The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday to require automakers to build more plug-in hybrid vehicles — while watering down the requirement for all-electric or fuel-cell vehicles.

California's influential Air Resources Board on Thursday cut by 70 percent the number of electric cars and other zero-emission vehicles automakers will be required to sell in coming years, in a strong signal that technology has lagged hopes in the...

Where other automakers are clamoring for a means to bolster auto sales in the current lackluster economy, European automaker Porsche is confident, that barring unforeseen circumstances, it will once again be profitable...

HTK USA, original equipment supplier of car audio antennas and headrest monitor/DVD systems to such automakers as Nissan, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Suzuki, has purchased Designer Vision Automotives, a British...

Whether this is a recession or not, automakers and dealers are girding for a continued pounding. February sales declined for four of the Big 6 automakers, and executives say it may be months before the market stabilizes.

INCAT International and Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd. have launched a joint venture to provide product development and manufacturing services for global automakers, the companies said.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As manufacturers become even more competitive, automakers are banking that "must-have" technology will become a decisive factor in attracting consumers to

Americans today take nearly two years longer to pay off car loans than people did 30 years ago - a trend that has helped bury consumers in debt and automakers in deficits.

Women have become increasingly influential when it comes to the automotive world, in everything from car design to advertising campaigns to what happens when you show up at the dealership. So what do women really want when buying a new car? And how are automakers responding to this turning tide?

So the race is on to find the best technology for supplying energy to electric cars. Most automakers are gambling that a battery will be developed that will achieve this efficiently. Others are banking on the development...