ZF Friedrichshafen's bid to acquire safety specialist TRW Automotive raises questions about where automotive suppliers are headed. If completed, the deal would create a global megasupplier second in automotive revenue only to ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 21

Automakers keep asking more of their dealers. But lately some manufacturers seem to be focusing less on how dealerships look and more on how well they work. After years of protracted squabbles over such things as the color of floor ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 14

It's not yet clear what the final tab will be on General Motors' unfolding recall mess, but it certainly will put a dent in the automaker's so-called fortress balance sheet. Excluding the indirect costs of reputation damage and ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 14

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this editorial incorrectly said Toyota was fined for failing to cooperate with U.S. investigators.
As the General Motors recall crisis evolves, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 7 | UPDATED: 7/9/14 10:40 am ET - correction

A new approach by automakers and providers of smartphone operating systems could be an important step in the effort to reduce the dangers of distracted driving. Google's Android Auto and Apple's CarPlay don't just physically link a ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 7

Lexus recently eased the limit on the number of its stores a single dealership group can own. The methods vary, but automakers -- especially smaller ones -- commonly try to restrict dealership groups' store ownership in the United ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 30

A crisis such as the one General Motors is suffering through has all kinds of negative consequences. And not just the obvious ones. For instance, top management at Cadillac appears to be distracted at a time when the struggling ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 30

Ford Motor Co. was apologizing this month when it lowered window-sticker mpg ratings for six vehicles. But all automakers should take note of Ford's problems. As with Ford's 2013 restatement of C-Max numbers and Hyundai-Kia's ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 23

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, working from a tiny base, is exerting an inordinate influence over the auto industry. His cars have recast the image of electric powertrains in the public's eye. His small-volume but successful sales in ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 23

General Motors' internal investigation of its recall crisis, the Valukas report, is a damning indictment of employee misconduct, incompetence and inaction leading to great harm to GM's customers. The 325-page report also can be a ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 16

The auto industry faces increasing challenges to its established order -- fast and formidable ones, some from nonautomotive firms with new business models. To meet those challenges, the industry must resist the urge to defend its ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 9

It's unlikely that the UAW and Detroit 3 can eliminate two-tier wages in the next round of contract negotiations. But labor and management should use the opportunity to whittle away at the inequities inherent in the wage system.
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Federal regulators are taking General Motors to the woodshed for its delayed recalls. But there's also a stark message for the rest of the auto industry: Expect more scrutiny. This month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 26

A record number of vehicles are being launched across the North American industry this year. The big numbers that automakers cite are impressive. For example, Ford says it is debuting 16 vehicles in North America in 2014. But ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 19