When my car failed California’s smog test this year, I wandered from one garage to another trying to determine how to bring it into compliance. After speaking with several automotive experts and ...

The “check engine” light is the most annoying orange icon in America. Half the time the car feels fine, and the other half you’re about to fail emissions or get stranded. A good Onboard Diagnostic 2 ...

Emissions testing has become a hot topic in the '90s and will continue to generate more interest as testing is enforced nationwide. You can count on it. For those rodders who have never experienced a ...

The state of California will soon require biometric authentication and webcam monitoring at smog test stations, as it seeks to prevent fraudulent inspections from taking place. California’s smog ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A group of 12 Californians is facing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The High Desert classic car community is hopeful after hearing that a California bill, which aims to protect vintage vehicles from ...

Q. I retired a couple of years ago and only drive my ’06 CTS about twice a month. When I took the car in for the smog test, it failed. The reason was the vehicle was “not ready.” I was in disbelief.

Jay Leno’s star power wasn’t enough to persuade a California legislative committee to pass a measure to allow owners of classic cars like him to be exempted from the state’s rigorous smog-check ...

The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday blocked Bakersfield Republican Sen. Shannon Grove’s Senate Bill 712 from advancing for a full vote. Leno had testified in support of the measure in ...