Electric vehicles could be cheaper than our current batch of cars as soon as 2025, and more than half of all new cars sold will be plug-in models by 2040. But are carmakers and auto suppliers truly ready for this monumental transformation?

BYD, Cummins, Scania and Volvo Buses have agreed to work with cities to adopt bus fleets equipped with the latest in clean power technologies to tackle climate change and air pollution.

"Only four out of 11 carmakers are forecast to meet the EU 2021 CO2 emission target, with the rest facing significant fines," a new study shows.

While more than 9,000 companies globally have pledged to support UN sustainable-development goals such, one-third haven’t set any measurable targets and just 55% are monitoring progress.

Wal-Mart is participating in the Chemical Footprint Project, which seeks to help companies root out dangerous substances from the products they sell.

BMW on July 23 denied any collusion with industry rivals on emissions from its diesel engines, saying none of its models had been "manipulated" or violated industry regulations...

Mahindra, which operates globally in 10 sectors including aerospace, farm equipment and financial services, already has invested $1 billion in the United States, where it has 3,000 employees.

Daimler confirmed that several representatives from the automaker will attend a special hearing into the diesel scandal called by the German Transport Ministry one day after news broke about the scope of the probe by Stuttgart investigators.

At stake are both the fate of the most fuel-efficient full-size pickup in the U.S. and a broader indication of whether regulators are inclined to treat diesel-powered engines as viable.

With global trade expected to nearly double by 2030, the task to reign in emissions from shipping -- which carries about 90% of the world’s goods -- will become more important. If left unchecked, the industry could account for 17% of the...