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Are Car Companies Falling Back Into Bad Habits?

Study reports suppliers are seeing more pressure tactics from carmakers than last year.

Lexus LS Integrated Safety Self-Driving Car (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Car Chronicles: Questions About Self-Driving Cars

Will self-driving cars become conveyances for people who are too tired -- or too drunk -- to drive?

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Van Maker Backed By Energy Department Loans Shuts Down

Vehicle Production Group, which received a $50 million federal loan to make vans for the disabled, has halted production.

2013 Opel Adam (credit: General Motors Company)

GM Net Income Falls 14% To $865 Million In First Quarter

WWJ's Jeff Gilbert talks with GM CFO Dan Ammann about the carmaker's latest profit report.

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Transportation safety officials are exploring ways to eliminate drunken driving deaths, which account for about a third of the nation's more than 30,000 annual traffic fatalities — a share that has remained stubbornly unchanged since the late-1990s. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)

Transportation Officials Seeking Fresh Approach To Drunk Driving Deaths

Transportation safety officials are exploring ways to eliminate drunken driving deaths, which account for about a third of the nation’s more than 30,000 annual traffic fatalities — a share that has remained stubbornly unchanged since the late-1990s.

2013 Nissan Maxima (credit: Nissan Motor Company)

Nissan Cuts Prices On Seven U.S. Models

Nissan is cutting its prices, hoping its cars and trucks will show up in more internet searches.

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Distracted Driving: What’s the Government’s Role In Accident Prevention?

In this edition of AutoNSider with Daryl Killian, Daryl discusses distracted driving.

2013 Infiniti QX56 (credit: Nissan Motor Company)

Road Test: 2013 Infiniti QX56

In this edition of Drivetime with Vinnie Richichi, Vinnie reviews the 2013 Infiniti QX56.

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Customers Want New Technology In Their Cars, But Will They Pay For It?

In a recent study, only 20 percent of buyers said they would consider paying extra for a self-driving car.

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Road Test: 2013 GMC Acadia Denali

In this edition of Drivetime with Vinnie Richichi, Vinnie reviews the 2013 GMC Acadia Denali.

2012 Fisker Karma (credit: Fisker Automotive)

Luxury Electric Car Maker Fisker Misses Federal Loan Payment

The government has seized $21 million from Fisker’s reserve account.

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U.S. Seeks Voluntary Limits On Car Touch Screens

The government is asking automakers to put stronger limits on drivers’ interaction with in-car touch screens.

2013 Ford Fusion (credit: Ford Motor Company)

North America Drives Strong First Quarter Profit At Ford

Ford posted a $1.6 billion first quarter profit. That’s a 15 percent increase from last year.

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Obama Administration Had Advance Warning On Electric Car Failure

Newly released documents show that the Obama administration was warned as early as 2010 that electric car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. was not meeting milestones set up for a half-billion dollar government loan, nearly a year before U.S. officials froze the loan after questions were raised about the company’s statements.

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