High repair bills, rising insurance and fast depreciation can make some cars costly to own long after purchase—here are six warning signs to watch for.

New data shows average car prices have hit $49,368 as the era of low-cost import parts comes to an end.

The race is on to make humanoid robots. Elon Musk announced Wednesday that Tesla is shutting down production of two electric car models and converting a California plant to build the Optimus robot .