Cars

DETROIT — General Motors is expected to end production of the outgoing Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra by the end of next year. GM CFO Dhivya Suryadevara on Wednesday said the company will begin winding […]

October has one more selling day than October 2017. Through September, U.S. light-vehicle sales rose 0.5 percent, driven by strong light-truck demand that has offset ongoing weak car volume. Photo credit: DAVID PHILLIPS U.S. light-vehicle […]

WASHINGTON — Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit on Tuesday became the first company to receive a permit from California to test driverless vehicles without a backup driver in the front seat, the state’s Department of Motor […]

Bentley’s first ever full-electric concept, the EXP 12 Speed 6e, is pictured. WOLFSBURG — Bentley is considering launching its first full-electric vehicle to help reduce its fleet CO2 emissions as lawmakers throughout the world introduce […]

UPDATED: 10/29/2018 12:40 pm ET – adds details WASHINGTON — General Motors said it favors an annual increase in fuel-efficiency standards based on “historic rates” rather than tough Obama-era rules or a Trump administration proposal […]

A vehicle undergoes a routine smog check in San Francisco on Sept. 27. Photo credit: BLOOMBERG Detroit automakers expressed divergent views on how to reform U.S. rules on fuel economy and tailpipe emissions, even as […]

Porho: “A matter of survival.” A sweeping, 500-page rewrite of Volkswagen’s agreement with its vast European dealer network alters the way VW brand retailers earn revenue and interact with customers and the factory. The deal […]

Kia will add the Telluride, above, and a compact crossover based on the SP Concept, above right.
Hyundai is considering a pickup based on the Santa Cruz concept, right, says CEO Wonhee Lee. Photo credit: AUTOMOTIVE […]

Bowsher: Most dealers on board Harvard Business Review says acquiring a new customer is estimated to cost anywhere from five to 25 times more than retaining an existing one. That math is starting to click […]

Smoke: Equityis improving. With vehicle prices on the rise, more consumers are buying their cars and trucks when their leases run out. And higher used-vehicle prices in particular are prompting more dealers to keep the […]