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Steve Friess

They Supply the Garage, You Bring the Elbow Grease

By STEVE FRIESS

My Mechanics Place and similar businesses provide the bay, the lift and some tools, and ambitious do-it-yourselfers take care of the rest.

RM Sotheby's expects the Type 64 to fetch more than $20 million when it is auctioned on Saturday in California.

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'First' Porsche Heads to Auction, and a Record Price Is Expected

By ROB SASS

Of the three Type 64s planned for construction in the late 1930s in Nazi Germany, just one remains.

The 2020 Kia Telluride, which won in the Mid- and Full-Size Family category at Mudfest.

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The S.U.V.s That Conquered Suburbia

By TOM VOELK

At the Mudfest competition, sport utilities as varied as the once-limitless sedan market showed that there's a hauler or a crossover for everyone.

Audi

A Shared Birthday Party for 2 Sporty Foreign Cars

By STEPHEN WILLIAMS

The Audi TT, now 20 and an enduring object of desire, and the Datsun 240Z, unveiled 50 years ago, were not particularly powerful, but they've had staying power.

Our Cars Are Trying to Keep Us Safe. Here's How.

Cadillac's Super Cruise system relies on a variety of cameras and sensors throughout the vehicle. Mason Dent for The New York Times

By TOM VOELK

There is no question that the tech in cars is making us safer. Even when optional, active electronic safety features can pay for themselves quickly.

The Little Hybrid That Could, and Still Can

Calvin Conover in his 2000 Honda Insight. "You felt all the bumps," he said. "You heard all the noise. But the fuel economy trumped all that." Christopher Jensen

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN

After nearly two decades, 286,000 miles and countless skipped trips to the gas station, a 2000 Honda Insight in New England is ready to move on.

News

Rupert Stadler, a former chief executive of Audi, a luxury division of Volkswagen, was arrested in June 2018 and later released on bail.

Rupert Stadler, Ex-Audi Chief, Is Charged With Fraud in Diesel Scandal

By MELISSA EDDY

Mr. Stadler, who led Volkswagen's Audi luxury car division, was charged in Munich with fraud and illegal advertising tied to the emissions scandal.

Nissan's chief executive, Hiroto Saikawa, right, and Renault's chairman, Jean-Dominique Senard, at a news conference in Yokohama earlier this year.

Nissan Will Cut 12,500 Jobs, and Its Chief Hints at Leaving

By BEN DOOLEY

The Japanese carmaker's profit plunge suggests its problems run deeper than it has said, putting more pressure on it to fix its alliance with Renault.

A Tesla showroom at a Los Angeles shopping mall. The company delivered a record 95,200 cars in the second quarter.

Tesla Loses Less Money as Model 3 Sales Surge

By NEAL E. BOUDETTE

The carmaker delivered a record number of cars in the second quarter but still lost money because sales of higher-priced models lagged.

The Trump administration had been working on a plan to drastically weaken Obama-era rules on planet-warming vehicle pollution.

Automakers, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule, Strike a Deal With California

By CORAL DAVENPORT AND HIROKO TABUCHI

Four of the world's largest automakers, including the Ford Motor Company, have struck a deal with California to reduce tailpipe pollution.

New cars sit in the reserve lot where there are many empty spaces at AutoNation Toyota in Davie, Fla. As sales of new cars have slowed, the dealership has reduced the number of vehicles it has in stock.

'We're Full,' Car Dealers Say as Auto Sales Slow After a Long Boom

By NEAL E. BOUDETTE

After seven years of strong growth, carmakers are selling fewer cars, cutting production and laying off workers as even inventories of unsold S.U.V.s rise.

A trade show in Shanghai last month. More than one in four of Daimler's new Mercedes-Benz-branded cars are sold in China.

Beijing Auto Buys Daimler Stake, Bolstering German Carmaker's Ties to China

By KEITH BRADSHER AND JACK EWING

The deal strengthens the German automaker's relationship with a Chinese counterpart in a country that has become an important market but where overall sales are falling.