Autos

Toyota and Honda hold their value better than just about any other brand. CNBC looks at how they got this way and explores what could knock them off the podium.

General Motors is recalling more than 449,000 of SUVs and pickup trucks due to an issue with the brake fluid warning light.

Another death is being linked to dangerous Takata air bag inflators by U.S. regulators, the 28th in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the driver was killed in 2018 in Alabama in a Honda vehicle but gave no further details. It says the death underscores the need for people to replace recalled air bag inflators. Takata...

CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada, was hit by back-to-back cyberattacks on Wednesday, leading to an outage that was continuing to impact many operations by Friday.

Across the U.S., thieves have been targeting electric-vehicle charging stations, intent on stealing the cables, which contain copper wiring.

Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda has apologized for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models.

Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators are at high risk of exploding in a crash and hurling metal fragments. The urgent request comes after one person in a Nissan was killed by an exploding inflator and 58 others have claimed they were hurt. Nissan said the...

Auto technology has evolved and many newer cars use wireless key fobs and push-button starters instead of traditional metal keys. But that technology also makes things easier for thieves.

Automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all U.S. new passenger vehicles in five years.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation of two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise partially automated driving system.

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted in favor of the United Auto Workers — marking the union’s first successful organizing drive of a foreign automaker.

The U.S. is investigating a Ford recall for gasoline leaks from fuel injector cracks that can cause engine fires, saying that the remedy doesn’t fix the leaks.

The New York International Auto Show is running this week at the Javits Center in Manhattan. News 4’s Michael Gargiulo reports.

With all new car models headed for internet-connectivity, driver data is a new frontier in consumer privacy risks and protection efforts.

Multiple states reported disrupted services at department of motor vehicles offices Thursday in a “national outage” that halted license-related transactions due to “a loss in cloud connectivity.”

Stellantis is recalling nearly 273,000 trucks in the U.S. because the radio software can stop the rear view camera image from being displayed.

President Joe Biden announced he is sending two members of his staff to help the United Auto Workers union and Big 3 automakers negotiate a new contract.

About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.

About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for big pay raises and the restoration of concessions the workers made years ago when the companies were in financial trouble.

Prolonged strikes against GM, Ford and Stellantis would be unprecedented and quickly impact the automotive supply chain, U.S. economy and domestic production.