Citing safety, the Trump administration on Thursday proposed rolling back car-mileage standards, backing away from years of government efforts to cut Americans' trips to the gas station and reduce unhealthy, climate-changing tailpipe emissions.If the propo

A lobby group representing European automakers warned Tuesday that EU proposals for cutting emissions of carbon dioxide could result in manufacturing job losses.According to the European Commission, cars are responsible for about 12 percent of total emissi

Volkswagen AG last week reached an agreement with more than 300 diesel car owners just days before what was expected to be a high-profile trial over the automaker's excessive diesel emissions.Reuters reported that Volkswagen reached a settlement Friday wit

Public criticism of the German auto industry has escalated on reports that diesel exhaust tests were carried out on both monkeys and humans.The chairman of Volkswagen said Monday that the tests involving monkeys were totally incomprehensible and the German

European carmakers are rolling out electric vehicles like the ones on view this week at the Paris Motor Show to burnish their reputations as technology leaders and to compete with Tesla. But also because EU regulations don't leave them much...