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U.S. new-vehicle sales in September are projected to drop 4.4% year-over-year after a stellar August, according to TrueCar.

CarMax, the nation's largest seller of used vehicles, reported a 2Q profit that leapt 26% amid stronger sales.

GM is working on an electric car that has a range of 200 miles and costs roughly $30,000, challenging Tesla and its planned mass-market vehicle.

Ford is building another 200 electric charging stations as it looks to help spur adoption of environmentally-friendly vehicles. 

CEO Sergio Marchionne said the No. 3 U.S. car maker will likely file documents for its initial public offering this week as Italian parent Fiat and a union healthcare trust look to resolve a dispute over the automaker’s value.

Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Chrysler Group and Fiat, said an IPO for the U.S. car maker could happen in the first quarter of 2014, while the Italian parent continues to pursue full ownership.

Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Chrysler Group and Fiat, said an IPO for the U.S. car maker could happen in the first quarter of 2014, while the Italian parent continues to pursue full ownership.

As automakers roll out a new generation of tech-savvy smart cars, others tackle a seemingly more impossible feat: giving roads brains of their own. 

The Japanese car maker is recalling 780,584 RAV4 and Lexus HS250h vehicles for the second time, after a suspension problem wasn’t properly fixed the first time around.

Europe's largest car maker denied a news report out of Germany that Chairman Ferdinand Piech plans to step down due to health reasons.

Navistar unveiled a cost-cutting plan after posting a wider-than-expected 3Q loss, as its North America truck business saw weaker demand.

Ford is recalling 2005 to 2011 Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car models to prevent possible steering-shaft corrosion. 

While drivers still give the Big Three automakers positive reviews overall, several brands received weaker scores in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index.

U.S. safety regulators are looking into reports of ceiling fires in some of Chrysler’s 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokees.

The majority of plug-in electric vehicles in the U.S. are sold in just five major cities, according to research firm Polk.

GM announced a U.S. recall of about 293,000 of its Chevrolet Cruze compact sedans, citing a problem with their brakes.

The No. 2 U.S. automaker is trimming the fuel-economy rating for its C-Max hybrid, a move that comes amid broader scrutiny of estimates provided for hybrid and electric vehicles.

A new rule issued by the regulator requires that automakers provide online recall information for individual vehicles, an attempt to improve the effectiveness of those recalls.

GM will re-launch its mid-size pickup trucks with the same Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon nameplates but different design objectives.

Compact cars struggle to meet tougher IIHS standards, as the insurance group added a crash test involving just one corner of the vehicle.