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The OPEC oil-producing countries and ally Russia said Dec. 6 they have agreed to cut their crude production by an extra 500,000 barrels a day as they try to support global energy prices.

As we close 2019, we are also wrapping up a decade. While we normally look back at the year that was, it also seems like a good time to review the past 10 years.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco on Dec. 5 set a share price for its IPO — expected to be the biggest ever — that puts the value of the company at $1.7 trillion, more than Apple or Microsoft.

Toyota Motor Corp. has a problem with selling its hybrids — it can’t get enough of them.

General Motors Co. and its battery partner, South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd., will jointly invest $2.3 billion in a new electric vehicle battery plant to be built in Lordstown, Ohio, the same city where the automaker controversially idled and then sold a 53-year-old compact-car factory.

California’s rebate program to coax more drivers to buy electric vehicles just got less generous, especially for those looking to spend on a luxury model.

Here are the 10 most-read stories on the Transport Topics website in 2019, based on Google Analytics.

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow is developing a new plan to bolster biofuel-blending requirements after ethanol allies in politically important farm states complained the current proposal doesn’t do enough to compensate for waivers exempting some small refineries from the mandates.

A group representing engineers is pushing back on recently introduced legislation that aims to develop projects through open competition among suppliers of construction materials.