK EWING and BILL VLASIC
Munich prosecutors seized documents from Jones Day, suggesting investigators believe the firm may have withheld information collected in an internal investigation into the carmaker’s emissions fraud.
Trump, Easing Emissions Rule, Vows to Expand Auto Jobs
By BILL VLASIC
Donald Trump, speaking to auto executives and workers in a former assembly plant near Detroit, halted a move by Barack Obama to tighten fuel-economy standards.
German Police Raid Audi Offices, Escalating Volkswagen Diesel Inquiry
By JACK EWING
Searches of Audi offices threaten to damage the image of one of Volkswagen’s main sources of badly needed profit.
As VW Pleads Guilty in U.S. Over Diesel Scandal, Trouble Looms in Europe
By JACK EWING and NEAL E. BOUDETTE
Even as it moved to end legal action in the United States over its efforts to illegally evade emissions standards, the German carmaker faces mounting legal woes in Europe.
Trump Using Detroit as Stage for Loosening Obama’s Fuel Economy Rules
By CORAL DAVENPORT and BILL VLASIC
Automakers have said the fuel standards, which have been widely praised by environmentalists, would be expensive and technologically difficult to achieve.
Take a Number
Volkswagen’s Emissions Fraud May Affect Mortality Rate in Europe
By STEPH YIN
Software that allowed the auto manufacturer to skirt environmental rules could lead to 1,200 deaths because of excess air pollution, researchers said.
Peugeot Maker’s Deal for G.M.’s Opel Faces Political Headwinds
By JACK EWING
The possibility of job cuts and factory closures in Europe could spark nationalist appeals.
Common Sense
Cadillac Ad Tries to Bridge Nation’s Chasm, Without Falling In
By JAMES B. STEWART
On the Oscars broadcast, the message will be working together to overcome challenges. But these days, can even invoking unity be a risk for a brand?
State of the Art
Uber Case Could Be a Watershed for Women in Tech
By FARHAD MANJOO
Uber’s reputation is in tatters. Fixing its culture is the only way out.
Lured by Deals, Car Buyers Go for SUVs, Pickups in February
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lured by Presidents Day deals, U.S. buyers snapped up pickups and SUVs in February, brightening what is usually a lackluster month for the auto industry.
Jury Rejects U.S. Seizure of Luxury Cars From Exporters
By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN
The ruling is something of a conclusion to a crackdown on companies that used middlemen to buy cars from American dealers and sell them for big profits in China.
Carlos Ghosn, Executive Who Revived Nissan, Will Step Aside
By JONATHAN SOBLE
Mr. Ghosn, a rare foreign executive in Japan, took control of the Japanese automaker in 2001 and helped save it from collapse with large job cuts.
U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise for a Second Straight Year
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE
For the first time since 2007, more than 40,000 were killed in crashes last year, a safety group estimated, pointing to lax law enforcement as a factor.
Study: Technology Trouble Dents Car and Truck Reliability
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Technology glitches including Bluetooth phone pairing and misunderstood voice commands put a dent in car and truck reliability scores in a major survey of automobile owners.
Federal Agency Begins Inquiry Into Auto Lenders’ Use of GPS Tracking
By MICHAEL CORKERY and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG
Regulators are investigating whether the devices unfairly violate a borrower’s’ privacy.
Profitable Pickups May Be in Cross Hairs of Trump Border Tax
By BILL VLASIC
Trucks from General Motors and Chrysler rely heavily on Mexican labor and parts. If a tariff wall goes up, Ford could benefit at their expense.
Driven
Video Review: A Pickup Truck That’s Both Primal and Pampering
By TOM VOELK
Pickups aren’t just big, they’re big business. The Ram 1500, with an engine note that announces its presence, can be better equipped than some luxury sedans.
Wheels
Cars Will Talk to One Another. Exactly How Is Less Certain.
By JOHN R. QUAIN
A federal agency’s plan to require communication hardware in future cars is spurring efforts to have vehicles not only see, but talk, to reduce collisions.
Wheels
Building a Road Map for the Self-Driving Car
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE
Along with sensors, autonomous vehicles will need detailed maps of the road and the obstacles ahead. Creating these maps will be a monumental task.
Wheels
Self-Driving Cars Might Need Standards, but Whose?
By JOHN R. QUAIN
Some say autonomous vehicles should have common technology before they hit the road, but there is also a strong case for independent approaches.
Omaha’s Answer to Costly Potholes? Go Back to Gravel Roads
By MITCH SMITH
While President Trump has called for major spending on infrastructure, cities like Omaha have resorted to unusual solutions to problems unlikely to see federal funding.
Wheels
With a Saw and a Big Budget, Owners Transform Cars Into Convertibles
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE
Automakers have pulled many convertible models, leaving lovers of top-down driving to find their own solutions.
Your Money Adviser
Accident Not Your Fault? Your Insurance May Still Go Up, Report Says
By ANN CARRNS
Motorists in New York and Baltimore tended to pay the most after being involved in accidents they did not cause, a consumer group found.
Wheels
Headlights Get New Attention as More Than a Car Design Flourish
By ERIC A. TAUB
Shifting safety warnings and evaluations focus on how vehicles light up the roadways. At the same time, manufacturers are poised to roll out new headlamp technology.
Wheels
China’s Answer to Tesla Is Hopeful Entrant to Global Car Market
By MICHAEL SCHUMAN
Electric vehicles offer a new chance to Chinese car-making efforts that have floundered in the past. But lavish state aid could be as much bane as boon.
Your Money
How to Buy a Used Car in an Age of Widespread Recalls
By RON LIEBER
Dealers are scrambling every which way amid a recall of over 60 million Takata airbags, and consumers need to ask some very pointed questions.
Wheels
A Whiff of a New-Car Smell, Just a Page Flip Away
By JAMES G. COBB
For Steve Hayes, a childhood hobby turned into a collection of 13,500 automotive marketing brochures. Most of them will soon be up for sale.
By Announcing New Jobs, Corporations Help Themselves Too
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and BILL VLASIC
In promoting plans to add jobs, some of which have long been in the works, companies help position themselves favorably with the Trump administration.
Wheels
Coming From Automakers: Voice Control That Understands You Better
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE and NICK WINGFIELD
Ford Motor is announcing it will incorporate Amazon’s Alexa into its vehicles, one of many efforts by automakers to improve voice-recognition systems.
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