New EPA regulations unveiled last week will go a long way toward improving U.S. air quality. The EPA's Tier 3 rules both tighten vehicle emission standards and require refiners to reduce the amount of sulfur in gasoline by two- ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 10

Honda Motor Co.'s belated moves to inject some diversity into its top ranks deserve two cheers. Honda has named the first woman to its board, Hideko Kunii, a Japanese professor and software specialist who spent most of her career ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 3

General Motors this week added more than 588,000 vehicles to a recall to fix ignition switches, bringing the total number of vehicles recalled in the United States to 1.37 million. Some of the vehicles were built a decade ago, and ... 10:02 am U.S. ET | Feb. 28

After its narrow defeat at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant, the UAW needs to engage in some serious soul-searching. The vote was close: 626 for the UAW vs. 712 against, a margin of a mere 86 votes. About 165 workers did not vote, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 24

The low point of the UAW's effort to organize Volkswagen's Chattanooga assembly plant was Sen. Bob Corker's bombshell on the first day of voting. The Tennessee Republican said he was "assured" that if workers rejected the UAW, VW ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 24

Seven months after imposing sweeping new terms and conditions on its supply base, General Motors has backed away from several provisions that ticked off suppliers. It was a wise decision that acknowledged the growing power of parts ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 17

Ford Motor Co.'s aluminum-body F-150 pickup has swept away the traditional hierarchy of automotive metal suppliers. Since replacing wood a century ago, steel has been the undisputed king. Aluminum and other metals made their living ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 10

When hourly workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga assembly plant vote this week on whether to join the UAW, there will be more at stake than union representation in a single plant. People far removed from Chattanooga have imbued the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 10

Show me yours, and I'll show you mine. That's part of the impasse between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and auto dealers. The bureau has accused dealers and lenders of discrimination in auto lending tied to the ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 3

It's not surprising that several minicars and subcompacts generally fared poorly in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's small-overlap crash test. The smaller and lighter the vehicle, the harder it is to protect occupants in ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 27

The consolidation of U.S. auto dealerships has slowed from the frantic pace caused by the recession, but it's still hard for small operations to flourish. A total of 3,808 dealerships disappeared in 2008, 2009 and 2010 amid ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 27

People are starting to come to terms with the risks that the wireless connectivity in modern cars poses for privacy. Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx spoke out for the first time, expressing concern that ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 20

Alan Mulally's assertion that he will remain as Ford Motor Co.'s CEO through 2014 ends speculation that he will leave to take over Microsoft Corp., which has become a distraction for Ford. The 68-year-old executive was reported to ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 13

General Motors' puzzling decision to terminate its monthly sales conference call with financial analysts and journalists is counterproductive. It is true that GM was one of only four automakers conducting such conference calls on ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 13