Sector: Automotive Retail

The mean amount of time U.S. workers spend commuting is 23.8 minutes, or almost four hours a week, so their cars had better be comfortable, reliable and nimble. Kelley Blue Book has provided CNBC.com with its list of 10 cars that are the best for commuting.

Audi is buying Italian motorcycle maker Ducati, adding a 12th brand to the German auto maker's portfolio of passenger cars, trucks and ultra-luxury vehicles.

Mercedes plans to offer a $30,000 compact car starting next year to capture the luxury-loving Generation Y, the head of Mercedes Benz US told CNBC.

BMW, the world's largest premium carmaker, is recalling about 1.3 million cars for repair worldwide due to a possible problem with a battery cable cover in the trunk, the carmaker said on Monday.

One of the major international auto shows, the  Geneva Motor Show saw launches from some of Europe’s biggest car makers, including Bentley, Lamborghini, Aston Martin and BMW.

Gender roles are no longer trendy when it comes to luxury shopping.

In January 2012, new private sector jobs were created. People returning to the workforce won't see the same job market that they knew before the recession. However, some sectors are beginning to show signs of life. Click ahead to see which ones are bouncing back.

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Audi and MIT have teamed up to create  a website that tells users how the roadways and drivers’ moods in their city compare to others nationwide and how urban planners can improve the transportation system.Index findings can tell planners which road segments to improve for the most efficient results. It can also reveal how drivers change their motoring routines when they have more information

Cars in the United States tend to come fully equipped with stereotypes. In China, where the market for imported passenger cars dates back only about three decades, an entirely alternate set of stereotypes is taking root — and the stakes have never been higher for foreign carmakers. The NYT reports.