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A day after the DOT declined to issue a “park it now” request, General Motors reassured owners whose cars were recalled for defective ignition switches that their vehicles are safe to drive.

Tesla swung to a loss in the first quarter, but the electric car maker still managed to beat expectations amid higher sales. Shares fell 5.9% to $189.47 in after-hours trading.

The Department of Transportation declined a request from two Senate Democrats to issue a “park it now” request for General Motors vehicles with defective ignition switches.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is banking on Chrysler, Jeep and a revival of its Alfa Romeo and Maserati brands to lift sales and bolster the automaker’s global footprint.

A top GM engineer charged with probing faulty ignitions at the heart of the automaker’s recent recall crisis has reportedly retired after 36 years with the company.

Nokia launched a $100 million fund to invest in connected cars, as the mobile equipment maker seeks to capitalize on a growing market.

General Motors plans to compensate all victims who suffered injuries connected to defective ignition switches, regardless of whether the accident occurred before the automaker's 2009 bankruptcy.

Auto sales picked up the pace in April, as drivers returned to showrooms looking for new trucks and sport-utility vehicles after a rough winter.

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.