In the space of about six weeks this winter, my wife and I bought two new cars. The reason for this splurge was exactly what industry watchers have predicted: Old, wheezing cars eventually need to be replaced. In our case, two ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 30

Remember the so-called voluntary export restraints? They're back, but with new players. And once again, U.S. and other automakers and suppliers should ponder what unintended consequences will arise. The United States ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 23

A reader wrote us a hopeful note last week, saying he recently had spotted what appeared to be a station wagon version of the 2013 Ford Fusion being driven in suburban Detroit. He wondered whether Ford would sell a ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 23

Don't ask me if I've ever killed anybody. Don't ask me my politics. We don't all have post- traumatic stress disorder. We're not all homeless or broke. ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 16

It's tempting to assume that development of high-performance cars -- not to mention race cars -- is contrary to automotive sustainability. Mark James, director of Lotus Engineering, begs to differ. The Norfolk, England, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 9

Two recent events vividly illustrate the highs and lows that await investors in green automotive technology. Interestingly, both involve General Motors' tech fund, GM Ventures. -- The upside: Startup battery maker Envia ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 12

You could call Derrick Kuzak the anti-Bob Lutz. Lutz, the former Chrysler and then General Motors product guru, is brash, outspoken and flamboyant. Kuzak, Ford Motor Co.'s product development chief, is soft-spoken, reserved and ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 20

Automakers are having a hard time selling electric vehicles in volume. But retrofitters aiming for tiny niches are proliferating. With business models geared to selling small batches of electrified vehicles to utilities, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 13

Mexico's star is ascending these days. Nissan just revealed plans to spend $2 billion on a new factory in Aguascalientes, which is twice as much as an automaker typically spends on a big new factory. It signals that Nissan is laying the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 6

Jeff Doyle likens creation of a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles to climbing a mountain: It's misleading to judge progress after the first few steps. Doyle, director of public-private partnerships for the Washington ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 9

The Japanese government has proposed throwing a lifeline to its auto industry by reinstating a cash-for-clunkers program that successfully boosted sales in 2009-10. It remains to be seen whether U.S.-brand vehicles will be shut ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 26

Quite by chance, as the Chevrolet Volt battery-fire reports surged this month, I attended a brainstorming session on automotive innovation. The meeting, sponsored by T Systems and Automotive News, gathered a couple of ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 12

If you want to see determination in action, watch Honda this month. April was the last month this year that the brand sold 100,000 vehicles in the United States. Honda's field sales force is now assuring dealers ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 12

Dealer Kirk Carroll wants General Motors dealers to like his Facebook page. Specifically, he wants a lot of GM dealers to click "like" on a reserved Facebook page he created called: "GM Facility Image." Carroll owns Carroll's ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 28