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Mobility continues to evolve, from the brute force of steam locomotives to the chemical efficiency of internal combustion ...

Once again, the New York Auto Show has come and gone. The annual event has a history that stretches back over 125 years.

Automotive history is full of dead ends that eventually get lost to time. Seventy years ago, the free-piston engine was ...

China auto sales slump in Q1 as demand weakens and NEV incentives fade, but soaring exports help offset declines amid rising costs and policy shifts.

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As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

We're not going to get into the whole "who made the first car" argument today. But there's not much doubt that the overall history of self-propelled vehicles goes back well beyond the Mercedes Patent ...

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...

It started in 2023. General Motors (GM) announced that it was investing nearly $900 million in the development of the next-generation small-block V8 engine to power its large pickup and SUV models, ...

The rise to power of electrified powertrains had some believe, for a short while, that internal combustion engines (ICE) were done. To some extent, meaning the medium-term evolution of the automotive ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Takashi Ayoma / Getty, Antonio Calanni / AP Formula 1’s car design revolution for 2026 is the biggest in a generation. Not only are the chassis designs ...