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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.

A bill to clear away obstacles to a new era of self-driving cars is facing opposition from safety advocates who say it would give automakers free rein to put unsafe vehicles on the road.

A bill to clear away obstacles to a new era of self-driving cars is facing opposition from safety advocates who say it would give automakers free rein to put unsafe vehicles on the road.

The Latest on a Senate bill to advance self-driving cars (all times local): 10:28 a.m.

Volkswagen is recalling nearly 74,000 SUVs in the U.S. because a fuel pump flange can develop cracks and leak gasoline.

BMW and Mercedes are betting they can mass produce new electric cars based on conventional vehicles, defying sceptics.

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to speed self-driving cars to market without human controls and bar states from imposing regulatory road blocks.