Tom Krisher

Chevrolet Bolt: GM Plans Affordable 200-Mile Electric Car in 2017

DETROIT—General Motors plans to start selling an affordable electric car in 2017 that will be able to go ...

Autos January 10, 2015
Promotions, Gas Prices Boost US Auto Sales

American shoppers passed on the malls and headed to the car dealerships over Thanksgiving weekend.

Business December 2, 2014
US Safety Agency Threatens to Act Against Takata Air Bag Maker

A dispute between US safety regulators and air bag maker Takata Corp. escalated Wednesday when the government threatened ...

Autos November 26, 2014
Showdown Looms Between US Gov’t, Air Bag Maker

A showdown is looming between U.S. safety regulators and a Japanese company that makes air bags linked to ...

Autos November 19, 2014
Safety Agency to Push for National Air Bag Recall

U.S. safety regulators are demanding that automakers and Takata Corp. expand nationwide a recall of vehicles with certain ...

Autos November 18, 2014
Nissan Recalls Infiniti SUVs to Fix Air Bags

Nissan says it's recalling more than 1,800 Infiniti SUVs in the U.S. for an air bag problem that ...

Business November 1, 2014
US Turns Up Heat on Takata Over Air Bag Problem

U.S. safety regulators are ordering Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. to provide more information about air bags that ...

Business October 30, 2014
Senators Ask Gov’t for Nationwide Air Bag Recall

Two U.S. senators are calling on regulators to issue a nationwide recall of cars with faulty air bags ...

US October 23, 2014
GM 3rd-Quarter Profit Nearly Doubles, Led by North America

Big profits from rising SUV and truck sales in North America helped General Motors nearly double its third-quarter ...

Business October 23, 2014
Government Air Bag Warning Now Covers 7.8 Million Vehicles

The government is warning the owners of 7.8 million cars kept in humid environments that the airbag might ...

US October 22, 2014