California’s landmark plan to end sales of new gasoline cars by 2035 is no longer a simple countdown to a fixed deadline, it is a live policy experiment facing fresh scrutiny from regulators, ...

California drivers do not stay quiet when their cars act up. From January 2021 through early October 2026, owners who listed ...

Listeners to the Car Pro Show and readers of my newsletter have heard me talk repeatedly about the Federal Trade Commission cracking down on car dealers over misleading advertisements, hidden ...

People mingle around a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am with Sundance Yellow paint at Petersen Automotive Museum's All-American Cruise-in in July.(Arwen Clemans/Los Angeles Times) Whether it’s a sleek, low-slung ...

California drivers are getting a little more protection at the dealership — but they’re still getting hammered everywhere else. A new law taking effect Oct. 1 will force California car dealers to be ...

The FTC tried to address those problems nationwide through its Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule, better known as the CARS Rule. That federal rule never took effect, but California has now taken many ...

One of the many things first-time buyers get wrong when buying a new car is trusting everything a dealer says. But who else should you trust if not the person selling you the car? Well, that's the ...

Commiefornia is not known for being particularly friendly to cars or car enthusiasts. State and local governments have ridiculous laws that infringe on the rights of car enthusiasts by requiring ...