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Trapped! Inside a Self-Driving Car During an Anti-Robot Attack.

In San Francisco, some passengers of autonomous taxis have experienced an unexpected hazard: being stuck in the vehicles when the cars are assaulted.

Why This Jump in Gas Prices Feels Different

A state-by-state look at the increase and how it could affect you.

‘It’s Just Crazy’: High Car Payments Make Ownership Feel Impossible

Rising vehicle prices, auto loan interest rates, and insurance and maintenance costs are making it harder for people to buy or keep cars.

Honda Scraps Plans for E.V.s While Start-Ups Forge Ahead

The Japanese company’s retreat echoes moves by other traditional carmakers as the industry divides between electric vehicle haves and have-nots.

A Wink, a Nod or a Duck: The Secrets Behind Car Owners’ Secret Handshakes

It’s more than the Jeep Wave: Miatas can wink with their pop-up headlights, and Porsche owners have their own waves, but only for the right cars.

A New Era Begins for Cadillac in Formula 1

While only one of its cars finished at the Australian Grand Prix, the team considers that an accomplishment.

Have a Montana License Plate in California? Officials Have an Eye on You.

Since 2018, Californians have bought luxury vehicles worth over $20 million in sales-tax-free Montana, exploiting a loophole that avoided millions of dollars in levies, an investigation revealed.

How $800 Monthly Car Payments Are Hurting Car Sales

Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry.

U.S. Automakers Risk Being Reduced to Niche Producers of Gas Vehicles

General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.

Blaming Tariffs, Aston Martin Will Trim 20% of Its Work Force

The luxury automaker said losses for 2025 had increased from the year before, as tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty took a toll on its operations.

Do You Back Into a Parking Spot or Back Out?

An exploration of what’s driving a change in America’s parking lots.

Stuck With an Empty Factory, Ford Seeks a New Market

The company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners.

​Historic Climate Rollback Makes U.S. a Global Outlier on Tailpipe Rules

The E.P.A.’s killing of the “endangerment finding” caps a year of deregulation that is likely to make cars thirstier for gas and less competitive globally, experts say.

Red Bull, Once Dominant in F1, Works to Regain That Form

It has a new factory, a new power-unit partner, and a new wind tunnel is coming. Now, what about Max Verstappen?

Oscar Piastri Realizes the New F1 Rules Will Make This Season a Challenge

He said the cars require a different driving style with a higher level of mental work.

Melbourne Embraces Its Formula 1 Grand Prix

Many Australian take pride in the race, which arrived in the city 30 years ago. With a new contract to hold the event through 2037, the track is being refurbished.

Arvid Lindblad, at 18, Is One of the Youngest Drivers Ever in Formula 1

Joining Racing Bulls after rocketing through the lower series, he is the only rookie on the grid.

Uber Will Offer Incentives for E.V. Charger Construction

The company said it would encourage companies that operated chargers to install them in neighborhoods where its drivers lived and work.

Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in Vehicles

Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at red lights.

In Kentucky, People Blame Ford More Than Trump for Lost Factory Jobs

Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.

Ford Says Electric Vehicle Losses Will Continue for 3 More Years

Ford Motor reported a big loss for 2025 because of its troubled electric vehicle division, which it has significantly scaled back.

Stellantis’s Shift Away From Electric Cars Will Cost It $26 Billion

The company, which owns Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, is changing its strategy to gasoline and hybrid vehicles in an effort to revive weak sales.

Tesla’s Model S, Soon to Be History, Changed the Auto Industry

The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said this week that it would stop making the car, an electric pioneer in 2012, as well as the Model X.

Tesla Profit Slumps, but Investors May Not Care

The automaker also said it would invest $2 billion in xAI, the artificial intelligence company controlled by its C.E.O., Elon Musk, and stop making the two oldest models in its lineup.

G.M. Shares Rise as Investors Are Encouraged by 2026 Prospects

The automaker said that it would buy back stock worth up to $6 billion and that it expected profit to rise this year after it pulled back from electric vehicle production.

U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada

U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.

Driving in Winter? Follow These Expert Tips to Arrive Safely.

A storm is expected to bring hazardous driving conditions to much of the United States this weekend. Stay home if you can, but those who must travel should take it slow.

To Race in Formula 1, Colton Herta Goes Backward to Go Forward

He left the IndyCar Series to pursue a Formula 1 career, by way of Formula 2.

Alex Palou Crushed 2025 in IndyCar. Now He Aims for Daytona.

He won the Indianapolis 500 and is the reigning IndyCar Series champion, a title he has claimed four times.

Porsche Penske Motorsport Is Shaking Things Up

Its driver lineup at Daytona is changing, and the team has also dropped out of the World Endurance Championship.

Europe and China Take Step to Resolve Dispute on Electric Vehicles

The European Commission allowed carmakers to volunteer limits on their imports from China instead of paying tariffs, an arrangement that could help Volkswagen.

Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes

The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicles.

G.M. Books a $7.1 Billion Loss as It Scales Back E.V. Ambitions

General Motors said it was writing down the value of battery and electric vehicle factories after changes in federal policy undercut demand.

New Car Sales Are Rising Thanks to Purchases by the Well-Off

A larger proportion of new cars are being bought by affluent Americans as prices and interest rates for auto loans climb, analysts said.

China’s BYD Surpasses Tesla as World Leader in Electric Car Sales

As the largest maker of electric vehicles in the United States, Tesla suffered more than other carmakers from the elimination of federal incentives.

Before Electric Vehicles Became Political, There Was the Toyota Prius

The political polarization of battery-powered cars may have started when Toyota released its first hybrid model 25 years ago.

Tesla Robotaxis Are Big on Wall St. but Lagging on Roads

Shares of Tesla have hit new highs on optimism about the company’s self-driving taxis. But experts say Tesla is far behind Waymo, which has a big head start.

How to Make Your Road Trip Safer, Whatever the Weather

Be sure you have the right equipment and apps for weather and traffic, and don’t forget to check those tires. Here are more tips for hitting the highway.