The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest overhaul of US automotive policy in a generation. If all goes according to plan, it will transform what Americans drive on the streets - and create economic boomlets for the states that manufacture tho...

On a recent weekend in Madison, Wisconsin, cars on the street had the look of a bygone era. I saw surviving Saturns, Oldsmobile minivans, even that funky old greenhouse on wheels, the AMC Pacer.  

Turns out, cars in the rest of t...

Conventional wisdom holds that it's a scary time to be in the automotive aftermarket business. The message that's implied is that you need to transform your business now or you'll have missed the runaway the EV bonanza forever.

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But peek under the hood, and all is not nearly as bad as it seems. You can navigate these financial speed bumps with less pain by taking a buyer beware approach - and scrutinizing your auto loan as closely as you research your new vehicle.

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Few would mourn the death of the traditional car-buying experience. The haggling and the I-have-to-talk-to-my-manager routine. The multi-hour wait for financing as you sit through sales pitches for extras like leather protection and roof racks. <...

The last time U.S. gas prices surged above $4 per gallon, in 2008, some pundits wrote the obituary for vehicles with low fuel economy.

Turns out, the death announcement was premature.

In recovering from the 2008 financial...

U.S. policymakers are going all-in on electric vehicles (EVs), but the supporting infrastructure will require vast upgrades to be ready for the giant changeover.

President Biden recently announced an objective of increasing U.S. EV p...

Anyone living in San Francisco or Seattle, where Teslas are a common sight, could be forgiven for believing that the electric-vehicle era is just around the corner.

Head out to the rest of the country, though, and the reality is more...

When technology transforms an industry, it can begin quite slowly -and then it happens all at once.

Take the first iPhone. When it first launched in 2007, it was often discussed with derision as many failed to grasp its revolutiona...

The great microchip crunch that has squeezed the auto industry should be mostly over by the middle of this year. But carmakers shouldn't be so quick to forget the crisis' lessons: Not only will there be a next time, but that next time will likely...

It was only nine years ago that the Tesla Model S launched to great fanfare from environmentalists…and a collective yawn from the traditional auto industry.

Fast forward to today and the electric vehicle maker's market cap nearly...

The last time Joe Biden was sworn into the White House in early 2013, Tesla Inc. was an upstart electric vehicle maker few believed could seriously threaten the dominance of the traditional auto giants.

As Biden prepares to swear in a...