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Two decades before a secretive gambler lugged an arsenal that included 12 "bump stocks" into a Las Vegas hotel room and opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers, a 40-something ex-Marine was tinkering in his Florida garage, looking for a fresh take on an old idea.

Two decades before a secretive gambler lugged an arsenal that included 12 "bump stocks" into a Las Vegas hotel room and opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers, a 40-something ex-Marine was tinkering in his Florida garage, looking for a fresh take on an old idea.

Goodyear says the second of three semi-rigid airships replacing its original blimps has left the company's hangar in Ohio for its permanent base in California.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said on Monday he was not sure consolidation with China's Great Wall Motor Co Ltd was the answer, pushing back against the Chinese automaker's earlier expressed interest in his company.

General Motors is buying a small company that is developing Laser light sensors for autonomous cars, a move the automaker says will speed deployment of self-driving technology.

General Motors is buying a small company that is developing Laser light sensors for autonomous cars, a move the automaker says will speed deployment of self-driving technology.

The Latest on the Austin police chief saying a repaired Ford SUV flunked a carbon monoxide test — then later contradicting that previous statement (all times local): 6:15 p.m.

The Latest on the Austin police chief saying a repaired Ford SUV flunked a carbon monoxide test — then later contradicting that previous statement (all times local): 6:15 p.m.

A Ford Explorer SUV that the auto company repaired for a return to service with the Austin police department has again been pulled off the street because exhaust containing carbon monoxide was seeping into it.

Automotive supplier Denso says it will invest $1 billion in its Maryville, Tennessee manufacturing plant, and create more than 1,000 new jobs.

Automotive supplier Denso says it will invest $1 billion in its Maryville, Tennessee manufacturing plant, and create more than 1,000 new jobs.

French carmaker Renault says half of its models will be electric or hybrid by 2022 and it's investing heavily in "robo-vehicles" with increasing degrees of autonomy.

Mitsubishi is recalling 66,000 cars for a second time to replace faulty Takata front passenger air bag inflators.

AAA says prices will drop up to 10 cents in the coming month.

AAA says prices will drop up to 10 cents in the coming month.

The infotainment technology that automakers are cramming into the dashboard of new vehicles is making drivers take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel for dangerously long periods of time, an AAA study says.

General Motors' self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, has more than doubled the size of its test fleet of robot cars in California during the past three months.

In order to prepare for the future, Ford will embark on a plan to bolster its bread-and-butter business of selling lucrative trucks and SUVs.

In order to prepare for the future, Ford will embark on a plan to bolster its bread-and-butter business of selling lucrative trucks and SUVs.