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Demand for Lithium Is Poised to Take Off

As awareness spreads that lithium is an ingredient for hybrid cars, a hunt is under way for sources of the metal.

2 Reports of Trouble in Stopping Toyota Priuses

Two drivers reported problems with Priuses that they said were not related to a sticking mat.

Nascar Gives Edwards Probation for Deliberately Causing Crash

After imploring drivers to be more aggressive on the racetrack this season to help rebuild fading fan support, Nascar issued a probation to Carl Edwards.

With CR-Z, Honda Will Find Out if U.S. Is Ready for a Sporty Hybrid

Early in the development of the CR-Z, the president of American Honda said that Americans did not want a sporty hybrid.

Daimler Sells Stake in Tata Motors

Daimler says it has sold all of its shares in India's Tata Motors to various groups of investors through the capital markets.

Redesigning the Concept and Role of the Automobile

The vision of smart, eco-savvy cars free from the threat of congestion, crashes, pollution and parking spats could soon become reality, according to the authors of a new book, "Reinventing the Automobile."

New York Auto Show Preview: Acura TSX Sport Wagon

Honda plans to unveil the United States version of its wagon at the New York auto show at the end of March.

Brake Override in Action: Stomach-Churning, but Effective

A demonstration of the BMW brake override system in a 2009 BMW 335i Coupe.

Nissan Recalling 600,000 Trucks

The Nissan recall involves two problems: a brake issue and a fuel gauge failure.

Around the Block | 2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon: A Very Old-School S.U.V. With Useful New Tricks

While any Wrangler is a nearly unmatched off-roader, the Rubicon version is the hardest of the hard-core.

Auto Ego | 1950 Nash Ambassador: That Mild-Mannered Car of Steel

It was Rich Conaty’s interest in the 1950s TV show “Superman” that led him to buy his Nash Ambassador Custom.

Collecting: An Actor Takes His Place on a Stage of a Different Sort

Edward Herrmann has played a president and a vampire, but a role he enjoys as much as any other is serving as master of ceremonies for the Pebble Beach concours.

Geneva Motor Show: Cars of the Future, Indeed

Automakers staking claims on “sustainable mobility solutions” have turned the 80th International Motor Show into a high-tech gold rush.

Rust in Peace | Renault Alliance: Franco-American With an Aftertaste

The 1983-87 Renault Alliance was the Pepé Le Pew of subcompacts, a stinker born of Renault’s short-lived partnership with American Motors.

A Heinz 57 Selection on the Block

Quieter than the big show-and-auction events around Phoenix in January and near Monterey, Calif. in August, the Amelia Island collector-car gathering has expanded recently.