Automotive

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety investigators have opened a probe into reports that some older Ram 1500 pickup trucks can lose power-steering assistance with little or no warning.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. continued to rack up losses for the fiscal first quarter as technology investments soured amid a market downturn. But SoftBank’s April-June red ink, at 477.6 billion yen ($3.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising in early trading as Wall Street regains some momentum after its big rally for the year took a pause last week. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher Monday, coming off its first losing week in the last four.

Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan.

Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan.

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism both about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — I won’t forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in the driver’s seat. It happened one night last September when a Chevy Bolt named Peaches picked me up outside a San Francisco bar.

SEATTLE (AP) — A vanload of church volunteers drove along a main street in north Seattle one night last month with sandwiches, water bottles and blankets for homeless people.

Magna International Inc. says it recorded a net income of US$339 million in its latest quarter. The auto parts manufacturer, which keeps its books in U.S.

OTTAWA — The number of rebates issued for electric vehicles soared in the spring, sparking hope that sales of battery-powered cars and trucks might finally be on track to meet national targets set by Ottawa.