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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 02: Vehicles pass during the afternoon commute on Highway 101 on April 2, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The Trump administration is threatening to revoke California's ability to set higher vehicle emissions standards than those imposed by the federal government.

Automakers: Ignore EPA, continue path to clean, efficient vehicles

August 18, 2019 at 4:49 p.m.

History will not be kind to the Trump administration's attempt to tear up fuel economy standards the auto industry and federal government agreed to six years ago, but the auto...

If the 2018 Honda Accord is so good, why isn’t it selling?

August 18, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

Despite near universal acclaim for the all-new 2018 Honda Accord, sales are down big time. Vehicle sales overall are off 2.8 percent so far this year, but the Accord's market...

Bernhard Kuhnt, CEO of BMW of North America, introduces the new BMW X2 SUV during a media preview at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 15, 2018.
The 228-horsepower xDrive28i, which goes on sale in the U.S. in March, is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. It's mated to an eight-speed transmission. The 192-horsepower sDrive28i goes on sale later this spring.

New luxury crossovers, SUVs headline Geneva auto show

August 18, 2019 at 4:44 p.m.

Luxury crossovers and SUVs from BMW , Land Rover, Volvo, Lexus will take center stage at the Geneva International Motor Show, Europe's most significant auto show, which opens to the...

Want a new Volvo every year? Subscription service starts with XC40 crossover

June 1, 2019 at 2:07 a.m.

Volvo aims to change the way people buy vehicles with its new XC40 compact SUV this spring. "Care by Volvo" leasing will let owners upgrade to a new vehicle every...

A gas pump at a RaceTrac convenience store displays the price for regular unleaded gas at $1.85, unleaded plus for $2.05, and premium unleaded for $2.25, a gallon, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, along S.R. 60 in Plant City, Fla.

Don’t waste money buying premium gas for vehicles that don’t need it, AAA says

June 1, 2019 at 2:06 a.m.

Drivers are wasting their money if they use more expensive premium gasoline in vehicles that recommend but do not require it, according to new research by AAA. Premium gasoline—20 percent...

The 3100 Series Chevy truck from 1947 to 1955 was offered as half-ton, three-quarter ton and full-ton in short and long wheelbases. Vintage trucks such as this are fetching six figures in the collector car market.

Vintage Chevy pickups fetch big bucks in collector car market

August 18, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Car collectors have discovered vintage pickups, and prices for really good ones reflect that. As Chevrolet celebrates the 100th anniversary of its first truck, auto auction house Barrett-Jackson collected data...

Quickest ever Ford Mustang GT coming for 2018

August 18, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

As the weather cools and drivers put away their summer tires and dreams of muscle car glory, Ford and Michelin provide cause for hope: The quickest ever Mustang GT is...

An exterior view of the Tesla Model S P90D. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sc-tesla-models-autopilot-1210-20151207-story.html" target="_blank">Read the review of autopilot>>></a>

Find out which cars—and brands—outperform MPG estimates in real-world driving

June 1, 2019 at 2:05 a.m.

U.S. car buyers now have access to real-world fuel economy and emissions data on new vehicles, courtesy of a research group that helped reveal that Volkswagen was evading European emissions...

Becky Krenz-Roe, of Milwaukee, gets in her car and pets her dog, Odan, at the Lake Forest Oasis over the Tri-State Tollway on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013.

Best new vehicles for traveling with dogs

June 1, 2019 at 2:04 a.m.

Just like American drivers, American dogs love the new generation of car-like SUVs, according to the editorial team at shopping website Autotrader. My experience supports that theory. To travel well...

Marty Lick of Lisle, Ill., said growing up in the 1980s with the name Marty, like the Michael J. Fox character in the "Back to the Future" movies, it seems meant to be that he would own his own DeLorean one day.

Millennials collecting cars with new classics ranging from Datsuns to DeLoreans

August 18, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

Millennials are getting into car collecting, and they're changing the hobby and the idea of what vehicles are worth owning and preserving. This year, for the first time, millennials are...

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