For those looking for rental vehicles because of Monday’s tornado damage in the region, the choices are slim to none, according to local car rental agencies. “This is the worst storm-related rush for cars I’ve seen since I started here in 1989,” said Lori Merrell, rental manager of Hertz in Decatur.

A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday will ask automakers and regulators why tens of millions of vehicles with faulty Takata air bag inflators remain on the road years after deaths prompted the largest auto safety recall in history.

Evacuations are underway for thousands of California residents this week as the biggest storm of the season is expected to drop significant rainfall. Authorities have warned it could bring more havoc to areas that have been recently impacted by the state’s largest ever wildfire.

A powerful storm system — including three tornadoes — swept through North Georgia late Monday, sending trees into roads, damaging homes and businesses, knocking out power to thousands and leaving behind a path of incredible devastation in one south Fulton County neighborhood.

The global automotive collision repair market size is expected to reach USD 208.0 billion by 2025, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. It is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 2.7% during the forecast period.

A woman in Arizona has died after being hit by a self-driving car operated by Uber in what is believed to be the first time a pedestrian has been killed by an autonomous vehicle.

Severe weather ravaged the Southeast on Monday night, leaving behind widespread damage, thousands without power and at least one reported death.
The line of storms blew through Alabama first, spawning at least one confirmed tornado that slammed Jacksonville State University and the area around it.

Maryland State Police in Rockville say an unidentified white tractor-trailer made an unsafe lane change that triggered Monday morning’s crash on southbound I-270 in Germantown.

Monday’s snowfall is just a memory; however, its dangerous impact persisted until late Tuesday morning. Multiple wrecks were reported Tuesday as slippery driving conditions met morning commuters.

A failure to properly affix steering wheels has triggered a recall of 1.38 million Ford and Lincoln cars in North America. Ford Motor said Wednesday that it is issuing a safety recall for the 2014 through 2018 model-year Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans.

An insurer north of the border has investigated a string of fraud cases regarding deliberately damaged cars. A Canadian car insurance company recently held an investigation into auto body shops within the country’s largest city.

Authorities say a blinding, late-afternoon snow squall caused an 81-vehicle pileup on a major highway in central Ohio, but no one was seriously hurt.

B.C.’s Supreme Court has allowed a bad faith claim to proceed against the Insurance Corporation of B.C. in the case of a Ferrari repair that cost the government insurer almost $800,000 — about $100,000 more than what the car was worth.

"Then next thing you know, you hear this shattering," Greg Yeghoian says while pointing to his car in his driveway. Sounds from Saturday leave behind damage that screams for repairs on Monday.

I-94 has reopened near Jackson after icy roads resulted in multiple crashes and flipped semis, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s office.