Autos

A Consumer Reports investigation found prices could vary for the same route and time. The companies deny engaging in “surveillance pricing.”

Honda Civics, Accords and CR-Vs, as well as Acura’s MDX and RDX models, are among the vehicles included in the recall.

China dominates the electric vehicle industry, with its brands responsible for about two-thirds of global sales in 2024, although none of those sales were in the U.S.

Sens. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced the legislation weeks ahead of Trump's planned meeting with Xi Jinping.

Higher fuel costs have Americans considering electric vehicles and hybrids. But prices in the U.S. and China’s dominance abroad are complicating the shift.

Officials said the policy on the handles, which are common on Tesla’s electric vehicles, aims to address safety concerns after fatal EV accidents in which they reportedly failed to operate.

The two models helped move electric vehicles from the consumer fringe into the mainstream.

Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 million vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker.

The compact vehicles lack safety features and may not align with American consumers who prioritize comfort, experts say.

Prosecutors allege that executives at the chain of used car dealerships engaged in "a series of frauds directed at each of Tricolor’s lenders."