(March 30, 2011) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford engineers know that not all roads are created equal. Some are pockmarked with potholes. Others simply consist of merciless off-road-like tracks. Only a blessed few roads around the world are kind to the vehicles driving over them.

Engineers know that too many drivers speed over four-inch-deep potholes or take turns too fast on cobblestone roads.

(March 29, 2011) The shortage of parts is putting a stranglehold on the Japanese auto industry as it struggles to recover from the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11.

Reports coming out of Japan from the Big Three — Toyota, Nissan and Honda — as well as other automakers have been dire this week.

(March 29, 2011) VAIL, Colo. — With automotive entertainment systems becoming more advanced, Cadillac is out to prove at this week’s Vail Film Festival that some of the best seats in the house could be inside its luxury cars, crossovers and SUVs.

(March 28, 2011) TOKYO — Japanese automakers, facing a shortage of parts, may soon face a new challenge — not enough electricity to operate their factories.

With several electric power plants knocked out by Japan's devastating March 11 earthquake, there is a growing gap between the amount of power produced and the amount Japan's industrial base needs, the trade paper Automotive News reported today.