car industry

On Monday Allstate insurance announced it’s issuing partial refunds to its car insurance customers due to “stay at home” orders. But consumer advocates say the entire industry needs to step up. The once clogged freeways in the LA region are mostly empty. Statewide “stay at home” orders have brought traffic to a halt, but not car insurance bills. “We should...

Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. April 7, 2020.

Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new role in a series of movie shorts that encourage all Californians to go electric when purchasing their next vehicle.

BMW lost money making cars in the first quarter as its automotive division was hit by a 1.4 billion-euro ($1.6 billion) set-aside for an anti-trust fine from the European Commission and by higher up-front costs for new technology and factories. The fine and investment spending, along with weaker pricing in some markets, led to an operating loss for the company’s...

California will no longer have the authority to set tougher fuel economy standards if the White House plan succeeds. 19 states have already announced plans to challenge the administration in court — leaving automakers like Ford, Toyota, and Volkswagen unsure whether or not to proceed with billions of dollars in investments in the technology needed to improve fuel efficiency, NBC...

Carter Stone’s relapse story echoes the millions suffering from opioid addiction. Over the past 18 years, the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids nearly quadrupled, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. On an average day in the U.S., more than 650,000 opioid prescriptions are dispensed. On each day, 3,900 people begin the nonmedical use of prescription opioids,...

Just four months after officially joining the flying car revolution, Uber has added a big name to orchestrate its innovative plans.