Inside General Motors, they called it “the switch from hell.”
The ignition switch on the steering column of the Chevrolet Cobalt and other small cars was so poorly designed that it easily slipped out of the run position, causing engines to stall.
13 Deaths, Untold Heartache, From G.M. Defect
For most of the last decade, Candice Anderson has carried unspeakable guilt over the death of her boyfriend. He was killed in 2004 in a car accident here, and she was at the wheel. At one point, Ms. Anderson, who had a trace of Xanax in her blood, even faced a manslaughter charge. She was 21.
Google’s vision redefines car and driver concept
Through five years and 700,000 miles of testing, Google left one big question about its self-driving car technology unresolved: How would it fit into the rest of the auto industry?
California lawmakers propose incentives for Tesla battery factory
California lawmakers proposed financial incentives for electric car maker Tesla on Thursday in a bid to entice the company to build a large battery factory in the most populous U.S. state.
Seat will build SUV at Skoda factory, CEO Stackmann says
Volkswagen Group will build a Seat SUV at a plant run by Czech brand Skoda, using lower labor costs to accelerate a turnaround at its only unprofitable division.
