Automaker-supplier relations have dipped, according to the latest North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index. But why?

The prospect of reaching a consensus on setting a new national octane standard -- with benefits for the environment, fuel economy and vehicle performance -- is tantalizing indeed.

Given the history we've cataloged, we'd caution them to consider their options very carefully.

The industry's embrace of subscription models is a sign that it isn't paralyzed by the fear of what might happen if it dares to try something different.

Give Ford Motor Co., and its European head of engineering, Joe Bakaj, credit for recognizing the virtues of Volkswagen Group's global platform strategy.

What happened in the engineering labs of Bosch, Cooper Standard, Visteon, Toyoda Gosei and the other 2018 PACE awardees is already rippling across the industry.

There is no reason compelling enough to withhold vital information from dealer and supplier partners — not to mention the wider world GM operates in.

For better or worse, this is the China the global auto industry has fallen in love with.

What the industry hasn't been willing to say out loud is what we now know: In the process of pursuing the societal benefits of autonomous vehicles, some innocent lives may be sacrificed.

The merits of moving the Detroit auto show from January to October are obvious. It's time to quit staging the show in the depths of winter.

We're relieved to see members of Congress voice concerns about President Donald Trump's destructive trade policy, but it will clearly take more voices of reason to get through to a man who thinks trade wars are "good, and easy to win."