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* ![Uber Technologies Inc. Electric Car Taxi Service In Madrid](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9cd4ac1ba2e838be/6988da78096a94166f69f38e/tesla-uber-emissions-standards-donald-trump-climate-change-auto-industry.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 21, 2017  
## [Why the Trump Administration's Latest Auto Industry Move Will Fail](https://time.com/4906656/donald-trump-auto-industy-pollution/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Margo Oge
* ![160620_EM_UsedCars](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6eec9839fe4ecdfc/698898912dce0149bd9e9881/160620_em_usedcars.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 7, 2016  
## [Outstanding Car Loans Hit $1 Trillion](https://time.com/4481792/car-loans-one-trillion/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Daniel White
* ![Tesla Motors Inc. Model X SUV Reveal](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf3e7085b25fe0eb/6988693a5f570f07c7b1df2e/gettyimages-4906022301.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 21, 2015  
## [Tesla’s Coolest New Feature Has a Huge Problem](https://time.com/4081879/tesla-autopilot-elon-musk/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Benjamin Snyder/Fortune
* ![US-TECHNOLOGY-WSJD LIVE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03b9426079b036a1/698868fd428a9e0a1cccfb20/tim-cook1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 20, 2015  
## [Apple Warns of 'Massive Change' in Auto Industry](https://time.com/4079425/apple-warns-of-massive-change-in-auto-industry/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Maya Rhodan
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9fe43d6637ece33/698866d7428a9e4005ccf772/12122693_904579646292261_7372779938767826691_n.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 5, 2015  
## [British Businessman Injures Over 20 in Porsche Crash at Motor Show](https://time.com/4061275/malta-crash-porsche/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Benjamin Snyder/Fortune  
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Sep 24, 2015  
## [The Curves Ahead for Car Makers](https://time.com/4047846/a-diesel-deception-at-vw-shows-new-curves-ahead-for-carmakers/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Matt Vella
* ![GM Plant Readies For Third Shift As U.S. Sales Increase In February](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc005d4a535399299/6988640fcf40a88b56c3fc00/gettyimages-97618765.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 17, 2015  
## [GM Reaches $900 Million Settlement Over Ignition Switches](https://time.com/4038617/gm-ignition-settlement/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Benjamin Snyder/Fortune
* ![A Lexus GX 460.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ace4ffe1a0b2d47/69885e5dcd1bba58166fca21/130417161953-2010-gx-460-013.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 7, 2015  
## [This Carmaker Just Did Away With Haggling At Its Dealerships](https://time.com/3989082/lexus-dealerships-haggling/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Benjamin Snyder/Fortune
* ![Uber At $40 Billion Valuation Would Eclipse Twitter And Hertz](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36f344e606e2d249/69885d455f570f285db1cb1c/gettyimages-459615282.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 30, 2015  
## [Uber Denies There Are ‘Phantom’ Cars In Its App](https://time.com/3979271/uber-phantom-cars/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Benjamin Snyder/Fortune
* ![Harley Davidson Unveils Electric Motorcycle](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3fc25f1263f1fa8c/69885c375f570f6200b1c953/gettyimages-451105162.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 23, 2015  
## [Harley-Davidson Is Recalling More Than 185,000 Bikes](https://time.com/3970088/harley-davidson-bike-recall/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Benjamin Snyder/Fortune  
* ![Google self-driving car](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc0598c546bc9777c/69868f2fe8524b5a2d602dd4/image9.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 22, 2015  
## [Self-driving Cars Just Got A Huge Endorsement](https://time.com/3967688/nhtsa-self-driving-cars/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Benjamin Snyder/Fortune
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Jun 1, 2015  
## [The Most Important Consumer Victory You Know Nothing About](https://time.com/3900145/car-warranty/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Martha C. White
* ![SPAIN-TECHNOLOGY-ROBOT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt868d33f861c04b89/69885235cd68486fe90a0179/459234860.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 29, 2015  
## [These Jobs Are Most Likely To Be Taken by a Computer](https://time.com/3901593/jobs-computer-replacement/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Fortune
* ![Photo courtesy of Uber](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f9083817cb60e9a/6988521a8e06019bfc460b5f/150519_pierpoint2-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 28, 2015  
## [Here's Uber's Plan for a New Sci-fi Headquarters](https://time.com/3900189/uber-headquarters-images/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Benjamin Snyder/Fortune
* ![A BMW X5 xDrive 40e is displayed at the 16th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai on April 20, 2015.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14e4adcbf83a0c29/6987ed8635ba6f5f18c0b229/bmw.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 28, 2015  
## [Watch BMW Test Driverless Cars and Virtual Reality](https://time.com/3899647/bmw-driving-technology/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Cubie King, Julia Lull, TIME Video and Matt Vella

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