Information is a great thing. It empowers the consumer and allows better decisions. We all want safer, cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Heck, who wouldn't? But when Washington wants to tell us what's an "A" and what's a "D" based on ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept.6

How's business? When you ask a dealer how business is, you'll hardly ever get a negative answer. Even in the darkest depths of the automotive depression, dealers were upbeat. Many grumbled about finance companies not buying deep enough or how ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug.9

Can you prove positively that little green Martians are NOT causing Toyotas to run out of control?That's a tough one. But not much tougher than proving that electronic throttle controls DIDN'T cause runaway cars -- even though ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug.16

It's hard to forget the look on Jack Pitney's face just moments before he mounted a BMW S 1000 RR superbike, revved the out-of-this-world engine and raced it across a shiny wooden floor inside the Javits Center. "Are you sticking around for our ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug.30

The auto sales recovery is slowing down. Not much, but enough to trouble those who earn a living by watching such numbers.Since March, when U.S. car and light-truck sales were 24 percent better than the anemic total of 2009, the rate of gain has ... 3:51 pm U.S. ET | Aug.26

The weak euro is a blessing for the German auto industry and the best stimulus program it could wish for. For years, the weak dollar has hit the profits of BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche. Take a look at the cars in the "for sale" ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | July5

MONTEREY, Calif. -- Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance weekend is a festival of vintage steel and chrome, punctuated by backfires and the rich aroma of leaded gas and burning clutches. But a growing chorus of collectible car experts worries ... 2:24 pm U.S. ET | Aug.13

It was a little surprising in June when General Motors Co. decided to make a venture capitalist out of Jon Lauckner. Lauckner, 52, had been GM's vice president for global program management. He played a big role in creation of the Chevrolet ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept.6

SHANGHAI -- Encouraged by the quick inroads they have made in China's new car market, Chery Automobile Co. and BYD Co. are now expanding into non-auto sectors. That's bad for their still-weak automotive brands.Chery was incorporated in 1997, ... 3:01 pm U.S. ET | Aug.27