automobiles

Where will we charge all those electric vehicles of the future?
Drew Angerer/Getty Images
President Biden wants to build half a million charging stations in the U.S. by 2030. But will most users be plugging in their cars at home?
What this Dutch semiconductor company could tell you about the car market
Vincent Jannink/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
NXP is one of the top suppliers of computer chips to automakers.
Reporter’s notebook: The first driverless spin
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
One man's autonomous adventure includes scary left turns, robot rule-followers and teen snark.
How a minor tap on the fender can require thousands of dollars in repairs
Ben Bradford/Marketplace
Increasingly popular advanced safety features can create surprising costs for consumers.
Auto show opens in Detroit but some automakers give it a miss
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
Big-name auto companies will skip the North American International Auto Show as they reconsider their promotion strategies.
GM’s profit outlook is rising after announcing restructuring in November
Back in November, General Motors unloaded a big bummer of an announcement: five plant closures, about 15,000 layoffs and the dispensing of several car models. GM said all that would save $4.5 billion by 2020. Today, GM CEO Mary Barra said the company expects 2018 earnings will be stronger than previously expected and said 2019 […]
How road trips changed America
Courtesy of Richard Ratay
… and how America changed road trips
Fiat Chrysler faces federal investigation
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
Reports come after a dealer lawsuit alleges racketeering.
Rolls-Royce issues recall for one car
Not a type of car — one car.
Takata, Toyota, GM: how do companies survive recalls?
Product recalls happen all the time. Just last week, there were 11 not including food products.

Marketplace®

automobiles