Photo Credit Tractable Wheels A Car Insurance Claim Estimate Before the Tow Truck Is Called Using algorithms, tech companies are helping insurers speed up the process after an accident, make it more accurate and keep estimators out of the field ? a plus during a pandemic. By Mark Gardiner
Photo Credit Eve Edelheit for The New York Times Wheels Chevy’s Little Engine That Could For six decades, a small-block Chevy has powered the dreams of hot-rodders and Corvettes, and plenty of other cars, even a Ford Mustang. By Roy Furchgott
Photo Credit With Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn Gone, Greg Kelly Faces Trial Alone Japanese prosecutors say the former car executive helped Mr. Ghosn conceal his pay. For the world, the country’s court system itself could face judgment. By Ben Dooley
Photo Credit Luke Sharrett The World Through a Lens A Nostalgic (if Isolating) Road Trip Along Route 66 Driven by an early fascination with the American West, a photographer set off to travel part of America’s most celebrated highway. By Luke Sharrett
Photo Credit Philipp Guelland/EPA, via Shutterstock Who Needs a $100,000 Car Right Now? Mercedes Thinks You Do Defying the pandemic, the German carmaker began producing a new S-Class, one of its biggest moneymakers. But can it catch up to Tesla? By Jack Ewing
Photo Credit David Degner for The New York Times Looking to Buy a Used Car in the Pandemic? So Is Everyone Else Eager to avoid public transit and Uber, and to save money, buyers are emptying dealerships. By Neal E. Boudette
Photo Credit Pool photo by Emilio Morenatti Ferrari Rolls Up Its Red Sleeves Its Formula 1 team is in a slump, but the company C.E.O., Louis Camilleri, is making changes that he says will eventually pay off. By Ian Parkes
Wheels Photo Credit 24 Hours of Lemons Endurance Racing With Cars That Belong in a Demolition Derby Autos worth $500 or less have competed for 15 years in a circuslike race called 24 Hours of Lemons. Now electric vehicles have been invited, with no limit on spending. By Bradley Berman
Wheels Photo Credit Jeremie Souteyrat for The New York Times Soon, the Kitty Litter Will Come by Electric Truck With deliveries surging during the pandemic, carriers like UPS and FedEx and companies like Amazon are renewing their push toward electric vehicles. By Jim Motavalli
Photo Credit Rebecca Cook/Reuters Dennis Williams, Former U.A.W. Leader, Is Accused of Conspiracy The ex-president of the United Auto Workers was charged with using union funds for personal expenses. The case is part of a long federal investigation. By Neal E. Boudette and Noam Scheiber
Photo Credit Ross Mantle for The New York Times Electric Vehicle Makers Find a Back Door to Wall Street Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are helping them and other fledgling companies raise money and gain coveted stock listings. By Neal E. Boudette and Kate Kelly