SAN FRANCISCO — The all-new 2016 Chevrolet Volt electric car delivered improved range, quiet operation, responsive handling and comfort in a test drive over the hills and highways of Marin County. The first 2016 Volts just left General Motors' …
The auto industry, always trying to think of features that drivers didn't necessarily know they needed, has come up with a new one. General Motors has found that smartphone overheating is a problem. To solve it, Chevrolet is introducing "Active Phone …
While not quite the yuppie-mobile that a ragtop E30 3-series was back in the late '80s, the modern BMW 2-series Convertible is still a fashionable way to make its driver look good. Such vanity costs two percent more for the 2016 model, although BMW …
LAS VEGAS — Luxury German automakers Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have favored indirect control interfaces rather than touchscreens for their in-car infotainment systems. At CES 2015, BMW showed it was ready to break from the pack with a …
The Audi Q7, one of the biggest, most imposing SUVs on the highway, is being downsized. And the result will be substantially better fuel economy. For even more fuel economy, there will be a version with Audi's first plug-in diesel. The new one cuts 1.6 …
A problem with parking brakes in 221,000 Cadillac cars has caused General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) to recall them. The flaw can cause brakes to overheat. That, in turn, might cause a fire. So far, no one has been injured due to the flaw, but GM has one …
The Chevrolet Cruze has proven to be one of the brand's best-selling cars worldwide with over 2.5-million moved globally since its launch, and for the 2014 New York Auto Show, Chevy is taking an if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it approach to the sedan with …
General Motors on Tuesday doubled to 1.6 million the number of small cars it is recalling to fix faulty ignition switches linked to multiple fatal crashes. G…
General Motors has linked seven more deaths to its faulty ignition switch recall and added to the recall the other four GM cars using the same switch as the Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac G5 cars recalled Feb. 13. GM on Tuesday increased the number of deaths …
Built in Germany, the turbo diesel engine gives Chevy a compelling fuel-efficiency play in the U.S. in the popular compact segment. The Cruze diesel is rated at 27 miles per gallon in the city and 46 on the highway. Aside from the oil-burning motor …