Cars

Social media and smartphones are fueling a "sharing economy," where freedom from possession trumps ownership.

Volkswagen wants to sell 800,000 cars and trucks a year in the U.S. by 2018. That's an ambitious goal: it's more than twice what German automaker sells here today.

How would you like to skip traffic on your way to work, and also be paid for it? A new project out of Stanford and backed by the U.S. Department of Transportation is experimenting with just that in an effort to reduce city congestion.

Due to rising demand and strict government controls, the price for a permit to buy a car in Singapore has risen to almost $67,000 dollars.

Another casualty of the poor economy in recent years? The 16-year-old behind the wheel.

Turns out, many Americans who purchase a hybrid car end up going back to a non-hybrid the next time they hit the car lot.

Only a little more than a third of hybrid vehicle owners decided to buy another hybrid in 2011, according to a new study.

Things will get simultaneously better and worse in our cars.

Effort to curb distracted driving

Experts see bright days ahead for the auto industry as Americans look to replace their clunkers in droves.