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Buying a hybrid can significantly boost fuel efficiency and your monthly fuel bills. And these days, there are plenty of new hybrid cars, SUVs and even trucks to choose from.

Across the industry, auto analysts say, an “affordability shift” is taking root.

Stubbornly high warranty expenses and lagging cost-cutting efforts are holding back Ford Motor Co.’s profits this year, causing the company to lower its full-year earnings guidance.

If you’re thinking about buying a new car but don’t need one right away, now is a great time to show a little patience.

The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including increasingly large SUVs and pickup trucks so they reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries.

Which full-size, light-duty truck is the better buy? Edmunds’ test team experts compare the F-150 and Ram 1500 to find out.

Now is a great time to purchase a used electric vehicle. The average price for a used EV has dropped about 20% compared to this time last year, according to Edmunds transaction data.

Much like film cameras losing out to digitals, the disappearance of the manual transmission from cars seems inevitable.

When the days get long and the mountains, lakes and campgrounds beckon, you need a vehicle that can pull what you might call the Toys of Summer.

Ford plans to start making its F-Series Super Duty pickups at a plant in Ontario, Canada, beginning in 2026, in order to keep up with customer demand for the vehicle.

Buying a midsize truck can be a smart choice if you want a truck that’s capable but less expensive and more maneuverable than the typical full-size truck.

A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling.

Despite a long string of recalls that began more than two decades ago, about 6.2 million vehicles with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators remain on U.S. roads today.

A driver already charged with DUI-manslaughter after his truck crashed into a bus and killed eight farmworkers is facing charges for the injuries of 11 other farmworkers, authorities said.

The 2023 National FFA Annual Report was recently published, outlining the organization’s achievements and laying a blueprint for its future.

With U.S. electric vehicle sales starting to slow, Ford Motor Co. says it will delay rolling out new electric pickup trucks and a new large electric SUV as it adds gas-electric hybrids to its model lineup.

California can continue to set its own nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled.

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that more than 540,000 Ford pickup trucks can abruptly downshift to a lower gear and increase the risk of a crash.

New greenhouse gas pollutions standards for heavy-duty vehicles including freight trucks and buses for model years 2027 through 2032 were established March 29 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

About 1,400 workers at a Ford factory in Michigan that makes the F-150 Lightning will move to new jobs or take retirement packages as sales of the electric pickup trucks slow.

Stellantis agreed to comply with California’s vehicle emissions standards that require zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles to make up 68% of new light-duty vehicle sales by 2030.

Ford Motor Co. reported that it swung to a net loss in the fourth quarter due to a large accounting charge on pension plans and the effects of a six-week strike at multiple factories by the United Auto Workers union.

U.S. auto safety regulators have closed an investigation into complaints that the doors on some Ford Escapes can open while the SUVs are being driven, without seeking a recall.

The Kia EV9 large electric SUV won the 2024 North American Utility of the Year award, while the Toyota Prius hybrid took the top car honors, and Ford’s Super Duty pickup won the truck award.

U.S. consumers looking to get a tax credit on an electric vehicle purchase have fewer models to choose from under new rules that limit the countries where automakers can buy battery parts and minerals — a potential blow to efforts to reduce planet-warming emissions from autos.

The White House is lending its support to an auto industry effort to standardize Tesla’s electric vehicle charging plugs for all EVs in the United States, part of a broad effort to stimulate their sales to help combat climate change.

BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the United States because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people in the vehicles.

With manufacturing kinks still to be worked out, Tesla delivered the first of its futuristic Cybertruck pickups two years behind the original schedule amid uncertainty over when large-scale production will begin.

Clearly frustrated with its languishing share price, General Motors announced a massive stock buyback plan, raised its dividend and told investors it can absorb increased labor costs from a six-week autoworkers strike.

“Mathematics,” once explained Edward Frenkel, a renowned mathematician and author, “directs the flow of the universe, lurks behind its shapes and curves, (and) holds the reins of everything from tiny atoms to the biggest stars.”

Getting away and into America’s outdoor spaces can go a long way to making life more enjoyable. But what if you need to drive on some off-road trails to get to your destination?

U.S. auto safety investigators have expanded a probe into Ford Motor Co. engine failures to include nearly 709,000 vehicles.

The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks that covers about 4,000 workers in three states.

Hybrids gain improved fuel efficiency thanks to specialized powertrains that combine a gas engine with at least one electric motor that’s powered by a battery pack that does not need to be plugged in.

The United Auto Workers union expanded strikes against Detroit automakers, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and Michigan to put more pressure on the companies to improve their offers.

The top-selling vehicle in America will get a bit of a facelift next year, one of just a few new or updated vehicles that will be shown off at Detroit’s big auto show.

About 13,000 U.S. autoworkers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Sept. 15 after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay.

Ford has hired away a key Apple executive to run a new business unit that will sell software-related subscription services to vehicle owners.

Despite taking on a huge chunk of an expensive electric vehicle recall, General Motors posted $2.54 billion in second-quarter net income, a 52% increase over a year ago.

Ford Motor Co.’s second-quarter profit surged to nearly three times more than a year ago to $1.92 billion on stronger sales and revenue.

The sticker price on Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup is being lowered by thousands of dollars due to increased plant capacity and falling costs for battery raw materials.

Auto parts manufacturer Magna plans to invest more than $790 million to build two facilities to supply Ford Motor Co. with parts at Ford’s new electric truck factory in Tennessee, officials said.

Tesla says its first production Cybertruck electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule.

The usefulness of soybeans beyond food has been known for decades. In the 1930s, industrialist Henry Ford worked to develop and promote soybeans for a wide range of uses.

What features do you consider a priority when car shopping? Horsepower or cargo space are often mentioned, but the reality is that today’s vehicles are quite similar in how they drive and how much stuff they can hold.

Electric vehicle maker Rivian said it will follow General Motors and Ford and join Tesla’s charging network next year.

From John Deere green to Farmall red to Minneapolis Moline orange and Old Ford blue and more, shoppers will find what they want at the Historic Farm Days toy and vendor show.

Forty-seven years ago, five buddies were reminiscing about the “good old days” of agriculture when they came up with an idea that has since grown far beyond expectations.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation’s cars. A bipartisan group in Congress has introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act.”

Long before the arrival of ATVs, UTVs and even color TVs, the most used implement on the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth was our own two feet.