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Byline: BILL VLASIC The United States auto safety regulator has said that it was still grappling with the size of the airbag crisis at Takata, the Japanese supplier, and that [...]

A federal regulator said on Tuesday that it was still grappling with the size of the airbag crisis at Takata, the Japanese supplier, and that it expected to outline new [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The steady comeback of the American auto industry has brought new life to underused factories, as carmakers across the country add shifts of workers [...]

MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The steady comeback of the American auto industry has brought new life to underused factories, as carmakers across the country add shifts of workers to meet growing [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDDETROIT -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said on Wednesday that profits at its American subsidiary fell 3 percent in the second quarter, primarily because of a record civil penalty against [...]

DETROIT -- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Thursday reported a big gain in second-quarter profits and assured investors that its recent record-setting penalty for safety violations would not slow its earnings [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Once Fiat Chrysler Automobiles admitted to widespread violations of vehicle safety laws, regulators decided to get creative in their punishment. First and foremost was a [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- In their most aggressive crackdown yet on auto safety, United States regulators have levied a record penalty of $105 million against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for [...]

DETROIT -- Once Fiat Chrysler Automobiles admitted to widespread violations of vehicle safety laws, regulators decided to get creative in their punishment. First and foremost was a cash fine of [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Federal regulators are expected to levy a record fine of $105 million on Monday against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for failing to complete 23 safety recalls [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDDETROIT -- In their most aggressive crackdown yet on auto safety, federal regulators on Sunday levied a record penalty of $105 million against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for failing to [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- The unlikely comeback of the American auto industry has generated tens of thousands of new jobs at Fiat Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. But as [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- General Motors reported on Thursday that its second-quarter earnings were almost six times bigger than a year ago, despite taking charges for currency fluctuations and [...]

DETROIT -- General Motors reported on Thursday that its second-quarter earnings were five times as large as a year ago, despite charges taken for currency fluctuations and asset write-downs in [...]

DETROIT -- The unlikely comeback of the American auto industry has generated tens of thousands of new jobs at Fiat Chrysler, Ford and General Motors. But as the United Automobile [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC Four months after his proposal to merge with General Motors was rejected, Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, says that he has no plans [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- When American carmakers negotiated their existing contract with the United Auto Workers union four years ago, the domestic auto industry was just recovering from a [...]

Four months after his proposal to merge with General Motors was rejected, Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said Tuesday that he had no plans to make [...]

DETROIT -- When American carmakers negotiated their existing contract with the United Auto Workers union four years ago, the domestic auto industry was just recovering from a deep recession. But [...]

WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Thursday accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of putting lives at risk by repeatedly failing to perform timely vehicle recalls and inform consumers of dangerous defects. In [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC WASHINGTON -- Takata, the Japanese auto supplier, returned to Capitol Hill to try to alleviate fears about its airbags, which have killed at least eight people and [...]

WASHINGTON -- Takata, the Japanese auto supplier, returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to try to alleviate fears about its airbags that have killed at least eight people and injured [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Mary T. Barra, the chief executive of General Motors, has firmly rejected the idea that the company could benefit from a combination with a rival [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Mary T. Barra, the chief executive of General Motors, on Tuesday rejected the idea that the company could benefit from a combination with a rival [...]

DETROIT -- Mary T. Barra, the chief executive of General Motors, on Tuesday firmly rejected the idea that the company could benefit from a combination with a rival automaker like [...]

Ever since General Motors began recalling cars with a defective ignition switch that has been linked to at least 109 deaths, Mary T. Barra, its chief executive, has repeatedly apologized [...]

DETROIT -- Automakers on Tuesday reported that sales of new vehicles in May exceeded forecasts and reached the highest seasonally adjusted rate in nearly a decade. Sales in the United [...]

Byline: DANIELLE IVORY, BEN PROTESS and BILL VLASIC Justice Department investigators have identified criminal wrongdoing in General Motors' failure to disclose a defect tied to at least 104 deaths and [...]

In the middle of March, Mary T. Barra, the chief executive of General Motors, received a lengthy and unusual email from one of her direct competitors, Sergio Marchionne. Ms. Barra [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC In the middle of March, Mary T. Barra, the chief executive of General Motors, received a lengthy and unusual email from one of her direct competitors, Sergio [...]

Justice Department investigators have identified criminal wrongdoing in General Motors' failure to disclose a defect tied to at least 104 deaths, and are negotiating what is expected to be a [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- The consequences of General Motors' long-delayed recall of defective small cars have hit a grim milestone: The company's compensation fund said it had approved the [...]

DETROIT -- The consequences of General Motors' long-delayed recall of defective small cars hit a grim milestone on Monday, when the company's compensation fund said it had approved the 100th [...]

DETROIT -- General Motors said Thursday that it would invest $5.4 billion in its American factories over the next three years as part of a broader effort to modernize production [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC WASHINGTON -- In the sharpest comments of his young tenure as the nation's top auto safety regulator, Mark R. Rosekind has promised to take aggressive action on [...]

WASHINGTON -- In the sharpest comments of his young tenure as the nation's top auto safety regulator, Mark R. Rosekind promised on Tuesday to take aggressive action on vehicle recalls [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- Since its bankruptcy and government bailout in 2009, the American automaker Chrysler has made a stirring comeback, primarily by expanding sales of its popular Jeep [...]

DETROIT -- General Motors said on Friday that it paid its chief executive, Mary T. Barra, a total of $16.2 million in compensation last year, in spite of the company's [...]

DETROIT -- General Motors, the nation's biggest automaker, said on Thursday that its net income climbed to $945 million in the first quarter on the strength of vehicle sales in [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC Greece wrestles with lenders at the edge of the precipice The brinkmanship between Greece and its European lenders seems set to continue on Friday in Riga, Latvia, [...]

Byline: AARON M. KESSLER and BILL VLASIC Automakers have descended on New York for the city's annual auto show with vehicles ready to do more than just respond to drivers' [...]

AUTOMAKERS descended on New York for the city's annual auto show this week with vehicles ready to do more than just respond to drivers' commands. However, the question of whether [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC After a huge safety crisis and a revolt by disgruntled investors, General Motors is eager to turn its attention back to cars and trucks. G.M., the nation's [...]

The optimism of automakers introducing models on Wednesday at the New York auto show was tempered by reports of flat sales in the United States last month. Car companies said [...]

After a huge safety crisis and a revolt by disgruntled investors, General Motors is eager to turn its attention back to cars and trucks. G.M., the nation's biggest automaker, is [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- It took the interest of Chinese consumers to persuade Ford Motor to revive a quintessentially American car, the Lincoln Continental. Ford is planning to unveil [...]

DETROIT -- It took the interest of Chinese consumers to persuade Ford Motor to revive a quintessentially American car, the Lincoln Continental. Ford will unveil a new version of its [...]

Byline: BILL VLASIC DETROIT -- While General Motors has settled one potentially explosive lawsuit related to defective ignition switches, the company still faces the possibility of depositions of its employees [...]

DETROIT -- While General Motors has settled one potentially explosive lawsuit related to defective ignition switches, the company still faces the possibility of depositions of its employees in a broader [...]

DETROIT -- In a notable victory for General Motors, a lawsuit that helped spur the biggest safety crisis in the company's history has been withdrawn in exchange for a settlement [...]