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A string of fiery train derailments across the country has triggered a high-stakes but behind-the-scenes campaign to shape how the government responds to calls for tighter safety rules.

Volkswagen is reportedly planning to hire former FBI Director Louis Freeh to help guide the German automaker through an emissions scandal.

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday filed a civil suit against Volkswagen AG for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in 600,000 vehicles.

German automaker Volkswagen told its U.S. dealers to stop selling certain 2015 diesel-powered cars.

Federal regulators are reportedly close to hitting Fiat Chrysler with a record $105 million fine for recall lapses covering millions of vehicles.

Safety advocates say that a Senate transportation bill would allow car rental companies to rent recalled vehicles that haven't been repaired.

The CEO of Nissan Motor Co. says the automaker will have vehicles packed with autonomous driving technology by 2020 but whether people will be able to drive them on roads is up to government regulators.

Apple is reportedly working on an electric vehicle that would resemble a minivan.

California's Department of Motor Vehicles will miss a year-end deadline to adopt rules governing the self-driving cars of the future.

Gov. Brian Sandoval has ordered the Nevada Legislature into a special session to consider $1.3 billion in tax breaks and other incentives for electric car-maker Tesla Motors.

Chinese state media say a panel that advises the Cabinet on anti-monopoly policy has fired a researcher who helped to prepare a report for Qualcomm, a U.S. company that is the target of an anti-monopoly investigation.

Las Vegas visitors can now hail a ride from a taxi or limo company using their smartphone.

Chinese regulators have launched a series of anti-monopoly investigations of foreign automakers and technology providers, stepping up pressure on foreign companies that feel increasingly unwelcome in China.

New York's attorney general has sued to block Lyft, the on-demand ride-sharing app, from operating in New York.

Bailed-out auto lender Ally Financial filed plans for an initial public offering that could raise as much as $3.06 billion and trim the government’s ownership stake to 14%.

A consumer advocacy group says crash data reveals that many more fatalities occurred as a result of failing airbags in GM cars than the auto maker has acknowledged.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is pursuing a plan that would require automakers to implement wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology in cars and trucks.

General Motors completed the sale of its remaining 8.5% stake in Ally Financial, the automaker’s former lending arm, for roughly $900 million.

The Treasury Department said Monday the government has sold its remaining shares of General Motors and that losses from the 2009 auto industry bailout total about $15 billion.

To bring back members of his straying flock, Pope Francis has shifted the church's message. Union leaders might want to try the same strategy.