Car owners will be eligible for a payment ranging from $5,100 to approximately $10,000 per vehicle. The amount will be based on the age and mileage of the car.

Lawyers for car owners are due to submit the proposed deal to the San Francisco federal judge overseeing U.S. lawsuits by June 28.

Carmakers say unfettered use of the airwaves is needed to assure safety.

Carmakers say unfettered use of the airwaves is needed to assure safety.

The NHTSA plans to test dummies in back seats in new models as part of its 5-Star Safety Ratings Program beginning in 2019.

Takata Corp. has been ordered to replace as many as 40 million additional air bags linked to deadly malfunctions, more than doubling what was already the biggest auto recall in U.S. history.

Critics are calling for the 32 states that mandate emissions tests to close loopholes and make them harder to game.

A 17-year-old woman died from injuries sustained in a March 31 crash in Fort Bend County, Texas.