Chrysler recalls almost 700,000 Jeeps and minivans

Chrysler is recalling almost 600,000 minivans and Jeep Wranglers in the United States and an additional 100,000 elsewhere because of brake...

Hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations planned for California

California will receive about a third of the 4,600 electric vehicle charging stations that Coulomb Technologies plans to install for free...

Chrysler's swift recall shows effect of Toyota PR debacle

The speed with which Chrysler Group recalled 25,000 Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass vehicles demonstrated how wary automakers have become...

Ford to close Mercury division despite higher auto industry sales

Major American automakers posted double-digit sales gains last month, but the industry's recovery was not strong enough to save Ford Motor...

2011 Mustang unbridles more power while reining in fuel consumption

The Ford Mustang is ubiquitous. More than 9 million have been manufactured over the last 47 years, driven by generations of owners,...

Concerns over floor mat issue prompt safety probe of some Ford models

Federal auto safety regulators have launched an investigation into whether floor mats in 2010 Ford Motor Co.'s Fusion and Mercury Milan...

Ford might consider dropping Mercury brand

Ford Motor Co. may be considering dropping the struggling Mercury brand as part of a move to focus the automaker's design and sales efforts...

Toyota halts sales of Lexus LS 460 and LS 600h sedans

Toyota Motor Corp. stopped the sales of 2009-10 high-end Lexus LS 460 and LS 600h sedans Monday because of an electronics problem that can...

Truck industry welcomes Obama's fuel efficiency plans for big rigs

By deciding to set the first fuel efficiency standards for big-rig trucks, President Obama on Friday handed environmentalists a victory, but...

Tesla to build electric cars at Northern California plant

Tesla Motors Inc., bolstered by a $50-million investment from Toyota Motor Corp., will start making electric cars next year at a recently...