Author: Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY

Passengers are at higher risk of injury or death in modern pickup trucks, according to new research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

A hedge fund-owned newspaper company aiming to buy Gannett says an investment firm is confident the bid can be funded. A Gannett rebuff is expected.

The ho-hum reaction to Tesla’s new electric SUV was – oddly – exactly what the company needed.

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda defended the automaker’s role in the American economy as the Trump administration continues to consider increased tariffs.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Volkswagen Group and former CEO Martin Winterkorn with deceiving investors.

Ford Motor teased a possible electric Mustang late Thursday at the same time Tesla was about to begin an event to announce its own new electric SUV.

Toyota plans to invest $3 billion more in U.S. manufacturing plants as the Japanese automaker bolsters its North American production presence.