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Chrysler sales rise 20 percent. GM sales up 6 percent. Ford sales drop 2 percent.
Inflators used in certain air bags made by the Japanese supplier Takata Corp. can explode with too much force and spew shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
GM says low-beam headlights or daytime running lamps could intermittently or permanently stop working.
At least 36 people have died and 44 have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches.
A dispute between U.S. safety regulators and air bag maker Takata Corp. escalated Wednesday.
U.S. safety regulators have closed an investigation into steering problems in more than 500,000 Ford full-size cars without seeking a recall.
Mazda is recalling nearly 100,000 midsize cars in the U.S. to fix a problem with the tire pressure monitoring system.
Lexus feels it can keep baby boomers, but also attract more younger buyers, with edgier ads and newer styling.
Ford said Friday that its new aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup will get up to 26 mpg on the highway, making it the most fuel efficient gas-powered full-size pickup.
The lawsuit seeks potentially billions of dollars in fines.
There were apologies and long-winded explanations, but after nearly four hours of testimony about exploding Takata air bags, senators never got a clear answer to the question most people have...
The Honda Odyssey was the only minivan to earn the highest safety rating in new crash tests by the insurance industry.
Takata Corp. insists that current recalls covering 8 million U.S. cars in high-humidity areas are sufficient. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants millions more added to the recalls.
The federal government is demanding that the auto industry recall millions of additional cars equipped with faulty air bags that can injure -- and even kill -- a driver.
The auto industry is making such tremendous inroads into driverless cars and safety that an accident free future is not out of the question within 10 years.