WASHINGTON (CIRCA) - Imagine driving down the road and having your car’s sunroof suddenly explode. It’s a terrifying experience, not to mention a serious potential hazard, and it has happened to hundreds of drivers nationwide. Exploding sunroofs: A...

A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the widow of automaker John DeLorean over royalties stemming from the "Back to the Future" movies. Sally DeLorean claimed a Texas company using the DeLorean name had illegally accepted royalties from...

The head of one of the nation's largest fish conservation groups says Fiat Chrysler's Super Bowl ads glorified the destruction of aquatic habitat in an apparent attempt to appeal to off-road thrill-seekers.It's the second time ads by the automaker have...

DETROIT (AP) Under pressure from the U.S. government, Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly 43,000 tiny Smart cars because the engines can catch fire.The recall covers the Smart for two cabrio and coupe cars in the U.S. from the 2008 and...

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, who unwound a troubled merger with Chrysler Corporation and led the German automaker to a string of record profits, will hand off next year to Ola Kallenius, a longtime insider who heads vehicle development for the...

Sergio Marchionne, who engineered turnarounds to save both Fiat and Chrysler from near-certain failure, has died.The holding company of the Agnelli family, which founded Fiat, confirmed Wednesday that Marchionne, 66, had died.“Unfortunately, what we feared

A faulty fastener that may lead to the loss of power steering prompted Fiat Chrysler Automobiles last week to issue a recall for its 2019 Ram 1500 pickup truck. The defective part is a battery ground circuit fastener, the automaker...

There are certain assumptions people often make about diesels. They’re dirty. They get good fuel economy. They’re loud.The dirty part is no longer true thanks to stringent emissions standards in the United States. You can’t bring a diesel here that’s...