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Ford Motor Co., Daimler and Audi are among automakers joining Volkswagen in reducing production at factories in Germany due to a global shortage of microchips. Ford will idle its plant...

Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will not face a criminal trial in Germany for alleged market manipulation as part of the automaker's emissions scandal but a separate court case on...

When New York locked down last March, Kurt Yaeger was among those in the city who had to go on working. A neurosurgery resident, he didn’t feel comfortable climbing into...

Toyota Motor Corp. led the automotive industry with 2,079 patents granted in 2020 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. That's according to a report from Fairview Research's IFI Claims...

DETROIT — Matt VanDyke, Ford Motor Co.'s director of marketing, will soon become the CEO of the company's FordDirect joint venture with dealers. VanDyke, 48, will take the reins of...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. signed a deal to take over General Motors' credit-card portfolio. The Wall Street giant will be the issuer for the automaker’s credit-card programs, with a targeted...

Subaru Crosstrek Full OverviewSomething surprised me when browsing our online buyer's guide the other day—right now there are more than 17 subcompact SUVs on the market from mainstream automakers. Everyone...

Peugeot exited the U.S. market in 1991, driven out by a recession, slumping sales and the rising costs of U.S. regulations. The company had sold just 4,292 cars in 1990,...

Dodge Charger Full OverviewAlthough the Dodge Charger and Nissan Maxima adopt a similar form factor, these full-size sedans go about their business in very different ways. The Maxima takes a...

WASHINGTON -- Tesla Inc. filed a petition with U.S. auto safety regulators saying that 612,000 vehicles produced since 2012 do not fully comply with federal safety standards because displays can...