Category: Auto

Cale Yarborough, who won three consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships and whose 83 victories tied him for sixth place on the winners’ list, died on Sunday. He was 84. He had been battling a rare genetic disorder, his family told The Associated Press. At the peak of his success, Yarborough won nine races in […]

Paula Murphy, a leading female car racer in an era when land speed records thrilled the American public, died on Thursday at an assisted living facility in Prescott, Ariz. She was 95. Her death was confirmed by her son, Dan Murphy, who said her health had declined after she broke her femur in May. Ms. […]

General Motors is slowing the expansion of its Cruise automated driving division and significantly cutting spending at the unit after suspending operations in response to growing safety concerns about its driverless cars. The company had been planning to roll out a ride service in San Francisco and three other cities and begin testing Cruise vehicles […]

The United Automobile Workers union announced Wednesday that it was undertaking an ambitious drive to organize plants owned by more than a dozen nonunion automakers, including Tesla and several foreign companies — a goal that has long eluded it. The move comes weeks after the U.A.W. won new contracts from General Motors, Ford Motor and […]

It was dark when Daiki Funamizu pulled his truck into the market in Osaka, ending a 15-hour haul down Japan’s main island. He rubbed his sore back and wiped the sweat off his forehead. Then he began several more hours of work to unload 500 boxes of red apples. Mr. Funamizu, 35, said he used […]

Tesla began delivering its much delayed, highly anticipated Cybertruck pickup to customers on Thursday, entering one of the most lucrative but competitive segments of the auto industry. With its stainless steel body and sharp angles, the Cybertruck is unlike pickups from Ford Motor, General Motors and Ram, which dominate the market. With a starting price […]

More than two years ago, lawmakers approved billions of dollars to build out a national electric vehicle charging network in the hopes of encouraging more drivers to switch to cleaner cars. The money, included in the bipartisan infrastructure law, was intended to help assure drivers they could reliably travel longer distances without running out of […]

Xing Wei graduated from a vocational high school in northeastern China in 2003 and went to work as an electrician in an auto parts factory in the country’s south. The only set of wheels he could afford was a black, three-speed bicycle. He earned $1,150 a year and shared a sweltering dormitory room with three […]

In Darbhanga, a new acid-battery rickshaw, like the one Mr. Rai drives, sells for around 175,000 rupees, or $2,100. That’s half the price of a new rickshaw powered by natural gas. Charging the battery costs 20 rupees (25 cents), one-fourth of the price of filling a gas tank. The rebates seem to be working. Reliance […]

For most of the automobile’s first century of existence, it became safer. In the 1920s, the death toll from vehicle crashes was so high that gruesome photos of accidents were a staple of newspaper coverage. By 2010 — thanks to better design of roads and vehicles, the addition of seatbelts and greater awareness of drunken […]

The United Automobile Workers union accused three foreign automakers on Monday of unfair labor practices, asserting that they had interfered with efforts by employees to build support for the union at U.S. plants. The union said it had filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board contending that the automakers — Honda, Hyundai and Volkswagen […]

Ferrari and Mercedes are two of the oldest, grandest and most successful teams in Formula 1. In 2022, their hopes of more world championships were dashed by Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team. This year, things got even worse. Where Ferrari won four times last season, in 2023 the Italian team won just a […]

A year ago, Lawrence Stroll, team owner of Aston Martin, was far from achieving his aspirations. Twelve months later, Fernando Alonso outlined the difference in performance between last year’s team and this year’s. “It has been a historical season for Aston Martin, and for myself, eight finishes on the podium, more than 200 points, nearly […]

Max Verstappen and Christian Horner, Red Bull’s team principal, agree that the team’s achievements this season will be very hard to repeat. Verstappen, the championship driver, and Red Bull rewrote the record books in defending their drivers’ and constructors’ championships. He set the record for most wins in a season, 19 from 22 Grands Prix; […]

Drivers of Tesla vehicles will automatically receive the software updates the company is issuing to address concerns from federal auto safety regulators about its driver-assistance system, Autopilot. The updates, which Tesla will send to cars over cellular networks, will include new warnings and checks to make sure drivers are paying attention to the road and […]

Tesla’s reputation for making technologically advanced cars suffered a blow on Tuesday when the company, under pressure from regulators, recalled more than two million vehicles. U.S. officials said the automaker had not done enough to ensure that drivers remained attentive when using a system that can steer, accelerate and brake cars automatically. The recall by […]