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...

Volkswagen brought its pop-up Jetta Haus to the Windy City to show off the all-new 2019, giving me the opportunity to take it for a-day-in-my-life drive.So I ran errands and drove places I’d normally go, from the lakefront to the...

Chevrolet has announced it starts taking orders for this beauty-- the 2018 Camaro Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary Edition-- on Thursday, February 1, 2018. It's on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit through Sunday, January...

A wireless update of antilock braking software improved the stopping distance of Tesla's electric Model 3, prompting Consumer Reports to reverse course and give the car its Recommended Buy rating.The magazine said Wednesday that the update cut 19 feet off...

For the 2019 model year, the Hyundai Santa Fe gets a redesign. In addition to a bolder and more upright stance, the midsize SUV gets new interior materials, a quieter ride and a lot of standard safety technology. We really...

Toyota Motor Corp. says it has issued a recall for 2. 43 million hybrid vehicles in Japan and elsewhere for potential problems with stalling. The company said Friday that in rare cases the vehicles might fail to enter a "failsafe"...

I’ve always thought that driving a Mini is kind of like driving a go-kart: zippy and fun, with excellent maneuverability. I don’t know why I thought the largest iteration from this automaker would be any different, but it wasn’t. The...

I have to admit, when I saw the 2018 Nissan Leaf on my test schedule, my first thought was to cancel it. Living in the city without a home fast-charge station, I had some serious doubts about maintaining a charge.But..