Tesla Scrutinized by U.S. Agency Over Model 3 Safety Claims August 7, 2019 By Alan Levin The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk a cease-and-desist letter last year regarding Model 3...
Tesla’s Autopilot Found Most Likely to Confuse Drivers on Safety June 21, 2019 By Kyle Lahucik Automakers including Tesla Inc. are stoking confusion among motorists by choosing names for their automated-driving systems that wrongly suggest they’re...
Tesla Autopilot was Engaged During Fatal Florida Crash May 16, 2019 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — Tesla Inc’s Autopilot feature was engaged during a fatal March 1 crash of a 2018 Model 3 in...
Federal Agency Probes Whether GM Pickup Recall Went Far Enough May 14, 2019 DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators are investigating whether General Motors went far enough when it recalled about 3,000 small pickup...
Fiat Chrysler Recalling 300,000, BMW Adding 185,000 to Recall for Engine Problems April 22, 2019 Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles in North America because a transmission problem could cause them to roll...
GM Failed to Warn of Cadillac SUV Headlight Defect, Suit Claims April 16, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch General Motors Co. failed to warn U.S. drivers of a Cadillac sport-utility vehicle about a defect that causes headlights to...
Faulty Air Bag Parts Lead Honda to Re-Recall 1 Million Cars March 13, 2019 By Ryan Beene Honda Motor Co. will recall more than a million vehicles in the U.S. to replace a batch of faulty air...
Rollovers Kill Hundreds of Truckers a Year March 31, 2015 By Keith Naughton It was almost midnight when Walter Price eased his 18-wheeler into the right lane on Interstate 75 near Atlanta. As...
Jump in Auto Recalls Linked to New Models, Technologies March 5, 2014 By Mark Clothier A surge in new car models, increasingly complex technology and heightened regulatory scrutiny has led to more automobile recalls, particularly...
U.S. Regulators Probe GM Screening Test After Vehicle Fire July 9, 2013 U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation of some recalled General Motors Co sedans after a vehicle fire in March...