Ford Fiesta, Focus transmission problems: ‘Everybody knew,’ workers say Seven current and former employees who worked on the Ford Fiesta and Focus cars caught in a mounting scandal over defective transmissions told the Detroit Free Press that despite the…
China-built Tesla cars secure subsidies BEIJING — Tesla Inc said on Friday its Chinese-built Model 3 cars would receive state subsidies, a move that will help the U.S. electric vehicle maker’s push into the world’s biggest auto market. …
Aston Martin opens new factory to build key first SUV ST ATHAN, Wales — Aston Martin opened a new factory in Wales on Friday to build the British automaker’s first sport utility vehicle, key to its hopes of a…
2020 Volkswagen Golf First Drive Review | It keeps the joy in driving PORTO, Portugal — Charging up the mountain roads east of the coastal city of Porto, hitting the apexes with precision, modulating the throttle delicately: it was…
Uber reports more than 3,000 sexual assaults in 2018 SAN FRANCISCO — More than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during U.S. Uber rides in 2018, the company said in a long-awaited safety report. That figure includes 229 rapes…
United Auto Workers union names reformer Rory Gamble president until 2022 The United Auto Workers international executive board on Thursday named acting president Rory Gamble to head the union until June 2022 as he pledged a series of reforms…
Miami Beach unveils sand traffic jam MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — It took artist Leandro Erlich two years and 330 tons of sand to create his largest work of art to date — a giant traffic jam, made entirely of…
McLaren Senna GTR Review | Driving the track-ready, race-banned hypercar Reviewed by J.R. Hildebrand for TechCrunch. Hildebrand is a professional racing and test driver, nine-time Indianapolis 500 competitor and adjunct lecturer for The Revs Program at Stanford University. …
This Tummy Shield makes driving while pregnant more comfortable Transcript: A crash tested Tummy Shield. Tummy Shield is a seat belt adjuster designed to make driving while pregnant more comfortable. The manufacturer says that it redirects the belts lap…
L.A. to pay $4M to woman whose car plunged 20 feet into sewage sinkhole The Los Angeles City Council has voted to pay up to $4 million to settle a lawsuit from a woman whose car was swallowed by…
