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A proposal by NHTSA would allow automakers to install and enable adaptive driving beam headlights on new cars. With apologies to Bruce Springsteen and Manfred Mann the days of being “Blinded by the Light” may […]

WE LIKE Potent acceleration, sporty handling WE DON’T LIKE Rough ride, lack of rear visibility and cargo capacity The 2019 BMW X4 was a rather controversial entry this year. Most judges admired its dynamic feel, but a […]

TOKYO — Honda reported a 40 percent surge in operating profit in the most recent quarter as a more profitable sales mix and aggressive cost cuts offset foreign exchange losses. Operating profit climbed to 214.4 […]

Nexteer traces its roots to Saginaw Steering Gear in Saginaw, Mich., General Motors’ in-house supplier of steering systems before being spun off to Delphi. Pacific Century Motors, a Chinese venture, bought the company in 2010. […]

American Honda’s light trucks posted their best-ever U.S. sales for October, up 6.5 percent from a year ago. Photo credit: DAVID PHILLIPS American Honda saw strong U.S. sales in October from its Acura brand, but […]

Uber says it now has real-time third party monitoring of back-up safety drivers, sets limits on time drivers can work per day and has improved training. Photo credit: REUTERS WASHINGTON — Uber Technologies Inc. said […]

The Toyota brand had its best October in the U.S. for light-truck sales, which rose 8.3 percent, reflecting record October volume for the Highlander and 4Runner SUV. Photo credit: DAVID PHILLIPS Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. […]

Audi’s industry-best sales streak ended in October as the German premium brand posted its first monthly decline exactly nine years after its last one, in October 2009. Audi’s sales fell 17 percent in October to […]

With October in the books, U.S. sales of the Jeep Wrangler, helped by a redesigned model, have now surpassed the full-year record of 202,266 vehicles set in 2015. Photo credit: DAVID PHILLIPS Jeep’s U.S. sales […]

Photo credit: FCA UPDATED: 10/30/2018 4:21 pm ET – adds details Fiat Chrysler Automobiles outearned Ford Motor Co. in the third quarter, and it fulfilled a prediction from two years ago by then-CEO Sergio Marchionne […]