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An auto lease, a common alternative to buying a vehicle, is a three-party contract that can be hard to break.

Tesla’s chief, Elon Musk, who is SolarCity’s largest stockholder, is under pressure to prove that the electric carmaker can be a profitable foundation for a merger.

Nissan acted after getting reassurances that the company would be protected from any negative economic impact from Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.

While the scandal still weighs on earnings, the automaker predicted that sales this year would match those last year.

The Fusion may not be as miserly on gasoline as the Toyota Prius, but the Ford has the handsome chiseled lines that many hybrids lack.

Consumers are able to purchase cars that have deadly defects and sellers have few obligations to disclose the defects to them.

Federal law does not mandate used-car sellers to tell buyers when a car has been recalled or to make necessary safety repairs, and the results can be deadly.

A judge has approved a deal for Volkswagen to buy back or fix vehicles affected in the emissions-cheating scandal.

Otto, the Uber-owned self-driving vehicle operation, delivered 2,000 cases of Budweiser 120 miles to Colorado Springs from Fort Collins, Colo.

An alternative to hydrofluorocarbons for use in cars’ air-conditioners has far less impact on global warming but raises concerns about safety as well as cost.