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California is on its way to becoming the second state to establish comprehensive self-driving vehicle regulations.

Mitsubishi Motors and its new parent Nissan are studying joint production of pickup trucks in Southeast Asia as they look for savings within the broader Renault-Nissan alliance.

The average fuel economy of new light vehicles sold in the U.S. in February remained unchanged from January at 25.1 mpg, the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute said.

California, the largest U.S. car market, plans to allow testing on public roads of self-driving vehicles without human backup drivers by the end of the year, state officials said Friday.

California, the largest U.S. car market, plans to allow testing on public roads of self-driving vehicles without human backup drivers by the end of the year, state officials said Friday.

VW pleads guilty, expresses regret for diesel scandal; Mexico seeks faster NAFTA talks; Canada PM’s border-tax warning; U.S. to get Great Wall?; Mall space goes from ‘Lord’ to Ford.

The Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association wants to meet with Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to raise concerns over proposed changes to border taxes and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Subaru is recalling the redesigned 2017 Impreza in the U.S. for a software problem within the compact car’s infotainment unit. The recall covers 25,567 Imprezas in the U.S. built between Sept. 12, 2016 and Feb. 23, 2017.

Alphabet’s self-driving car unit is seeking a preliminary injunction against Uber in a high-profile intellectual property lawsuit, according to a court filing.

The Transportation Department said automakers recalled a record 53.2 million vehicles last year in the United States in part because of a massive expansion in callbacks to replace Takata airbag inflators.