J.D. Power’s 2025 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study concluded that vehicles built during the pandemic are more problematic than those manufactured any year since 2009. The survey was based on 34,175 ...

There are a lot of car subcultures, each with its own style and features — and lingo to go along with it. Ever come across a car that seemed dangerously low to the ground and had tires awkwardly ...

The carpocalypse hasn’t just killed sedans, it’s put the death knell on coupes and convertibles too. While there’s a new Mustang and Charger, the landscape has changed and fun has been in short supply ...

Modern vehicles and the internal combustion engines that power them — well, most of them, that is — have come a long way in recent decades. From inefficient carburetor systems to fuel injection and, ...

Hybrid cars, trucks and SUVs have become ubiquitous. Thanks to technological innovations, some hybrids can easily travel over 600 miles on a single tank of gas. Hybrids typically have higher starting ...

Buying a new car is more expensive than ever, with the average new car price exceeding $47,000. Although used cars are more ...

NPR's series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what's driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live?

Editor’s note: This story was updated May 1, 2025, to include additional tariff updates. Since April 3, all imported vehicles have been subject to a sweeping 25% tariff, regardless of where they come ...

We've all got automotive dreams and, for some of us, those dreams start before we're even able to drive. Once we get that license in our hot little hands, we'd pick up a dream machine that would make ...

President Trump's latest raft of tariffs will impact the U.S. car industry, but not all cars will be equally affected by the new duties. On Wednesday, the president announced that a new 25-percent ...

What’s in a name? From Puddle Jumper to Love Bug, or the proudly self-deprecating Rolling Turd, millions of Americans are naming their cars with a little personality. A new survey of 2,000 Americans ...