When shopping for a high-quality used car or SUV, who wouldn’t be against a vehicle with a luxury badge that’s loaded with features.

Modern cars are collecting more data than ever, raising privacy concerns.

Compact luxury crossovers have become the chariot of choice for those seeking an effective blend of utility and style in an efficient package that won’t break the bank.

Official data shows the German economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter compared with the previous three-month period.

CES in Las Vegas provides an annual preview of high-tech attractions headed for the car world.

Interior lighting aimed at reducing motion sickness.

All-wheel drive might not be a must-have, but it adds safety, security and peace of mind if you live in a cold climate.

Officials in China say BMW is recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles that may have Takata airbag inflators following a similar recall in the U.S. last month.

The European Union is moving to hike tariffs on electric vehicles made in China.

A man has been charged in connection with a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 77 in Carroll County that left a woman dead, according to Virginia State Police.

U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago.

BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people.

Authorities say the 22-year-old driver of a BMW that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu has pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder.

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are well known for their 7 Series and S-Class flagship sedans.

Electric luxury SUVs are great, but they’re not for everyone.

A police officer remarkably escaped injury when a car careened across a highway at 120 mph while he conducted a traffic stop.

A German court has rejected a lawsuit by environmental group Greenpeace that aimed to force automaker Volkswagen to stop selling vehicles with combustion engines by 2030.

Auto manufacturers are applying more computer and software-based features to their vehicles.

CES in Las Vegas gives us a glimpse of where automakers believe vehicles are headed in the future.

Cadillac unveiled the CT4-V Blackwing as a new-for-2022 version of the CT4 sedan, which the luxury brand debuted in 2020.

The Biden administration on Wednesday awarded $2.8 billion in grants to build and expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles in 12 states.

Germany’s transport minister has announced strong opposition to an European Union plan that bans the sale of new cars with combustion engines across the bloc in 2035.

A Southwest Virginia man is facing multiple charges from Virginia State Police and the Galax Police Department after a multi-county chase Wednesday afternoon.

Russia’s devastating war on Ukraine is bringing a whole set of new problems to the global auto industry, just as it was starting to recover from the pandemic and computer chip shortages.

BMW and Volkswagen have warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing shortages of some vital components, forcing them to reduce vehicle production in Europe.

A 62-year-old man lost his life after crashing on Bent Mountain Road in Roanoke County Saturday morning, according to the Roanoke County Police Department.

It's not simple for Europe to plan sanctions against Russia in case it invades Ukraine.

German automaker Daimler has dismissed a “cease and desist” demand from two environmental groups to commit to ending the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2030.

The European Union has fined major German car manufacturers $1 billion because they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems.

Five juveniles are in the hospital after a crash early Sunday morning in Bedford County, according to Virginia State Police.

Auto sales are booming in China and Germany's BMW is benefiting.

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2020 file photo, visitors gather near a BMW M8 model on display at the Auto China 2020 show in Beijing, China. In figures released Thursday March 11, 2021, BMW saw profits fall by 23% last year as the pandemic shuttered factories in the early part of the year, but the company said Thursday that earnings bounced back strongly in the second half of 2020. The maker of the X5 sport utility and 3-Series sedan said a strong second half meant it started 2021 with “a favorable tailwind.”Operating profits for the second half of last year were 9.8% higher than the second half of 2019. The Munich-based company's sales were boosted by the early and strong economic recovery in China, where 2020 sales topped the year before by 7.4%. The company said the order book for the Ghost is now full well into the second half of 2021.

The brand is the among many that have shut down their subscription services. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Just a few years ago, car subscriptions looked like the next sure thing. There’s not currently much investment in educating consumers either ― these subscription services aren’t widely advertised on dealership or manufacturer websites. But a major appeal of subscription services is ease of use, which includes avoiding the dealership outright. How subscription services will operate within the confines of dealer networks is an open question, but as things stand these services can’t operate without dealers.

FILE - In this Feb.13, 2020 file photo, a wheel on a BMW car is on display at the 2020 Pittsburgh International Auto Show. The profit figure improved on the 1.55 billion euros recorded in the same July-September quarter a year earlier. BMW sales in China, its largest market, rose 31% compared with a year earlier. Revenues fell 1.4% to 26.28 billion euros. Munich-based BMW said it planned to spend more than 30 billion euros on research and development by 2025.

HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. – An investigation is underway after a man was shot in Halifax County on Monday morning. Authorities responded to a report of a vehicle shooting at another vehicle on Sinai Road around 2 a.m.Officers arrived to find a black 1999 BMW crashed in an embankment off the road. Someone had shot at the vehicle several times, according to state police. A gray four-door sedan allegedly pulled up alongside the BMW when the shooting took place, according to state police. State police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 434-352-7128 or by email at questions@vsp.virginia.gov.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – A Lexington man died Monday in a motorcycle crash on Bluegrass Trail, according to Virginia State Police. Thomas Salb, 70, of Lexington, was riding a 2016 BMW motorcycle on a gravel driveway at 5:50 p.m., when he ran off the left side of the road, down an embankment, with the motorcycle landing on him, according to police. Salb was wearing his helmet and died at the scene. Police said the crash remains under investigation. Below is an approximate location of the crash.

MUNICH, Germany - Vantablack, the world's "blackest black," has had a controversial start to life, and now it's coming to a special edition BMW X6. Hussein al-Attar, who designed the new X6, says Vantablack VBx2 opens new possibilities for designers. "The Vantablack VBx2 coating foregrounds these fundamental aspects of automotive design, without any distraction from light and reflections." "I think it worked really well on the BMW X6, because of the size of the car, its distinctive shape, and how imposing it is," Jensen said in a statement. The BMW Vantablack X6 will be on show at the Frankfurt Motor Show September 12-22, and the third-generation X6 will arrive in showrooms in November.

The agency described him as 40 years old, while L.A. County booking records listed his age as 36. "(Disdier) was reportedly sitting on top of the vehicle holding a chain saw," according to the statement. Officers quickly caught up with the BMW and tried to pull it over, but the driver fled, officials said. The driver led officers on a chase at speeds of more than 70 mph before transitioning to the 90 Freeway, then headed toward Venice Beach on surface streets. "A search of the BMW revealed the chainsaw was a toy prop," the statement said.

DUBLIN, Va. - Perfectly placed between Martinsville Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway stands Bimmerworld racing in Dublin, Virginia. "I started racing about 20, 22 years ago and started in BMW and it's always been a BMW since then," CEO James Clay said. "Road racing, and it's called road racing but it's not really roads," Clay explained. The BMW's Clay races typically top out at about 150 mph, but it's not about the straightaway speed, it's about maximizing the overall performance. "We've had years that we poured money down the hole to get no result whatsoever, we've had years with championships with high success, and winning races," Clay said.

William Walker via CNNVolkswagen and Ford announced plans Friday to work closely to develop electric- and self-driving vehicles, the latest automakers to partner in the face of massive changes rocking the auto industry. With this latest investment, Volkswagen has agreed to join Ford in investing in Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle platform company now valued at $7 billion. Ford said it will become the first additional automaker to use Volkswagen's electric vehicle architecture to build electric vehicles for the European market starting in 2023. But they said at the time they were investigating how to develop the next generation of vehicles, such as electric and self-driving cars. The companies, two of the world's major automakers, are racing to develop electric- and self-driving cars on their own while at the same time penning deals with rivals to help defray the cost of high-tech R&D.

(CNN) - After years of experimental models and concept cars, BMW unveiled a fully electric Mini Cooper that you will be able to buy. Powered by a 181-horsepower electric motor that's located under the hood, the front-wheel-drive Mini Cooper SE will deliver the sort of "go-kart handling" Mini promises in its other models, the company said. Mini has previously offered electric versions of its Mini Cooper, but only as an experiment in limited numbers. The company has also said it might build the electric Mini in China as well, but now says the cars will be produced solely in England. This way the company can easily adjust its production of internal combustion, plug-in hybrid and electric cars to match consumer demand.

(CNN) - BMW is seeking a new leader as it works to find its place in a global auto sector disrupted by the rapid rise of electric vehicles. The luxury car company announced Friday that Harald Krueger is standing down after four years as CEO. He thanked employees for their efforts in a statement but said he was leaving to "pursue new professional endeavors." The pace of change has presented new huge challenges for global carmakers, and BMW is no exception. BMW and Daimler, which compete hard in the luxury market, announced earlier this year that they would form a strategic partnership focused on highly-automated and autonomous driving.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - The U.S. Marshals Service and Montgomery County Sheriff's Office are searching for a woman they say tried to help someone attempting to escape from jail. Tiffany Dawn White, 24, is charged with being an accessory to an escape attempt at the Montgomery County Jail. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs about 125 pounds. Authorities say she is known to frequent both the city of Radford and Giles County and previously has been seen driving a dark-colored BMW.