Tesla Says Car Fire Started in Battery

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN

Firefighters said the burning components appeared to include a battery pack, which proved difficult to extinguish, a fire official said.

Prosecutor Isn't Pursuing Charges Against One Biker Arrested in S.U.V. Case

By J. DAVID GOODMAN and RUSS BUETTNER

The Manhattan district attorney's office said Wednesday that it would not begin prosecuting a suspect in a violent confrontation between a group of motorcyclists and the driver of an S.U.V.

Small pickups have been disappearing from the lineups of automakers, and even the Toyota Tacoma X-Runner will go away soon. Too bad, because this quick little pickup is fun to drive.

Before Appetizers Are Served, a Quick Diagnosis From the Valet

By PHIL BERG

While working as a parking valet at a Los Angeles restaurant, Bruno Cavallini helps troubleshoot, and sometimes fix, problems with customers' cars.

Behind the Wheel | 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport

Renovated With or Without Family Room

By LAWRENCE ULRICH

The new Santa Fe has grown and become more family friendly. The Sport model, meanwhile, stays roughly the same size as before, but it's also much improved.

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• Video: Review: 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe

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Getting Their Trucks in a Row, Europeans Revisit the Convoy

By JIM NASH

Researchers in Europe are working on an electronic communications system that enables a wagon train of tractor-trailer trucks and cars to make semiautonomous road trips.

Showroom

Expires 2013: Models That Won't Return

By ERIC TINGWALL

It's that time of year again. As 2014 models appear, a host of discontinued models are disappearing from company Web sites and dealership lots.

The 2014 Toyota Corolla, redesigned for the new model year, earned a Marginal rating in the I.I.H.S. small overlap frontal crash test.

Ray Lambrecht's 500 leftover vehicles from the dealership he closed in 1996 netted nearly $3 million at auction this weekend, but how much would he have made if he'd sold the cars when they were in prime condition?

In Iceland, newlyweds managed to get the only Tesla Model S in the country for their wedding ceremony.

The federal government shutdown will also put a temporary halt to N.H.T.S.A. car safety testing.

Plain-dealing Plymouth did not make many design studies, but while Virgil Exner was running Chrysler's design department, the Belmont made its debut.

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Unusual Timing of Labor Day Takes Bite Out of September Auto Sales

By BILL VLASIC and JACLYN TROP

A holiday weekend split across two months, coupled with weaker demand, led to a 4.2 percent decrease from the previous year.

• Graphic: How the Auto Industry Fared in September

In Electric BMW i3, Hopes for a Stylish Future of Green

By CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE

The car's futuristic look and feel, as well as its energy-saving production, will probably be the most important factors in convincing drivers that it is stylish to drive green.

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1. Wheels: Tesla Says Car Fire Started in Battery
2. Wheels: Iceland's Romance With Electric Cars on Display at a Wedding
3. Before Appetizers Are Served, a Quick Diagnosis From the Valet
4. Behind the Wheel | 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport: Renovated With or Without Family Room
5. Showroom: Expires 2013: Models That Won't Return
6. Wheels: Rare Plymouth Concept Headed for Auction
7. Wheels: Big Bids and Bigger Crowds at Long-Awaited Lambrecht Auction
8. Wheels: How an Internal Combustion Engine Works
9. Chevys That Time Forgot
10. Wheels: BMW Recalls 76,000 Vehicles for Brake Booster Problem

1. Government Shuts Down in Budget Impasse
2. Obama Sets Conditions for Talks: Pass Funding and Raise Debt Ceiling
3. In Test Project, N.S.A. Tracked Cellphone Locations
4. Opening Rush to Insurance Markets Runs Into Snags
5. Tom Clancy, Best-Selling Master of Military Thrillers, Dies at 66
6. Why the Health Care Law Scares the G.O.P.
7. On Day 1, Parks Close, Workers Stay Home and 'Panda Cam' Goes Dark
8. Conservatives With a Cause: 'We're Right'
9. Millions of Poor Are Left Uncovered by Health Law
10. As Demand Stays High, Officials Try to Address Problems in Exchanges

1. Wheels: Tesla Says Car Fire Started in Battery
2. Behind the Wheel | 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport: Renovated With or Without Family Room
3. Showroom: Expires 2013: Models That Won't Return
4. Around the Block: Add Another Small Sporty Pickup to the Endangered List
5. Wheels: Iceland's Romance With Electric Cars on Display at a Wedding
6. Before Appetizers Are Served, a Quick Diagnosis From the Valet
7. Wheels: Big Bids and Bigger Crowds at Long-Awaited Lambrecht Auction
8. Wheels: Rare Plymouth Concept Headed for Auction
9. Wheels: BMW Recalls 76,000 Vehicles for Brake Booster Problem