Cars

BERLIN — Tesla agreed to change the way it advertises the Model 3 sedan in Germany by getting rid of fuel-savings claims that a fair-competition watchdog said are misleading. Tesla has been promoting the four-wheel-drive […]

WASHINGTON — The EPA said Wednesday that the average fuel efficiency of cars and trucks hit a new record high in the 2017 model year, but highlighted in a report “legitimate concerns” about the industry’s ability to […]

Velodyne and Swedish supplier Veoneer Inc. will provide lidar for Ford’s first automated vehicle in mid-2021, according to a source familiar with the project. Velodyne President Marta Hall describes the program as “a billion-dollar-plus deal” […]

Mitsubishi isn’t a big player in the US, but its Outlander plug-in hybrid is a best-seller in Europe, with good growth potential as more cities move toward banning internal combustion propulsion in city centers. So […]

The picture I’ve seen of the very first Porsche booth at the 1949 Geneva motor show clearly shows Ferry Porsche (Ferdinand’s son) as well as the former’s sister, Louise Porsche. Louise wound up marrying Porsche’s […]

MILAN — Italian investment group Investindustrial said on Tuesday it had bought a majority stake in iconic British sports car maker Morgan Motor Co. The company, which gave no financial details, said the deal would […]

Ford boasts that it has topped the van-sales charts in the U.S. for more than 40 years. That’s pretty remarkable, considering that the E-Series van responsible for most of those sales has only seen four […]

Lamborghini has introduced the sexy new Aventador SVJ roadster at the 2019 Geneva motor show. The SVJ of course stands for “SuperVeloce Jota,” a moniker bestowed upon Lambo’s superfast track models of distinction, like the […]

Germany’s car industry is to invest nearly 60 billion euros ($68 billion) over the next three years on electric cars and automated driving, the head of the VDA car industry association said. Increasing the number […]

The auto industry’s big push into electric vehicles will lead to a big problem down the road: What to do with all those lithium ion batteries once they’ve lost their oomph? It’s the central question […]