LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Ford Motor Co. on Monday said it will invest $2 billion in Louisville Assembly Plant here to build the first vehicle — a midsize truck — on its Universal EV Platform using a new manufacturing "assembly tree" more than a century after the invention of the moving assembly line.

It's a "Model T moment" for the Dearborn...Read more

Q: My Camry's backup camera does not work if it’s raining or snowy. Comes up disabled. Brought car into dealer. The response was that is how it works. Had an Avalon previously, and camera worked no matter what weather. Will Toyota ever have new software to rectify this as it is dangerous? I cannot see out of the back rear window as the rain ...Read more

General Motors Co. will import batteries from China for the upcoming electric Chevrolet Bolt as it works to get a U.S. plant up and running.

GM will buy lithium-iron-phosphate batteries from China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the Wall Street Journal first reported Thursday and a source close to the matter confirmed to The Detroit...Read more

Jeep plans to put a Hemi V-8 into more of its vehicles, and will continue offering the big engine in its top-end Wrangler 392 going forward after that trim was initially expected to come to an end by last year, brand CEO Bob Broderdorf said Thursday.

Jeep's plan to bring back the brawny engines to its SUV lineup mirrors Stellantis NV sibling ...Read more

NEW YORK CITY — Aston Martin has once again pulled off what only it can: build a surreally beautiful, topless grand touring car with a ferocious 5.2‑liter twin‑turbocharged V-12 engine that begs to be driven on your favorite open road.

It’s the 2026 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, boasting 824 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque ...Read more

MONTREAL — Volvo Cars created its performance-focused Polestar electric vehicle brand to go head-to-head against Tesla. A subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, it is also the first Chinese-owned EV brand for sale in the United States and sits at the intersection of swift industry currents, including import tariffs, electrification and ...Read more

MIDLAND, Michigan — Cubism in the 1910s, surrealism in the 1930s, pop art in the 1960s, installation art in the ‘80s. The art world has seen multiple movements over the last 100 years. So too has the art of the automobile. The post-WW2 jet-inspired tailfin era, muscle cars of the ‘60s, mid-engine ‘80s sportscars, 1990s jelly bean sedans....Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs and tariff threats could intensify challenges for Michigan's trade-reliant economy, though analysts noted the potential for both benefits and risks from the GOP leader's newest proposal.

Trump floated the idea Wednesday of a 100% import tax on semiconductors — crucial components ...Read more

The Chevy Corvette ZR1X hypercar is all about the numbers. Zero-to-60 in less than two seconds, 233 mph top speed, 1,250 horsepower, 6.49.3-minute lap time around the 12.9-mile Nürburgring circuit in Germany.

Now we know the number that will allow you access to those performance numbers.

The ZR1X will start at $207,395 for the standard 1LZ ...Read more

Unless lawmakers on Capitol Hill move quickly, one of the most desired perks of driving a zero-emissions vehicle in California will be put on the shelf by the end of next month.

For years, motorists with stickers on their cars through the state’s Clean Air Vehicle Decal program have been allowed to drive in the carpool, or High Occupancy ...Read more

A group of United Auto Workers members is seeking to oust President Shawn Fain ahead of an election next year, a sign of frustration among some in the two years since the labor group secured landmark contracts with U.S. automakers.

Workers at a Stellantis NV truck factory in suburban Detroit and an engine plant in southeast Michigan voted over ...Read more

General Motors Co. engineers unofficially broke industry records for miles driven in an electric vehicle on a single charge, the Detroit automaker said Tuesday, going more than 1,000 miles.

Drivers reached more than double the Environmental Protection Agency's estimated 493-mile range for the 2026 Silverado EV Work Truck, which Chief Engineer ...Read more

ATLANTA — It’s been a month since Waymo’s autonomous vehicles started taking fares broadly on Atlanta’s streets via the Uber app after more than a year of testing the cars without passengers.

From January 2024 through July 30, 2025, the Atlanta Police Department has responded to only two traffic crashes involving a Waymo, but the ...Read more

CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — In the 1920s, the Ford Model T transformed America.

Bringing affordable, personal transportation to the masses, “Tin Lizzies” — as Model Ts were fondly nicknamed — established Detroit as a manufacturing colossus, made farming more efficient, replaced the train as the primary means of long-distance transport, and...Read more

Tesla is awarding Elon Musk around $29 billion in shares as a legal battle looms over a prior multibillion dollar compensation plan for the chief executive.

A special committee of the company's board of directors said the interim pay package would motivate Musk to "stay focused" on Tesla as the electric vehicle maker pivots to robotics and ...Read more

General Motors Co. will continue making Cadillac's XT5 at its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant past 2026, the Detroit automaker has confirmed.

"The current-generation Cadillac XT5, an important part of our global portfolio, will remain in production until the end of 2026," spokesperson Kevin Kelly said in a statement. "The XT5 will continue to ...Read more

Sales of new electric vehicles in California remained sluggish in the second quarter of this year and the road ahead appears bumpy, as federal tax credits will expire at the end of next month.

The number of EVs registered between April and June in the Golden State came to 100,671, according to figures released by the California Energy ...Read more

Q: In regard to your statement that it is safe to use regular gas in a car for which the manufacturer recommends premium, how new is the knock sensor technology? Would it be present in my 2012 Infiniti M37x? What about my 1989 Mercedes Benz 560SL?

J.O., La Grange Highlands, Illinois

A: According to an SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), the...Read more

WASHINGTON — An increasingly outspoken Ford Motor Co. is seeking tariff relief from the Trump administration after the White House reached trade agreements this past week with European and Asian trade partners but not Mexico and Canada.

The United States' neighbors play a crucial role in the automotive supply chain. But Ford and other select ...Read more