Autos
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Gender can no longer be used to calculate auto insurance rates in some states
Feb 11, 2019 12:00 am - California has become the seventh state to ban auto insurers from using gender as one of the factors that they can use to calculate the rates customers pay. But as regul...
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Enjoy the comfy interior of the Chicago Auto ShowFeb 10, 2019 5:00 am - Now that the sport world has crowned its 2019 Super Bowl champ (yeah, yeah, Tom Brady and New England again), it's time for the Super Bowl of auto shows to take center s...
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Russia offers a glimpse of the future of car sharing, and carmakers should be terrified
Feb 09, 2019 5:16 am - When Evgeny Barkov owned a car, the 31-year-old software salesman would often look out of his Moscow window at it with disgust. His possession sat unused more than 90 pe...
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Organizers revved up for Family Day at the auto showFeb 09, 2019 5:00 am - Presidents Day is the day to plan a trip to the 2019 Chicago Auto Show if you have children. Monday, Feb. 18, is the day you can enjoy Family Day festivities, sponsored ...
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Craft beer flights coming to the Chicago Auto ShowFeb 07, 2019 5:00 am - Organizers of the Chicago Auto Show have long offered test drives, but they are adding some flights, too, this year. The auto show will host the first indoor Chicago Fri...
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Amid all the auto show hype, a lot of affordable family vehiclesFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - Industry experts batted away talk of tariffs and higher interest rates at the Chicago Auto Show media preview Thursday. "The fact is life is good and consumer confidence...
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An electric line envisioned for Harley-DavidsonFeb 04, 2019 5:00 am - More and more, Harley-Davidson is looking to reinvent itself, having declared it will lead the charge in the electrification of motorcycles. Continuing to prove good on ...
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Are trucks running sedans off the road? You be the judge at the Chicago Auto ShowFeb 04, 2019 4:00 am - Is your family sedan going the way of the Model T? Not yet, but with a pickup truck renaissance at the Chicago Auto Show this week, the familiar five-seater could be nea...
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Cars and lasting impact of extreme coldFeb 02, 2019 5:01 am - By Doug McAllister You heard over and over again about the polar vortex this week, about the record cold and how dangerous it was. If you used your car during those subz...
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Auto sales start ice-cold as all major carmakers disappoint
Feb 01, 2019 12:00 am - Auto sales got off to a frosty start to the year, with all major carmakers reporting weaker numbers than expected. Nissan and Toyota posted bigger declines than analysts...