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Volkswagen AG will pay an additional $86 million in penalties to California over its emissions scandal, on top of a settlement of about $15 billion the automaker reached with U.S. officials last week.

Engine-cleaning additives in gasoline aren’t just a marketing gimmick.

Engine-cleaning additives in gasoline aren’t just a marketing gimmick.

Compact crossovers have dethroned midsize sedans as the most popular vehicle in America, and sales continued to fall in the first half of 2016.

Compact crossovers have dethroned midsize sedans as the most popular vehicle in America, and sales continued to fall in the first half of 2016.

General Motors' fourth-quarter profit surged amid growth in China and booming sales of pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles in the U.S. .

Auto makers posted modest U.S. sales in the first month of the year as fewer selling days and heavy snow kept car shoppers from dealerships.

Thursday is Model 3 Day in recognition of the public debut of the Silicon Valley auto maker's first affordable vehicle.

Volkswagen AG (VOW.XE ) said on Thursday it is recalling about 800,000 Touareg and Porsche Cayenne model SUVs worldwide for a check of the bearing block of the pedal system.

General Motors Co. plans to use its partnership with ride-hailing service Lyft Inc. to put its cars in the hands of drivers.

AutoZone. reported its profit grew 8% and easily topped expectations in its latest quarter as sales climbed and the company continued to rework its distribution process.

Mitsubishi Motors said Wednesday there were improprieties in its tests related to vehicles' fuel economy performance.

Harley-Davidson said profit fell less than expected in the first quarter, buoyed by higher motorcycle sales that the company attributed to newer products and a ramped-up marketing campaign.

Hertz Global Holdings said it anticipates revenue from its car rental business in the U.S. to be lower than expected in 2016, as sluggish demand continues to weigh on the company's results.

CarMax on Thursday said its profit fell 1.5% in the final quarter of its fiscal year amid a tough sales environment for used cars, but the company's revenue surpassed expectations.

Auto makers cruised through another month of gains in U.S. sales in March as favorable weather and a pair of extra selling days helped drive the industry toward its highest expected monthly volume in a decade.

Nissan Motor said Thursday it would spend Yen237.4 billion ($2.18 billion) to take a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors, becoming the controlling shareholder after a scandal at Mitsubishi involving falsified fuel-economy data.

General Motors and Lyft within a year will begin testing a fleet of self-driving Chevrolet Bolt electric taxis on public roads, a move central to the companies' joint efforts to challenge Silicon Valley giants in the battle to reshape the auto industry.

Takata is preparing to recall at least another 35 million rupture-prone air-bag inflaters that U.S. regulators have deemed a safety risk, said people familiar with the matter, further escalating a crisis at the Japanese supplier linked to numerous deaths and injuries.

Fiat Chrysler reported April vehicle sales rose 6%, Ford reported a 4% increase over the prior year. GM's sales fell 3.5%