Engineers track progress of construction at a Toyota plant in Kentucky in 1986. It was one of several factories built in the 1980s by Japanese automakers in the U.S. as a result of voluntary limits on Japanese auto exports. AP hide caption
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California argues it should be allowed to set its own fuel efficiency standards. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
In a photograph from May, a 2018 Tesla Model 3 sits at a dealership in Littleton, Colo. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
A Cadillac salesmen talks with a potential customer at a shopping mall in Beijing in 2011. This week, China announced moves that could pave the way for new sales for some foreign automakers. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Cruise AV is designed to operate on its own, with no driver, steering wheel, pedals or other manual controls. General Motors hide caption
Citi Bike users pedal through the streets of Manhattan. Some members of Generation Z, the younger generation following the millennials, are less inclined to own cars and lean more toward bike-sharing and ride-sharing services. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Generation Z May Not Want To Own Cars. Can Automakers Woo Them In Other Ways?
A vehicle sits in an acoustics testing lab at BYD headquarters in Shenzhen. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Alvin Ziminsky owns this 1964 21-window deluxe bus. He says his $100 investment in 1995 could be worth almost $150,000 now that it has been restored. Les Cook/NPR hide caption
Charging station for electric cars in Glasgow, Scotland. With new models aimed at the mass market going on sale, Americans will be hearing a lot more about electric cars. John Guidi/Getty Images/Robert Harding Worl hide caption
The Nanocar Race, which happened over the weekend at Le centre national de la recherché scientific in Toulouse, France, was billed as the "first-ever race of molecule-cars." CNRS hide caption
Stills from a video of a woman pretending to be hit by a stopped car. They're calling her "China's worst actress." YouTube hide caption
Ram was one of the few highlights for domestic automakers in October, with consumers favoring trucks and SUVs. Overall, truck sales continue to climb as sedan sales fall. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
A Buick Avista concept car is exhibited in Beijing in April. Buick, which sells a large percentage of its cars in China, is No. 3 in Consumer Reports' latest reliability rankings. Andy Wong/AP hide caption
Researchers at MIT found that many hybrid and battery-operated cars already meet the global emissions goals for 2030. Andrea Kissack/NPR hide caption