Q: Many years ago, California began exempting older cars from having to complete a smog check to renew the vehicle registration for the year, Roy Saldin of Moreno Valley said. “They seemed to be doing ...

Editor's note: For the past few years, there has been a great deal of discussion and confusion when it comes to registering kit and replicars in California. But the problem is really threefold: one, ...

The routine smog check is one of the basic requirements of owning a car in California. Older cars have to be taken to the shop every other year to ensure that they have been properly maintained and ...

The California Air Resources Board has delayed the first periodic testing deadline for the Clean Truck Check Program to Jan. 1, 2025. However, this does not delay requirements to register and pay fees ...

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 ...

The California Smog Check program tested more than 11 million vehicles in 2015. More than 10 percent of vehicles failed. Under state law, most California vehicles more than six years old must be ...

Q: Our registration requires a smog test. My husband is immune-compromised. If we made a special request, would the DMV waive smog certifications during the quarantine? … We are seniors and don’t want ...

Starting today, the California Smog Check Program will begin testing vehicles to ensure their vehicle is running either an OEM or California Air Resources Board-approved engine software tune. The ...

Have you ever wondered why the Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5-liter TSI four-cylinder turbo is available with 130 and 150 metric horsepower for the 2021 model year? I haven’t either, but hear me out.

If you live in California and run an aftermarket tune on your car, you might want to think about flashing your ECU back to stock before heading out for your biennial Smog Check. Starting July 19, 2021 ...