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Byline: NEAL E. BOUDETTE, BILL VLASIC and ANNALYN KURTZ The top United States auto safety regulator has begun an investigation of a second crash involving a Tesla Motors car equipped [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDThe nation's top auto safety regulator said on Wednesday that it had begun an investigation of a second crash involving a Tesla Motors car equipped with Autopilot technology, a [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC and NEAL E. BOUDETTE DETROIT -- The race by automakers and technology companies to develop self-driving cars has been fueled by the belief that computers can operate [...]

DETROIT -- As the co-founder and chief executive of Tesla Motors, the technology billionaire Elon Musk has consistently portrayed his company's electric cars as cleaner, safer and more innovative than [...]

DETROIT -- The race by automakers and technology firms to develop self-driving cars has been fueled by the belief that computers can operate a vehicle more safely than human drivers. [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- In an era of unprecedented scrutiny of automotive safety, Fiat Chrysler is learning that one celebrity's death can turn a seemingly routine recall into a [...]

DETROIT -- In an era of unprecedented scrutiny of automotive safety, Fiat Chrysler is learning that one celebrity's death can turn a seemingly routine recall into a corporate crisis. The [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Tesla Motors has said that it was confident it could accelerate production to meet high demand for its forthcoming Model 3 electric vehicle, despite the [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC and NEAL E. BOUDETTE DETROIT -- The development of self-driving cars in recent years has been primarily a competition between technology companies and automakers working independently of [...]

DETROIT -- Tesla Motors said on Wednesday that it was confident it could accelerate production to meet high demand for its forthcoming Model 3 electric vehicle, despite the departure of [...]

DETROIT -- The development of self-driving cars in recent years has been primarily a competition between technology companies and automakers working independently of each other. But that dynamic changed markedly [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC and NEAL E. BOUDETTE DETROIT -- It was the car that symbolized Chrysler's comeback from bankruptcy, and the star of its iconic Super Bowl ad five years [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- In an unusual alliance between a traditional automaker and a technology company, Ford Motor and Google have joined to lead a coalition of companies that [...]

DETROIT -- IT was the car that symbolized Chrysler's comeback from bankruptcy, and the star of its iconic Super Bowl ad five years ago that played up vehicles ''imported from [...]

DETROIT -- In an unusual alliance between a traditional automaker and a technology company, Ford Motor and Google on Wednesday joined to lead a coalition of companies that advocate federal [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Since going bankrupt in 2009 and needing a government bailout to survive, General Motors has methodically rebuilt itself as a profitable automaker that has capitalized [...]

DETROIT -- Fiat Chrysler said on Friday that it was recalling 1.1 million vehicles that can roll away unexpectedly and cause injuries when the transmission is not used properly, adding [...]

DETROIT -- SINCE going bankrupt in 2009 and needing a government bailout to survive, General Motors has methodically rebuilt itself as a profitable automaker that has capitalized on surging sales [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- After two years of heavy legal and financial consequences, General Motors has finally turned the tide and started winning lawsuits related to the gravest safety [...]

DETROIT -- After two years of heavy legal and financial consequences, General Motors has finally turned the tide and started winning lawsuits related to the gravest safety crisis in its [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Orders keep rolling in for the forthcoming Model 3 from Tesla Motors, which said on Thursday that it had received $1,000 deposits for more than [...]

DETROIT -- Orders keep rolling in for the forthcoming Model 3 from Tesla Motors, which said on Thursday that it had received $1,000 deposits for more than 325,000 of its [...]

DETROIT -- General Motors on Thursday said it had settled a wrongful death case that was set to go to trial next month as part of ongoing litigation over the [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Ford Motor is planning to build a new assembly plant for small cars in Mexico, continuing a trend of automakers' increasing production there because of [...]

DETROIT -- Ford Motor said on Tuesday that it would build a new assembly plant for small cars in Mexico, continuing a trend of automakers increasing production there because of [...]

DETROIT -- Despite a steady stream of new models from a number of automakers, sales this year of electric and hybrid vehicles have failed to keep pace with the growth [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC General Motors has won a second consecutive case in litigation over its defective ignition switches, as a New York jury found that a faulty switch was not [...]

General Motors won a second consecutive case in litigation over its defective ignition switches, when a New York jury on Wednesday found that a faulty switch was not responsible for [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC Vehicle sales in the United States are running at a record pace, prompting automakers to consider ways to capitalize on the boom times. One of their strategies [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Since agreeing to tough new federal fuel economy standards five years ago, automakers have been methodically improving the gas mileage of their vehicles and reducing [...]

Vehicle sales in the United States are running at a record pace, prompting automakers to consider ways to capitalize on the boom times. One of their strategies is becoming increasingly [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Since agreeing to tough new American fuel economy standards five years ago, automakers have been methodically improving the gas mileage of their vehicles and reducing [...]

DETROIT -- Since agreeing to tough new federal fuel economy standards five years ago, automakers have been methodically improving the gas mileage of their vehicles and reducing emissions harmful to [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC and MIKE ISAAC DETROIT -- General Motors is planning to acquire the software firm Cruise Automation as part of its larger effort to develop fully autonomous vehicles. [...]

DETROIT -- General Motors on Friday said that it was acquiring the software firm Cruise Automation as part of its larger effort to develop fully autonomous vehicles. G.M., the largest [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC Several automakers have reported substantial increases in sales in the United States in February, as consumers continued to take advantage of cheap gas and easy credit to [...]

Several automakers on Tuesday reported substantial increases in sales in the United States in February, as consumers continued to take advantage of cheap gas and easy credit to buy new [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDDETROIT -- With American consumers buying new vehicles in record numbers, General Motors is raking in big profits and promising even better earnings in 2016. G.M., the nation's largest [...]

DETROIT -- Sales of new vehicles dropped in the United States in January from a year ago, partly because of the snowstorm that shut down dealerships across the East Coast. [...]

DETROIT -- Record sales in the American auto industry last year translated into big profits for Ford Motor, which on Thursday said that it earned $7.4 billion in 2015 primarily [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- With automakers and technology companies rushing to develop self-driving cars, the Obama administration has pledged to expedite regulatory guidelines for autonomous vehicles and invest in [...]

DETROIT -- When Mark Rosekind became the nation's top auto safety regulator in late 2014, the industry was reeling from record recalls prompted by a vehicle defect at General Motors [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDDETROIT -- With automakers and technology companies rushing to develop self-driving cars, the Obama administration on Thursday pledged to expedite regulatory guidelines for autonomous vehicles and invest in research [...]

Byline: MARY M. CHAPMAN and BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Record sales in the American auto industry have left the biggest carmakers flush with cash, which they are pouring into new [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Last April, Ford Motor announced with fanfare that it would reintroduce its storied Lincoln Continental luxury sedan, with an eye on sales in the expanding [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- While American consumers were taking advantage of low gas prices to buy trucks and sport utility vehicles in large numbers, some automakers delayed investing in [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDDETROIT -- Record sales in the American auto industry have left the biggest carmakers flush with cash, which they are pouring into new models on display this week at [...]

DETROIT -- Last April, Ford Motor announced with fanfare that it would reintroduce its storied Lincoln Continental luxury sedan, with an eye on sales in the expanding Chinese market. But [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC and MARY M. CHAPMAN DETROIT -- Ever since Volkswagen admitted in September to cheating on diesel emissions tests in the United States, its sales and grand plans [...]

DETROIT -- While American consumers were taking advantage of low gas prices to buy trucks and sport utility vehicles in large numbers, some automakers delayed investing in slower-selling electrified vehicles. [...]