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Due to an improving economy, job growth and record low gas prices, Americans are driving more. This means more accidents and consequently, higher insurance rates.

Due to an improving economy, job growth and record low gas prices, Americans are driving more. This means more accidents and consequently, higher insurance rates.

A new report from DBRS Inc., a credit rating company, shows that lenders should expect to take a large loss on sub-prime auto loans made last year.

A new report from DBRS Inc., a credit rating company, shows that lenders should expect to take a large loss on sub-prime auto loans made last year.

Navy Federal Credit Union has advice for car shoppers looking for a new ride this summer.

Navy Federal Credit Union has advice for car shoppers looking for a new ride this summer.

Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors has added a lower-priced version of its Model X crossover. The new Tesla Model X 60D is priced from $74,000, $9,000 less than the Model X 75D.

Opinion: Perhaps we’ve travelled too far, too fast into the all-too-uncertain domain of semi-autonomous vehicles.

Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has no plans to disable the company's Autopilot function in the wake of a May crash of a Model S electric car using the technology, and the auto maker instead plans to redouble efforts to educate customers on how the feature works.

Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has no plans to disable the company's Autopilot function in the wake of a May crash of a Model S electric car using the technology, and the auto maker instead plans to redouble efforts to educate customers on how the feature works.

The U.S. government is investigating complaints from Harley-Davidson riders who say their motorcycle brakes failed without warning.

The U.S. government is investigating complaints from Harley-Davidson riders who say their motorcycle brakes failed without warning.

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.

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.