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• Driver's Ed Redux: Staying Safe on the Mean Streets Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 12:56 PM ET

  

  Here are three basic defensive driving tips all drivers should follow to ensure their safety from Flat 12 Gallery’s Perry Barndt, star of CNBC Prime’s “The Car Chasers.”

• Brilliance China says 2012 net profit up 27 pct at 2.3 bln yuan Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 4:36 AM ET

  March 27- For a full statement on the results of Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd, which manufactures minibuses, automotive components and sedans in China, please click on:.

• Ask the Car Chasers: When Does a Car Need New Tires? Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 12:27 PM ET

  

  How do you know when it's time to change your tires? We put the question to Jeff Allen, owner of Flat 12 Gallery and star of CNBC Prime's "The Car Chasers."

• Ask the Car Chasers: Oil & Gas Tips from a Pro Friday, 15 Mar 2013 | 3:57 PM ET

  

  How do you really know when to change your car's oil? And is paying extra at the pump for premium gas a rip off or really worth it?

• How to Boost Your Car’s Value Monday, 11 Mar 2013 | 10:20 AM ET

  

  One of the easiest and simplest things to increase the value of your car is ensure your steering wheel matches your car; and, if not change it. Here's how.

• Subaru to Recall 47,419 US Vehicles Over Remote Starter Thursday, 7 Mar 2013 | 1:05 PM ET

  

  Subaru is recalling up to 47,419 cars and crossover vehicles equipped with remote starters because the engines could start on their own.

• INSIGHT-Has Volkswagen discovered the Holy Grail of carmakers? Monday, 11 Feb 2013 | 2:01 PM ET

  BERLIN/ DETROIT, Feb 11- Ulrich Hackenberg isn't yet a household name but if Volkswagen's $70 billion bet on his big idea pays off, he may join the likes of Henry Ford, Alfred Sloan and Taiichi Ohno in the canon of auto industry pioneers.

• BAY STREET-Canadian car parts suppliers set for high gear Sunday, 27 Jan 2013 | 10:29 AM ET

  TORONTO, Jan 27- All systems are go for Canada's auto parts sector. The fortunes of Magna International Inc, Linamar Corp and Martinrea International Inc are tightly tied to the Detroit Three and the health of the U.S. vehicle market.

• Wilbur Ross in no rush to take IAC public Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 8:45 PM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 16- Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross wants International Automotive Components, the auto supplier he controls, to go public to get access to cheaper capital, but he added he was in no rush for an initial public offering.

• US 'green-car' maker Fisker seeks salvation in China -sources Friday, 11 Jan 2013 | 4:30 PM ET

  *Fisker courts Asian investors as China bolsters EV goals. BEIJING, Jan 11- Top executives at Fisker Automotive Inc, maker of the sleek Karma plug-in hybrid, are scouring Asia- in particular, China- for funding and strategic partners that are viewed as crucial to the automaker's success, four people familiar with the matter said.

• ANALYSIS-Jeep attempts to go global - again Friday, 21 Dec 2012 | 1:21 PM ET

  *Multibillion-dollar effort to boost sales in Europe, Asia. DETROIT, Dec 21- The 62- year-old Jeep brand is poised to get a sweeping multibillion-dollar overhaul that will expand the product range, boost its overseas presence and knit the fortunes of Jeep and U.S. parent Chrysler even more closely with those of Italy's Fiat SpA.

• Toyota Hit With Record Fine for Delay in US Recall Tuesday, 18 Dec 2012 | 10:17 AM ET

  

  Toyota Motor has been ordered to pay a record fine of $17.35 million for failing to report a safety defect to the U.S. government in a timely manner, the U.S. Department of Transportation said.

• Paris Auto Show Attacked by Protesters Over Job Losses Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | 3:56 AM ET

  

  French riot police fired teargas to disperse protesters outside the Paris auto show on Tuesday as people marched nationwide to denounce hardship and job losses in a country where unemployment is at its highest since 1999 and economic growth has stopped.