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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump could soon move to cancel more than $1 billion in federal grants for General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV and $800 million total in Michigan, according to a Trump administration planning document obtained by The Detroit News.

The largest Michigan grant in question is a $500 million award for GM to convert ...Read more

Tesla investors and consumers were disappointed after the company unveiled its long-awaited, less expensive versions of the Model 3 and Model Y.

Intended to help Tesla reach a broader customer base and shed its reputation as a company that caters only to the wealthy, the new models are still not affordable enough and unlikely to trigger a ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. said it's working to minimize manufacturing disruptions after a fire took out a New York plant that supplies roughly 40% of the aluminum sheet used in the auto industry.

Aluminum makes up the bodies of the Automaker's F-Series trucks, the country's best-selling vehicles that drive the company's earnings. A late-night fire on Sept...Read more

LEESBURG, Virginia — Ten years after unveiling a prototype, a key public-private research effort is taking a major leap toward getting its advanced alcohol detection technology into the hands of the country's top auto manufacturers.

"We've converted a wild, audacious idea that everybody thought would fail — people laughed us out of the room...Read more

The Toyota Sequoia is still the same -- but also very different.

How so?

Well, it's still a full-size SUV, with real four-wheel drive and real off-road capability. But it no longer comes standard with a big V8; instead, it comes standard with much more powerful V6 that's only about half the size of the previously standard V8. It gets slightly ...Read more

Tesla Inc. plans to unveil a cheaper version of the Model Y on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter, following through on assurances it will have a more affordable vehicle to counter the loss of U.S. incentives for electric vehicles.

The new base Model Y is what Tesla started teasing in social media posts over the weekend, said...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States will levy 25% tariffs on imports of medium and heavy-duty trucks beginning Nov. 1, President Donald Trump announced in a Monday social media post.

The tariffs follow an investigation initiated in April by the U.S. Commerce Department about the national security effects of truck imports. The levies would be ...Read more

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Accessing software talent was behind the decision of Rivian Automotive Inc. to move its headquarters from here to California, and that software now is what's contributing to more affordable vehicles, market appeal and at least one multi-billion-dollar deal with a legacy competitor, CEO RJ Scaringe said Monday.

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WASHINGTON — The electric vehicle and renewable energy industries are bracing for the end of tax credits they had been relying on to rapidly expand the technologies across the U.S.

The phaseout, brought on by the 2025 reconciliation law, hit the EV industry last week with the end of the federal $7,500 tax credit on those vehicles. The ...Read more

Q: I have a 2013 Acadia that has a vibration with the steering wheel at 55 mph and stops at 65 mph. I had all wheels balanced, new brakes and rotors. When I rotated the tires to the back the vibration stopped. Do I just have a bad tire?

J.E., Chicago

A: Yes, one tire may have a belt separation issue. The symptoms will eventually get worse ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is considering a modification to expensive automotive tariffs that would provide relief to manufacturers that complete final assembly in the United States, Reuters reported Friday.

Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio told the outlet that the deal, which Trump would make a decision on soon, would ...Read more

DETROIT — Automakers are bracing for a drop in electric vehicle demand after sales surged in the final days of the federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles.

The up-to-$7,500 tax credit expired on Tuesday, though companies like General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. said they found a workaround in an effort to extend the availability of taxpayer...Read more

As Mazda enters Grasso’s Garage for a slice review pie, they bring their long-time, consumer loving convertible to soak up the sun as this 3-season small but fun 2-seater is here to stay.

Powered by a 181 horsepower naturally aspirated 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, our 35th anniversary edition boasted a 6-speed manual transmission which was all the ...Read more

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Forester used to be vanilla in Subaru’s delicious store of off-road flavors. No more.

My white 2026 Forester Wilderness swaggered up to the foothills of the Cascade Mountains sporting a chocolate grille, syrup-black hood decal, bold lines, chiseled rocker panels and sinewy Yokohama Geolander all-terrain tires.

Forester...Read more

Tesla electric vehicle sales jumped last quarter, as buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring federal tax credit.

The company's EV sales rose 7% in the three months through September compared to a year earlier, mirroring a spike in overall EV sales across the country.

The $7,500 credit for new electric vehicles was eliminated on Sept. 30...Read more

Stellantis NV's U.S. sales ticked up 6% in the third quarter thanks to strong performances from stalwarts like the Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Durango SUVs and the Ram 1500 pickup.

The increase snaps a series of declining U.S. quarterly sales for the automaker that stretched back two years. Stellantis is in the middle of a turnaround effort led by ...Read more

General Motors Co. more than doubled its electric vehicle sales in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago, while increasing its overall U.S. sales by 7.7%.

The Detroit automaker sold 710,347 vehicles — the most of any automaker — in the July-September period. That included 66,501 EVs, which were up 107% year-over-year. The...Read more

Sales of Ford Motor Co.'s electric vehicles surged in the third quarter, contributing to an 8.2% increase in U.S. sales for the July-September period.

The up-to-$7,500 federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles expired on Tuesday, resulting in a burst of EV buying activity before consumers lost their chance. Ford EV sales rose 85% in September and...Read more

Police in San Bruno, California, were patrolling for drunk drivers when they observed a car traveling erratically.

But this couldn't be chalked up to an impaired or distracted driver. There wasn't anyone behind the wheel at all.

Officers were bewildered to see the car — a self-driving Waymo robotaxi — make an illegal U-turn at a traffic ...Read more