Honda recalls more than 300K vehicles over missing seat belt piece

Honda says the pretensioners — which tighten seat belts in place upon impact — may be missing a rivet. This means passengers may not be properly restrained in a crash.

Over 32,000 hybrid Jeep Wrangler SUVs recalled over potential fire risk

Automaker Stellantis has announced a recall of more than 32,000 of its hybrid Jeep Wrangler SUVs because they pose a potential fire risk.

The best-selling car in America is going hybrid-only

Toyota's announcement comes after a recent analysis of more than 1 million vehicles found that hybrid vehicles and trucks hold their value the best.

Cruise driverless cars recalled for software update after person dragged in San Francisco

General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October.

Truck found submerged in Oakland Estuary

A truck is fully submerged in the Oakland Estuary on Sunday afternoon.

Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4 SUVs over potential fire risk

Toyota said the recall impacts certain RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. due to a problem with batteries that can move during forceful turns and potentially cause a fire.

California family involved in $600 million catalytic converter theft scheme

Three members of a California family pleaded guilty for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey.

Teen wins car in raffle after attending stranger's funeral

A woman passed away last year from an unexpected illness, but she had her final wish fulfilled as her 2016 Volkswagen Beetle was raffled off during her funeral.

Sacramento father of 6 gifted new car

After several months of riding his bike to work, a Sacramento father of six received a generous gift.

Muni to reroute buses for lowrider car show Saturday evening

Several San Francisco bus routes will be rerouted Saturday afternoon to make room for San Francisco Lowrider Council's car show and cruise along Mission Street.  

Labor unions gain in popularity, respect as UAW announces targeted strike

Unions have had a lot of successes in recent years, but thorny strikes such as the UAW and entertainment unions continue to shape the future. What is going on now will help define the next level of work.