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General Motors on Wednesday said it has shipped "thousands" of kits needed to repair the defective ignition switches linked to at least 13 deaths.

Nissan is offering two years of free charging for drivers who purchase or lease the Japanese automaker’s Leaf, making a play to boost incentives for the electric vehicle.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced the creation of a global product integrity group, as the nation’s largest automaker continues to revamp its handling of safety issues after a string of recalls this year.

Tesla will remain barred from selling its electric vehicles directly to consumers in Arizona after a bill that would have approved the sales model was scrapped.

Toyota issued five global recalls on Wednesday to address safety defects in 6.39 million vehicles, putting another blemish on the automaker’s record for quality.

General Motors was fined $28,000 by the top U.S. auto safety regulator for failing to respond to all of its questions related to the automaker’s ignition-switch recall.

Tesla will begin offering a leasing program for small and medium-size businesses that are interested in the company’s electric cars.

Despite safety improvements, many midsize SUVs still do not hold up well in minor front crashes, according to a vehicle safety watchdog. 

Ford’s China sales jumped 28% in March, topping 100,000 vehicles for the first time in a single month.

General Motors is set to begin repairing the defective ignition switches that spurred a recall of 2.6 million vehicles, marking an important step toward calming concerns over the safety of those cars.

General Motors began to answer the regulator's questions related to an ignition-switch recall that includes 2.6 million vehicles.

Car-shopping website TrueCar filed for an initial public offering on Friday to raise up to $125 million.

CarMax, the largest retailer of used cars in the United States, reported higher quarterly revenue and said it had increased its share buyback program by $1 billion.

Tesla plans to appeal New Jersey’s decision to enact a ban on direct sales in the state, as the automaker continues its fight against franchised dealers.

GM chief Mary Barra faced another round of questions on Capitol Hill, addressing the automaker’s failure to provide a new part number for a redesigned ignition switch.

GM CEO Mary Barra told lawmakers the automaker never puts repair costs ahead of safety, calling revelations that a company worker scrapped an ignition-switch probe in 2004 “disturbing.” Mary Barra Takes the Hot Seat | GM Posts 4.1% Jump in March Sales

The auto industry bounced back in March after a lackluster winter, as demand for pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles fueled sales.

Congressional investigators released a memo saying NHTSA twice declined to open investigations into defective GM ignition switches.

The high-end U.S. electric car market will soon have another big competitor.

GM halted sales of certain 2013-14 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars for an unspecified reason, potentially adding to the automaker’s safety woes.