automobile

Return trips by automobile to the U.S. were down a ninth straight month, falling a steep 34.8%.

Rare-earth minerals, which are used in products including cellular phones and automobiles, have long been a thorn in the U.S.-China relationship’s side.

To afford an automobile, more consumers, especially lower-income families, have resorted to buying used cars and taking out longer loans.

Japan’s aging population and its resistance to immigration are driving the country to automate as much routine work as possible everywhere from automobile factories to retirement homes.

They share a common history, a social vocabulary, an obsession with the automobile and, until recently, an almost genetic belief in the virtue of growth.