WASHINGTON — Electric vehicles, although subject to unique crashworthiness challenges, can generally lean on crash tests designed for vehicles with internal combustion engines. Whether a vehicle is powered by a combustion engine, a battery or a combination of the two, the stored energy poses a potential safety hazard in a crash and, therefore, certain precautions […]

SEOUL/DETROIT – After grabbing the No. 2 spot in the U.S. electric vehicle market with stylish, long-range models, Hyundai Motor and Kia are the automakers with the most to lose from new rules that halt subsidies for EVs made outside North America. These two companies, which make the popular Ioniq 5 and EV6 models, sold

Porsche is planning a big new hire in the lead up to its probable initial public offering. The Volkswagen Group-owned sports-car maker intends to appoint Sajjad Khan to its executive board, according to an emailed statement. Khan was chief technology officer at rival Mercedes-Benz until a year ago, when he left to start a venture

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. said it is recalling 198,000 SUVs in the U.S. to replace the blower motor assembly after reports of 25 fires. The recall covers 2015-2017 model year Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. Ford said Thursday it had three reports of fires linked to property damage to structures and one involving

U.S. auto sales slid again at Toyota Motor Corp. and American Honda, while Ford Motor Co., Hyundai and Kia deliveries rose by double digits last month compared with August 2021, as the market begins to slowly bounce back and the industry’s chronic inventory shortages slowly ease. U.S. light-vehicle deliveries rose 4.8 percent last month, Ford