If a plastic part in the engine bay carrying coolant or housing oil cracks, and the driver doesn't realize it in time, the engine could fail. These days, engine failure often totals cars, since cars ...

Automotive paint is sealed with a topcoat that protects it from the damaging rays from the sun, but black plastic parts lack ...

Ford uses 1.2 billion recycled plastic bottles every year to make plastic parts for its cars, like the underbody skin underneath vehicles. Each car uses about 250 bottles worth of plastic.

You can delay the fading of your car's black plastic parts by parking in a garage or in the shade, but the trim will still fade over time. Trying to return the tarnished trim to its original black ...